Category: Sneakers

The Air Jordan 1 High OG “UNC Patent” – A Closer Look

Brandon King

This season the NBA All-Star game will be played in the Queen City, Charlotte, North Carolina. The game was supposed to be played in Charlotte in 2017  but was moved to New Orleans due to the bathroom bill passed in the state ( strangely enough the league has sought no retribution for the state of Michigan and their abhorrent handling of the water crisis in Flint).  Jordan Brand will be releasing a women’s exclusive Air Jordan 1 that will wil coincide the mid-season extravaganza. This Air Jordan 1 is completely…

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“Floral” Nike Air Foamposite One Release Date

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In news that should surprise no one, there are more Foamposites on the horizon. This upcoming versions, has a floral theme. This Foamposite One features a floral print on its black foam upper, black nubuck trim on the lacing system and on the outer collar with a black rubber outsole completing the look. The “Floral” Nike Air Foamposite One is set to release February 14th at select Nike Sportswear retail venues. The sticker price is set at $230 USD.     Nike Air Foamposite One “Floral” Black/Multi-Color 314996-012 $230 February…

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Nike unveils “PlayStation” PG 2.5

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A shoe that plays homage to Paul George’s love of video games have become a staple of all of his signature shoes with PlayStation-themed PG1s, PG2’s and now the console inspired mockup has found a home on George’s latest shoe, the PG 2.5. The shoe makes use of a wolf grey upper which features a wallpapering of “ Δ 🔲🔘❌” , the buttons of the PlayStation controller, wrapping around the midfoot  on both the medial and lateral sides. The same pattern is repeated on the forefoot strap. The classic four color…

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Kyrie Irving plays one-on-one with his father

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To go along with the retail debut of his fifth signature shoe, the Kyrie 5 Nike released a special video as part of their #JustDoIt campaign. In the video, Kyrie plays one-on-one with his dad, Dreaderick, who was quite a player in his own right. Irving also talks about how his father sacrificed his own dream so he could actualize his. You can still pick the debut colorway, the “Black Magic” on nike.com.   https://youtu.be/QOzZDdXetUA

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These Foamposite Ones are coming in early 2019

Brandon King

The bastardizing of the Foamposite line shows absolutely no signs of slowing down. Later this fall there will be another addition to the seemingly ever-growing Foamposite One family. This Foam One is outfitted with a navy Foamposite upper with white accents for the branding on the lateral forefoot, tongue and heel one cent logos and for the striping on the pull tabs. The upper sits atop a gum rubber outsole. The midnight navy Foamposite One is scheduled to release January 19th at select Nike Sportswear locations. The sticker price is…

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“Orlando” Air Jordan 10 Official Photos

Brandon King

The Orlando” Air Jordan 10 has not seen the retail light of day since 1995, when it released as part of the Air Jordan 10 “City Pack”, which featured 4 colorways each associated with a different city ( Orlando, Sacramento, New York and Seattle). In attempting to stay close to the original, this will be outfitted in a white leather upper. Black leather underlays the white at the lacing system and wrapping up on the outer collar. Royal is present on the inner collar and alternating with black on the…

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Solefly Air Jordan 1 to release during Art Basel in Miami

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Miami sneaker boutique SoleFly is partnering with Jordan Brand on two forthcoming Air Jordan 1s. The first one has similar color blocking to the very popular “Shattered Backboard” colorway but sports a University of Miami color scheme. It sports an orange toebox with a green overlay and green running up the lacing system. A white sidepanel is the background for a green swoosh which leads into an orange heel wrap and a green collar. The upper sits on a white midsole and orange outsole and is completed with custom “305”…

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Michael Jordan gives out free kicks in his hometown

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Today, Michael Jordan returned to his hometown of Wilmington, North Carolina to spread some holiday cheer. Hornets owner and 6-time NBA champion Michael Jordan handing out Thanksgiving meals to people in his hometown of Wilmington, NC who were devastated by Hurricane Florence. Jordan previously donated $2 million for hurricane relief. pic.twitter.com/vrTknjWGHP — Steve Reed (@SteveReedAP) November 20, 2018   The nearly universally recognized  basketball GOAT spent the day handing out Thanksgiving meals and then he chased that by stopping by the Wilmington Boys and Girls Club where he surprised some…

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Nike Presto React first look

Brandon King

Coming in 2019, the Nike Air Presto will undergo a change. The foam midsole that contained Nike Air cushioning will be replaced with Nike React foam. The signature foam of the Presto will remains in place but will be bolstered by a new heel reinforcement and a midfoot cage. There will also be a more contemporary styled tongue with lace loops. The Nike React Presto will release at some point in 2019 at select Nike Sportswear retail locations. We will have more information regarding this shoe as it becomes available.

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Nike raffling off seven pairs of the “I Promise” LeBron 16

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Last week we presented the “I Promise” Nike LeBron16, the colorway of his signature shoe inspired by his children and the I Promise school in Akron. As previously indicated, the sneakers release November 20th but there is another way to obtain a pair. Nike will be raffling seven pairs of the “I Promise” LeBron 16 that began yesterday in an online drawing. In addition to the shoes, each winner will receive a custom, hand-painted surfboard in celebration of LeBron’s first season in Los Angeles. Each of the boards are signed…

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