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Nike donates 30,000 pairs of shoes to hospitals

May 4, 2020May 4, 2020 Brandon King

Having previously assisted with the effort against COVID-19 by repurposing footwear resources to produce PPE, Nike ,in partnership with non-profit Good360, donated 30,000 pair of the Zoom Pulse to hospitals and health care systems in Chicago, Los Angeles, Memphis, and New York City. The Brand leveraged Ja Morant and other members from its roster of athletes to make the announcement. An additional 2,500 pairs will be donated to hospitals across Europe, including Barcelona, Berlin, London, Milan, Paris and in Belgium. The Zoom Pulse was the sneaker Nike released back in December…

“All-Star” Kobe VI returning in 2021??

May 3, 2020May 3, 2020 Brandon King

The Kobe VI will get the Protro treatment in early stages of 2021. Although there are,currently no images of the shoe, what is known is that it will make,use of a challenge red, black and white color palette. There is speculation that it could be the “All-Star” colorway but at this juncture that is unconfirmed. Look for this Kobe VI to release in early 2021. Nike Kobe 6 Protro Challenge Red/Black-White DH9888-600 TBA Early 2021

The “Lakers” Lebron 7 is coming

May 2, 2020May 2, 2020 Brandon King

This Lakers-colored Lebron 7 has been teased by Lebron himself in a few tantalizing images and now it appears these will finally be on the way to retail. When viewed as a pair, the sneakers feature a two-tone look, with each shoe sporting an opposite laker color from its mate, aside from the white leather portions of the upper. This opposing hue scheme extending down to the speckles on the full-length Max-Air bag and outsole. The “Lakers” Air Max Lebron is set to drop later this spring or summer and…

Up and close images of the Ben&Jerry’s x Nike Dunk Low SB

April 28, 2020April 28, 2020 Brandon King

This Nike Dunk Los SB is inspired by the renounced ice cream brand, Ben & Jerry’s. It’s colorful upper takes its aesthetic from the colorful packing of the brand known for the whimsical names of its tasty ice cream. More images of the sneakers have released via zsneakerheadz.

This Nike Air Max 95 is coming stateside soon

April 27, 2020April 27, 2020 Brandon King

This colorway of the classic Air Max 95 silhouette features white mesh overlaid by white leather, navy leather and navy suede. Navy is also present at the toe overlay, lace loops, tongue label and rear branding, with a white Swoosh on the lateral ankle completes the upper’s aesthetic. The aforementioned upper sits atop a white midsole that houses Air units at the heel and forefoot. This Air Max 95 Essential is already available in Europe in select locations, with an imminent stateside release expected. The sticker price is set at…

“Barely Volt” Nike Daybreak Type coming soon

April 24, 2020April 24, 2020 Brandon King

This “Barely Volt” is the latest colorway of Nike’s Daybreak silhouette. It makes use of a barely volt, baltic blue black and smoke grey colour palette. The inside-out upper sports a see-through mesh upper gives way to leather and suede overlays. On the medial and lateral sides stitched outlines of Swooshes are found along with N 354 detail on the tongue. The aesthetic is completed by a white midsole and black rubber waffle outsole. The “Barely Volt” Nike Daybreak Type is scheduled to release overseas April 30 at select retail…

“Uptempo” Nike Lebron 17: Official Images

April 24, 2020 Brandon King

This LeBron 17 is inspired by the Air Max Uptempo. It spores a red Knitposite upper with a marbled pattern woven in. An uptempo-esque Lebron logo on the tongue, white sockliner completes the look of the upper. A white midsole that houses the Zoom Max air bag and a black outsole. The “Uptempo” LeBron 17 is scheduled to release May 8 at nike.com and select retail locations. The sticker price is set at $200 USD. Nike LeBron 17 University Red/White-Black BQ3177-601 $200 May 8 , 2020 Official images of the…

Three Undefeated Nike Air Max 97 coming

April 19, 2020April 19, 2020 Brandon King

Once more Nike and Supreme are teaming up, this time on a triumvirate of Air Max 97s. While there are currently no available images of the sneakers, what is known is the three coloways- black/volt-militia green-white, sail/white-aero blue-midwest gold, and militia green/black-orange blaze. Each pair will also likely sports Undefeated branding at specific locations ( likely insoles and on the sides). All three colorways of the Undefeated x Nike Air Max 97 are anticipated to release sometime during this holiday season at nike.com and select retail establishments with a $180…

Making A Difference: Nike produces PPE in fight against COVID-19

April 8, 2020April 8, 2020 Brandon King

Teams from Nike’s innovation, manufacturing and product have been working with health care pros from Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) to produce Product Protective Equipment in the form of full-face shields and powered air-purifying respirator (PAPR) lenses to provide to health care workers. Nike has taken materials-footwear collar padding, apparel threads and TPU from air units- used in its footwear and repurposed them to be used in PPE. The face shields are produced in a nine-step process formalized through a joint effort between Nike’s Innovation teams and manufacturing groups…

Actual images of the “Command Force” Nike LeBron 17

March 23, 2020 Brandon King

We recently gave a sneak peak of the Air Command Force inspired colorway of the LeBron 17 and now images of the shoe have emerged that show more than a close up of the tongue. The sneaker features a white Knitposite upper with multi colored hues woven into the weave. Command force inspired LeBron logo on the tongue to go along with a “FORCE” logo on the lateral side of the inner collar. The speckled midsole contained the Zoom Max unit and a volt and translucent outsole completes the aesthetic.…