Category: News

The Kyrie 5 Officially Unveiled

Brandon King

The fifth model in Kyrie Irving’s signature line was officially unveiled by Nike Basketball. The debuted colorway is dubbed “Black Magic.” There are three crucial elements of the Kyrie 5. Designer of the 5, Benjamin Nethongkome breaks them down: 1. An articulated forefoot zoom bag This is a huge technological unlock for supporting guard play. Why? Because of its unique properties (see sidebar for more on this), the Air Zoom Turbo unit curves to wrap the bottom and sides of the foot. “In the Kyrie 5, it is distributed across the…

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Kyrie 4 “Day of the Dead” Release Date

Brandon King

This colorway of the Kyrie 4 may look familiar to Dunk SB fans. That is because it was inspired by the Day of the Dead Dunk SB from 2006. The upper is black and is adorned with the skeletons that were present on the Dunk. A team orange side panel on both the lateral and medial sides is where black branding finds it home. Team orange is also the color foe the tongue. A purple overlay at the toe and piping of the same hue finishes off the look of…

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Nike drops an exclusive “Shanghai” Zoom Fly

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This Zoom Fly is inspired by the Shanghai Marathon. The sneaker is mismatched, with red striping lapping the left shoe and blue striping on the right shoe. Both shoes feature a translucent camouflage upper and the branding on the tongue, forefoot and heel as well as the stripe on the white midsole is the opposite color of striping on the upper ( i.e., blue branding and striping on the red shoe and red striping and red branding on the blue shoe.). The red striped shoe features a red insole with…

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Black Bar collaborates with Nike SB for upcoming Dunk High

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  Black, a Hollywood, California, skater owned bar has joined forces with Nike SB on their own Dunk High. The upcoming Dunk High features a black nubuck base with black leather overlays. The branding for the bar appears on the heels, midsole, printed on the aglets and on the insole. The tag on the front of the tongue reads “always bet on black” underneath the Nike SB logo and it comes with a hidden poker chip inside a stash behind the tongue. The pattern that adorns the wall of Black…

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New KD 11 colorway coming in November

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This November a new colorway of the KD 11 comes to retail that is reminiscent of a certain school in Ann Arbor. The coming sneaker features a college navy and university gold Flyknit upper . College navy is the hue for the branding on the lateral forefoot and heel, as well as the medial heel. This upper sits atop an college navy React midsole and a blue translucent outsole. This KD 11 is going to release I both GS and men’s sizing this November at nike.com and select Nike Basketball…

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Nike Air Force Max CB “Suns” to release soon

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Nike is re-releasing Charles Barkley’s maiden shoe with the brand, the Air Force Max CB in a Phoenix Suns colorway. The sneakers is outfitted in a black Nubuck upper with purple accenting on the lateral swoosh, strap loops and on the collar. Team orange is present on the tongue branding, branding on the rear heel and behind the tongue.  This upper sits atop a white speckled midsole and a purple, black and white outsole. The “Suns” Air Force Max CB is to release on October 12 at nike.com and select…

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Air Jordan 33 PE for UNC Basketball

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The University of North Carolina took to social media to unveil a never-before-seen colorway of the Air Jordan 33, exclusively for the UNC basketball team. This PE features a white upper with Carolina and navy accents. The tongue on the left shoe feature the UNC logo and the Jumpman on the right. A blue-tinted translucent outsole finishes off the look of this shoe. These may be seen on the feet of your favorite Tar Heels when they tip off the season November 6 at Wofford.   https://www.instagram.com/p/Boce27WnzGY/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link      …

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Jordan Brand unveils women’s holiday collection

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Jordan Brand unveiled their women’s Holliday 2018 lineup today. The collection features different takes on the Air Jordan 1 as well as new colorways of the Air Jordan IV and XI.   The Air Jordan I Utility Pack                    The AJI is reimagined in four new ways to “offer an energized mix of materials and colors.”                                                    …

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“Cap and Gown” Air Jordan 13 on the way in 2019

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If you missed out on, did not want , or are a fan of the Air Jordan 13, then this is good news for you. As an follow up to the monikered “Cap and Gown” Air Jordan 11 that dropped in May, a similar themed Air Jordan 13 is headed to retail in 2019. Although official images have yet to see the light of day, however the expected look of the shoe is to be that of an all-black with metallic branding in the vein to the 11. According to…

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Closer look at the “Platinum Tint” Air Jordan 11

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Another year, another holiday colorway (or two) of the Air Jordan 11. As we previously previewed, the “Platinum Tint” Air Jordan 11 is one of the holiday 11’s for 2018. Just as a refresher, this sneaker features a sail ballistic mesh upper, with a platinum tint rand. Black is used for the inner collar lining and red accents are present for the Jumpman,  strip across the tongue and piping on the upper. The aesthetic is rounded out by a white midsole and a milky outsole. The “Platinum Tint” Air Jordan…

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