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“Green Abyss” Air Jordan 6 has a Release Date

February 26, 2019February 26, 2019 Brandon King

There is a grade school exclusive Air Jordan coming in March. This Air Jordan 6 features a green abyss and fuchsia print overlaid by white leather. Green abyss is used on the laces, tongue, lace lock and the inner and on the rear spoiler, while fuchsia shows up on the Jumpman on the tongue, lace locks and on the branding on the rear of the sneaker. The previously mentioned upper print also is used on the inner. The upper sits atop a white midsole accented by green abyss above the…

New images of “Ray Allen” Air Jordan 7

February 25, 2019February 25, 2019 Brandon King

A few days ago, we brought you a first look of the soon to come “Ray Allen” Air Jordan 7. Zsneakerheadz has provided us new images of this sneaker. The shoe is an amalgamation of the two Air Jordan 7s Allen wore during his time with the Milwaukee Bucks. Air Jordan 7Black/Firece Purple-Dark Steel Grey 304775-053$190June 22, 2019 The images are of the GS version:

“Buzz Lightyear” Nike LeBron 16 release date

February 25, 2019February 25, 2019 Brandon King

This upcoming colorway of the LeBron XVI draws its inspiration from Buzz Lightyear from the Toy Story franchise. This sneaker features a white knit upper with various hues underneath. A leather heel with the LeBron lion logo on the back and silver LeBron and Nike branding appear on the tongue and heel respectively. Finishing off the look of the upper is a “2” is emblazoned across the tongue one shoe and “3” is one the other. A white midsole with purple wrapping around the heel with a green Max Zoom…

“Cap & Gown” Air Jordan 13

February 24, 2019February 24, 2019 Brandon King

Continuing a theme started by the Air Jordan 11, the Air Jordan 13 will also get the “Cap and Gown” treatment. Like the 11, the 13 also features a blacked-out color scheme, with the majority of the upper being composed of black suede. The side panel is not the typical leather or mesh, but patent leather. A black midsole and outsole rounds out the look of this shoe. The “Cap and Gown” Air Jordan 13 is scheduled for a May 18th release at nike.com and select Jordan Brand retail establishments.…

Black/Red Air Jordan 4 to drop May 11

February 24, 2019February 24, 2019 Brandon King

As we move through the early part of 2019, one of the most anticipated releases, in a year of highly anticipated releases, is the black/red Air Jordan 4. This release will attempt tp live up to both the original and 1999 versions and will also feature “Nike Air” branding on the heel. It is outfitted in black nubuck with cement grey showing up on the inner collar, plastic lace tabs and on the previously mentioned Nike Air on the heel. Fire red is used on the rear tongue and on…

Malaysian police seize nearly 12,000 pair of counterfeit shoes in raid

February 23, 2019February 23, 2019 Brandon King

In a shopping mall in Kuala Lumpur, authorities seized nearly 12,000 pairs of counterfeit sneakers. At a press conference , the director of the Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs and Ministry’s Enforcement Division, Datuk Iskandar Halim Sulaiman said the 11,883 pairs of knockoff footwear ranged from Nike to Tommy Hilfiger and were worth a combined 324,110 Malaysian Ringgit (RM) , which is the equivalent of $79,385 US. He’s also said that the cost to produce a pair was just 25 RM, which is $6.13. When customers enquired on social media…

Official images of the “Dream It, Do It” Air Jordan 9

February 22, 2019February 22, 2019 Brandon King

Jordan Brand’s “Dream It, Do It, campaign came about from the brand putting their spin on Nike’s “Just Do It” campaign. The mid 90’s campaign will be revived with this upcoming Air Jordan 9 release. With its dark concord, orange, university red, orange and teal rand this shoe definitely has a 90’s vibe to it. This abundance of color sits on top of a black leather base. On the top of the tongue “Dream It, Do It, is emblazoned in 1990s-esque font on the front. The back of the shoe…

Nike releases statement on Zion Williamson sneaker malfunction and injury

February 21, 2019February 21, 2019 Brandon King

When Zion Williamson literally came out his shoe and went down 33 seconds into the highly anticipated Duke/North Carolina game, a collective breath was held by the Duke fatihtful, several NBA teams ( and a certain Oregon-based athletic company). Thankfully , for two of those groups, it appears there is no structural damage to the knee and it was just a sprain. In lieu of the one of the most public wardrobe malfunctions since the Super Bowl XXXVIII, the Action Network’s Darren Rovell has reported that Nike has released a…

Nike Zoom Kobe IV Protro does not have full-length Zoom Air

February 20, 2019February 20, 2019 Brandon King

Back in 2017, there was a major kerfuffle regarding the misrepresentation of the technology in the, at the time, recently retroed Air Jordan 15. It was discovered that the sneaker only contained Zoom Air in the heel and not in the forefoot as well as it was described in its product page on SNKRS. It was initially noticed by nightwing2303 of Wear Testers and then further bolstered a dissection conducted by Chinese sneaker website Fast Pass. In response to the backlash, Nike and Jordan Brand offered a 25 percent discount…

First Look: “Ray Allen” Air Jordan 7

February 20, 2019February 20, 2019 Brandon King

Ray Allen is one of the foundational members of the Jordan Brand roster, having been signed with the Brand since 1997. Back in 2002, when he ran with the Milwaukee Bucks, Allen wore two player exclusive Air Jordan 7, a white leather based “home” version, and a black based “away” model. The away version is releasing later this year in celebration and commemoration of his career and Hall of Fame induction. We have our first look at the coming shoe, thanks to @zsneakerheadz. Rather than leather,it sports a black nubuck…