Category: Sneakers

First Look: Nike Greek Freak 1

Brandon King

Back in November we covered Milwaukee Bucks’ star forward Giannis Antetokounmpo signing a long-term deal with Nike. In that deal were the plans for a signature shoe for Antetokounmpo. Thanks to sneakonomist, we have a first look at what is being proported as his initial signature shoe. The shoe depicted features a black, closed mesh upper. A Giannis logo appears on the tongue. A white midsole with an exaggerated swoosh that wraps up around the heel. A black midsole completes the aesthetic. As further information becomes available on this sneaker,…

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The LeBron 16 has a release date

Brandon King

The 16th model of Lebron James’ signature model now has a release date. According to the Foot Locker release calendar, the 16 will make its retail debut on September 20. The debut colorway will come in a black/university red colorway. The model does carry over some features from its predecessor- battleknit used on the upper ( albeit in a new pattern) and the visible Zoom Air unit. However unlike the 15, this model offers a more traditional tongue instead of the one piece application on last year’s shoe. A debossed…

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Making a Difference: 2nd Annual Back to School Sneaker Drive helps NC schoolchildren

Brandon King

A North Carolina community is doing what it can to make sure that no child goes without a new pair of shoes this school year. Yesterday, the 2nd Annual Back to School Sneaker Drive kicked off at Wilmington’s Portia Hines Park from 4p.m.-8p.m. The coordinator of this event, Shawn Grady, after initially donating shoes to DC Virgo works with schools across New Hanover County, which contains Wilmington, to achieve his goal of making sure every child has a nice pair of shoes. A lot of kids aren’t able, and their…

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Making A Difference: Vans Donates more than 2,500 sneakers to CA fire victims

Brandon King

The deadly Carr fire has been ablaze since July 23. In that time it has destroyed more than 214,000 acres and claimed over 1,000 homes. Although it is 71% contained, Cal Fire says there are still approximately 3,800 firefighters working to contain it. In light of this tragic event, Vans has stepped in to offer some help to victims. Wednesday a truck pulled up to Vans’. Anderson California outlet that was driven by Steve Van Doren,Vice President and son of the brand’s co-founder. The truck contained 2,500 pairs of shoes…

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Stupid Things People Do For Sneakers: A pair of thieves steal thousands of dollars worth of sneakers from FL mall

Brandon King

Our never-ending accounting of sneakers fast tracking people down the path of mental ineptitude finds its way to Clearwater, Florida. It is here a pair of thieves engaged in a sneaker heist in a local mall. According to police in a Facebook post, the two thieves lifted several thousand dollars worth of sneakers from a Champs Sports at Clearwater’s Westfield Countryside mall. The crime took place in the early morning hours of Sunday August 5. The crooks entered the store by knocking out a section of drywall that was connected…

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Nike La Cortez x Maria Sharapova

Brandon King

Last year tennis player Maria Sharapova worked worked with Nike to birth the La Cortez, which was her take on the classic sneaker inspired by the city of Los Angeles. This fall the second incarnation of the La Cortez will become a reality. This version finds its inspiration from NYC’s beauty in autumn, the earthy tones on the sneaker representative of the leaves turning from green. The brown leather upper features a debossed Swoosh and Sharapova’s lollipop logo is etched on the rear heel cuff. The Nike La Cortez x…

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PSNY gives us their take in the Air Force 1

Brandon King

In celebration of the 35th anniversary of the Air Force 1(which was last year), Public School co-creators Dao-Yi Chow and Maxwell Osborne collaborated with Nike to bring their take on the iconic shoe to life. The duo deconstructed Low, Mid, and High models and reconstructed them using unaltered patterns parts to carry out their vision. The PSNY AF1 is launching in three different colorways- Black, white, and grey- September 4 at PSNY’s pop up space located at 3 Howard Street, New York. A global release occurs the next day on…

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Under Armour and Julio Jones part ways

Brandon King

Atlanta Falcons’ wide receiver Julio Jones was rocking Air Jordans on the sidelines of the team’s preseason game. This may have been surprising because he has been , up,until that point, known as an Under Armour athlete. Well apparently that’s no longer the case. UA spokesman Dean Stoyer conformed to ESPN that Jones and the company have mutually parted ways. Although Jones’ deal had one more year remaining, the separation happened weeks ago, neither side publicly acknowledged the split and Jones continued wear Under Armour cleats and gloves in training…

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Dwyane Wade will pay fine for WNBA player wearing his shoes

Brandon King

Should Las Vegas Aces forward Tamera be fined for rocking Dwyane Wade’s Way of Wade sneakers on the court, Wade said he’d pick up the bill. Aaron Dodson of The Undefeated, tweeted Young wore the shoes in the Aces’ August 7 game against the Atlanta Dream. The WNBA, in a move of brilliance, warned her she would be fined $500 if she wears them again since she she doesn’t have a deal with the brand. After getting wind of this , Wade tweeted: Send that fine my way @tyoung11 Send…

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