Category: Sir Charles

Nike unveils the Air Edge 270

Brandon King

Nike has debuted their latest shoe in the Air Max 270 family, the Air Edge 270. Inspired by the classic Air Max2 CB 34, it takes several aesthetic cues from that sneaker. The debut colorway features a leather upper underlaid by mesh.The speed lacing system from the aforementioned CB34, with an orange tab traversing that system from the top to the bottom and rear pull tab of the same hue. Velcro straps are also present on the top three loops of the lacing apparatus. On the rear of the shoe…

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The real victor in Charles Barkley v. LeBron James

Brandon King

The recent verbal dustup between LeBron James and Charles Barkley gave the sports media and social media something to talk about, particularly the sports media gleefully weighed in on two black men having a public dispute. The disagreement sparked discussion videos, and articles which primarily focused on the inane topic of who “won” this exchange. To briefly summarize, Charles Barkley, on the TNT post game show, responded to James’ recent comments after the Cavaliers’ 124-122 loss to the New Orleans Pelicans, sans Anthony Davis, where he stated Cleveland, “needs a…

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