Category: Sneakers

The kicks of the 2019 NBA All-Star Game

Brandon King

As the years roll on the NBA’s annual mid season celebration of greatness known as All-Star weekend has become just as much about what the players wear on the court than the on court activities themselves. This year was no different. Here is the complete oncourt sneaker lineup from the 2019 NBA All-Star game. Giannis Antetokounmpo, Nike Zoom Kobe IV Protro Stephen Curry, Under Armour Curry 6 Joel Embiid, Under Armour Anatomix Spawn Low Paul George, Nike PG3 “All Star” Blake Griffin, Jordan Super.Fly MVP Kyle Lowry, Adidas Marquee Boost…

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Kawhi Leonard and New Balance unveil OMN1S Basketball Shoe

Brandon King

Last week, New Balance dropped a teaser video of their upcoming basketball sneaker featuring Kawhi Leonard ( and took some not-so-subtle runs at a few prominent players). In the same tweet , the company also announced that their basketball sneaker would debut at the NBA All-Star game. At Sunday’s game Kawhi Leonard broke out his New Balance OMN1S basketball sneaker. Five additional colorways were shown by the brand, and each of them draw inspiration from personal details that shaped Kawhi into the player he has become. Release details of the…

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“Wings” Air Jordan 4 Official Pictures

Brandon King

Jordan Brand’s Wings Program is the brand’s educational iniative that provides access to education, mentorships, scholarships and more. Since 2015, the program has provided full college rides to over 200 students. The brand has produced a special Air Jordan 4 for the program. The special edition Air Jordan 4 features a black leather upper that is accented with blue at the exterior plastic lace holes and on the inner lining. On the tongue is a blue Jumpman with “WINGS” underneath in a yellow hue. The same color blue is used…

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New Balance and Kawhi Leonard dangle sneaker debut

Brandon King

In November, we covered Toronto Raptors small forward Kawhi Leonard had reached an multiyear endorsement deal with New Balance . Leonard’s sneaker options were wide open after he rejected a 4-year, $22 million dollar extension on his, at the time, deal with Jordan Brand. In that interim, Leonard has been seen rocking New Balance gear walking into the arenas, but he has still been wearing the Air Jordan 32 on the hardwood in lieu of a shoe from New Balance. It appears that time may be drawing nigh. Earlier today on…

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“Vast Grey” Air Jordan 33 to release in March

Brandon King

The 33rd model in the storied Air Jordan franchise is set to drop in a new “Vast Grey” color in March. The base layer of white mesh and sail fuse is overlaid by vast grey panels on the heel and lateral forefoot. The lockdown mechanism is sail with the release system is volt and yellow. Iridescent Jumpman and Nike Air branding appear on the tongue and rear heel, respectively , with black pull tabs. A sail midsole with a splash of black and orange on the lateral side and a…

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New images of the “Friends” Nike Kyrie 5

Brandon King

Back in January, we covered the initial images of a Nike Kyrie 5 inspired by the Celtics’ star guard favorite television show, Friends. It features a black upper and a white swoosh similar to that of the “Black Magic” colorway but instead of white, sports multi-colored hues on the Flytrap design. The logo of the well-known television show is found on the lateral heel; the same design is also present on the insole. A white Kyrie logo is located on the tongue, while black laces with orange interwoven laces finish…

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Air Max2 Light to return in another OG colorway

Brandon King

An original colorway of Nike Air Max2 Light, originally released in 1994, is making a return to retail. This colorway features purple mesh, with suede at the toe cap, over laid by white leather throughout the upper. A black swoosh is found on both the medial and lateral sides, while a grey, black and clear plastic “Nike Air” logo makes its home on the heels. On the tongue a circular Air Max2 logo is seen that features teal and pink lettering set against a white background. A white midsole house…

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Black Toe”Air Jordan 1 Low coming soon

Brandon King

How can we miss you in you will never go away? Unfortunately it seems with the Air Jordan 1 we will never have the chance to find out. The shoe that refuses to go away will return with a low-collared colorway based on an classic model.  The coming model is based on the original “black toe” model from 1985. It features back nubuck overlaying white leather in the front of the shoe and red leather doing the same on the heel. A black swoosh sits on both the lateral and…

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Another Air Jordan 1 on the way

Brandon King

As if there was a need, there is yet another Air Jordan 1 on the horizon.  This Air Jordan 1 sports a white leather upper covered in differing styles of black Jordan branding. The collar is split between volt and red and the upper sits above a white midsole and solid rubber outsole.  At this juncture, there is no information on a release, however these could see a spring 2019 retail debut at nike.com and select retail locations. 

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“Couture” Air Jordan I Retro High OG Release Date

Brandon King

The Air Jordan 1 Defiant “Couture” is a new version ( because we really needed another incarnation of the Jordan 1) of the Air Jordan 1 is slated to release later this month. This version features a black leather upper with a bold red stripe covering the swoosh logos on the medial and lateral sides. Red is also found on the toungue branding as well as the insole. This upper sits atop a Muslin midsole and outsole. The Air Jordan 1 Retro High OG Defiant “Couture” is set to release…

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