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New Colorway of Kyrie 5 revealed

October 25, 2018 Brandon King

Over a week ago we covered Kyrie Irving breaking out the Kyrie 5 in an all black look in Celtics practice. Now more than a week later a new colorway has surfaced. This new colorway features a navy upper with silver for the large lateral Swoosh logo and the Kyrie logo on the top of the tongue. Underneath the laces is a green and purple tie-dye like pattern. A white midsole and outsole with colorful pods round out the looks of this shoe. At this juncture there is no information…

Kyrie 4 “Day of the Dead” Release Date

October 24, 2018 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…

Grant Hill signs lifetime deal with FILA

October 24, 2018 Brandon King

According to ESPN’s Nick DePaula, Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Famer Grant Hill has reportedly signed a lifetime deal with Fila. The deal includes retros of his signature models from the late 90’s, new versions and remixes of Hill’s early shoes. Grant Hill on lifetime deal: “Fila was there for my first professional steps on the court. We have now come full circle and I am thrilled to be a part of the family once again. I’m grateful for the brand’s continued loyalty and support as we begin this new…

Release date changed for “Orlando” Air Jordan 10

October 24, 2018 Brandon King

Since information surfaced of its release for this year Orlando, anticipation for this shoe has been high, not only because it is an original colorway that has not seen the light of day since its 1995 release but also due to that train wreck of a “City Pack” in 2016 fell flat on its face. Part of the original “City Pack” from 1995, the sneaker features a white leather upper with a black midsole and royal blue and alternating black and blue stripes. https://www.instagram.com/p/BpQXaI6lV7z/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link According to zsneakerheadz on Instagram,…

Nike drops an exclusive “Shanghai” Zoom Fly

October 23, 2018 Brandon King

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…

Black Bar collaborates with Nike SB for upcoming Dunk High

October 23, 2018 Brandon King

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…

Darius Bazley skips G League to take Internship with New Balance

October 22, 2018 Brandon King

2018 McDonald’s All-American Darius Bazley initially had a scholarship at Syracuse until I March he decided to forego that to play a season in the G-League ( can we go back to calling it the D-League?). That too is no longer happening. Bazley signed with agent Rich Paul and Klutch Sports in May and is going to also forego hooping in that league to serve as a New Balance. As reported by the New York Times’ Marc Stein: This week, Paul revealed he has arranged for Bazley to spend the heart of…

First Look at the Off White x Nike Air Max 90 “Desert Ore”

October 20, 2018 Brandon King

This “Desert Ore” colorway will be the latest addition to the Off White x Nike Air Max 90 collection. The sneaker features a desert ore upper with hyper crimson branding on the lateral and medial sides, with the medial side swoosh sporting Off-White’s signature text. The deconstructed tongue sports the label on the top lateral side. The multi-material upper sits atop a desert rose midsole and outsole. The Off-White x Nike Air Max 90 “Desert Ore” is expected to release later in 2018 or early 2019 at select Nike Sportswear…

“Rookie of the Year” Air Jordan Legacy 312 Official Images

October 20, 2018 Brandon King

Don C’s Jordan Legacy 312 joins the Air Jordan I in drawing its inspiration from the threads MJ rocked when he accepted the Rookie of the Year Award. This 312, like the aforementioned Air Jordan I, is outfitted in a gold harvest, black, and sail color blocking with contrasting splashes of red. Elephant print overlays at the midfoot on the both the medial and lateral sides of the shoe and a forefoot strap with “NIKE” across it completes the look of the upper. A two-tone sail and baroque brown midsole…

Asics using robots to produce sneakers faster

October 18, 2018 Brandon King

Asics plans to institute a myriad of robots to a plant in Japan that will allow the company more quickly respond to ever-changing consumer trends and ultimately get its shoes on store shelves faster. Next spring up to a third of the production a factory in Tottori Prefecture will be automated. The robots will stitch the upper to the sole and will be used for the Onitsuka Tiger line and for walking shoes. This automation process will cut in half the number of workers needed. To keep labor costs under…