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Our 33 Favorite Kobe Bryant Moments, Part II

April 25, 2016April 25, 2016 Brandon King

28. Kobe’s sneaker free agency After his departure from Adidas, Kobe came into the 2002-03 season sans a shoe deal. What ensued was an awesome season long sneaker smorgasbord. As he destroyed cats that season,Bryant rocked Nike, Jordan Brand, Reebok, as well as And1, just to name a few. I’m not sore if we will ever see such sneaker variety from a player of his caliber, but it was fun because you never knew what we was going to wear from game to game 27. Surpassing 31,000…

Our 33 favorite Kobe Bryant moments, part 1

April 21, 2016April 21, 2016 Brandon King

The book on Kobe Bryant’s career has unfortunately been closed. All season long the Kobe farewell tour has garnered major attention, and rightfully so. In looking back on the legendary career of one Mr. Kobe Bean Bryant, we here at SneakerShopTalk decided ,over the next few days, to identify our favorite 33 moments from the Mamba’s 20 years in the Association. We hope you enjoy reliving these moments as much as we did. 33. The 1997 Slam Dunk contest http://youtu.be/POWX-Ki78Qo 32. Taking Brandy to the prom Back in the…

Make A Free Throw!

April 18, 2016April 27, 2016 Brandon King

Last night I watched the Clippers beat the trailblazers, I knew the inevitable parade to the free-throw line with DeAndre Jordan as the grand marshal would soon ensue. Once again we were treated to Jordan’s consistent bricks from the charity stripe. While he was an abysmal 8-18, his usual fashion on ineptitude didn’t hurt and the clippers as Portland was an able to capitalize on the bounty of misses. I know some people absolutely hate the hack-a-[insert horrendously bad free throw shooter] strategy, citing it slows down the game…

Kobe: End of a Career; End of an Era

April 15, 2016 Brandon King

I met Kobe Bryant’s last game with a mixture of anticipation and sports sadness. Anticipation because I was curious about how Kobe would perform in his swan song; the sports sadness stems, selfishly, from the basketball fan in me not wanting to see an all-time great hang them up. It is also in knowing that his retirement marked the end of era, as Kobe brought an old school mentality and competitiveness that will be sorely missed in today’s NBA. When he missed his first five shots’, I started thinking…

Kentucky Girl Gives Lebrons to Picked on Child

April 13, 2016April 13, 2016 Brandon King

It’s stories like these that are not only positive but depict that there are many times that sneakers are so much more than leather and rubber. When 13 year old Shaylynn Hampton of Louisville, Kentucky saw another child getting picked on, she decided to do something about it. The little boys playing—before he had gotten here—were making fun of his shoes because they were not what you would call designer, Hampton said. What she decided to was to give the young fella a pair of sneakers-Lebrons to be precise- from…

Nike and athletes pay homage to the Black Mamba

April 7, 2016April 7, 2016 Brandon King

As we unfortunately and inevitably march toward the end of the legendary hoops career of one Mr. Kobe Bryant, Nike is honoring this all-time great with a global tribute. Starting today, Nike-sponsored athletes will rock black and gold shoes, which is intended to be a metaphoric tip of the cap, or sneaker in this case, to Kobe’s golden career fading to black. https://youtu.be/Qlg2NVpRqac This black and gold tribute will culminate with the Mamba Day celebration on April 13, the day of Kobe’s last NBA game in which the Lakers play…

How to Find the Right Kicks

April 7, 2016May 18, 2016 Brandon King

When purchasing footwear there are, by in large, three determining factors: performance, price, and personality. Purchasing decisions are ultimately a blending of the three ,but for the sake of simplicity, I shall discuss each one separately. Performance Performance needs are still the single biggest deciding factor in athletic footwear purchases. The majority of Athletic sneakers purchase are ,in fact,used for their designed purpose so it is paramount they perform at a high level. It is vital to access your performance needs and wants prior to buying. For instance, if…

Teen beat up and robbed of sneakers

April 7, 2016 Brandon King

In the Bensonhurst neighborhood of New York City, another meetup for a sneaker sale went horribly wrong. The victim told police he thought the arranged meeting was to sell two pair of sneakers but when he arrived at the meeting place on 86th street, one of the miscrients came up behind him with gun in hand. The other three assailants allegedly beat him up, robbed him and ran of with the kicks. This is another and unfortunate example of what can happen when you do meet ups with people you…

Nike Announces “Black Mamba” Pack honoring Kobe Bryant

March 22, 2016March 22, 2016 Brandon King

As we unfortunately close in on the end of the career of one Kobe Bryant, Nike is releasing a special pack commemorating and honoring the legend. The pack consists of 13 shoes ( 11 from his signature line and two that are closely associated with Kobe, the Zoom Huarache 2k4 and the Hyperdunk). The shoes in the collection start white and fade to black, a metaphor for Kobe’s career, which comes to a close on April 13. Thirteen cities are represented via GPS coordinates inside the pack boxes . Fans…

Chronicle Aims to take High Tech Swing at Tackling Fake Sneakers

March 19, 2016March 20, 2016 Brandon King

Fake sneakers are the nemesis of those who look to purchase kicks on the secondary market. This thorn in the side of sneaker culture has evolved to the point where in some cases, it’s difficult to differentiate the fake from authentic kicks. A company called Chronicled is taking an interesting approach to doing something about that. Their idea is to make an open-source, distributed and decentralized ledger of sneakers and luxury and other collectible goods. Chronicled has raised $3.2 million in seed funding to further its ongoing development of its…