These will be coming soon to the feet of the University of Oregon Men’s basketball team. This team specific version of the A.D. features a black upper with yellow for the branding of the tongue Kobe logo, Swoosh, and the “O” logo on the heel. The midsole is wrapped in a yellow duck wing graphic. These are set for a March 10 release.
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This all-white incarnation of the Nike Flyknit racer pays tribute to Nike, the goddess of victory. Dressed in white Flyknit, with only its black midsole breaking up its monochromatic look. These will release on International Women’s Day, March 8, 2017.
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Playing for a Jordan Brand sponsored team certainly has it perks. This week, the brand’s college basketball schools, Cal, Georgetown, Marquette, Michigan, and North Carolina, will be breaking out these exclusive Air Jordan XXXI lows in their respective colors just in time for the coming post season. You can look for these Jordan XXXI’s March 7 on Jordan.com and select retail venues.
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Continuing the trend set by its predecessors, this colorway of the Kyrie 3 shows love to the college Kyrie attended, Duke. This model, which debuted in the Blue Devils’ February 28th game against Florida State, is dressed completely in a royal blue with “DU” wrapping the left heel and “KE” on the right. Chenille, varsity-inspired Swooshes finish off the aesthetic of this shoe. For those of you who do not play for Coach K, you will have to wait until March 10 to get these, when they release. K
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The Nike Air VaporMax is the latest step in the journey of Nike Air that began in 1987 with the original Air Max and its groundbreaking visible air unit. With the VaporMax, no longer does the air unit have to be undergirded by a layer of rubber for the purposes of increased protection and durability. The outsole is integrated into the air unit into what Nike calls a “holistic VaporMax unit.” Elasticity implemented into the new air unit allows it to maintain its given form. https://youtu.be/hLx09opzhXc The aforementioned…
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According to police, a Hartford, Connecticut man now faces multiple charges after he attempted to steal $265 worth of Nike basketball shoes from Kohl’s. Around 2 p.m. Monday February 20, police responded to the retailer for a report of a shoplifter. A man, Jorge Bermudez-Martinez, 25, was observed concealing sneakers under his sweatshirt. According to a police report, he was taken into custody by police as he left the store. Bermudez-Martinez was charged with sixth-degree larceny ; he was also charged with possession of drug paraphernalia, as at the time…
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The Kobe A.D is the latest addition to the collection of footwear Nike has released to commemorate and celebrate Black History Month ( and to a lesser extent, the NBA all star weekend). Like the other shoes in the collection, the AD makes use of a white black and gold color scheme, with a graphic patterned white up front, black wrapping up around the heel and gold branding rounding out this sneaker’s aesthetic. The “BHM” Kobe A.D. is currently available on NIKEiD for $160 USD.
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After electrifying the basketball world by his performance in last year’s NBA dunk contest( some would say he was the true winner), Aaron Gordon will return to the contest this evening. When he does, on his feet will be his player exclusive Nike Zoom Revs. The black upper sits atop a “chaos” patterned midsole and a translucent outsole with the same pattern underneath. According to Nike, this is because ” when Aaron is on the court he feels like there is so much chaos going on in the game and…
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When Isaiah Thomas takes the court for tonight’s NBA All-Star Skills Challenge, he will be doing so in style in this Kobe AD PE. The sneaker is dressed in a bright, one might say “Celtic”, green at the upper and midsole. The branding on the medial and lateral sides are colored in gold with white speckles. Gold also accounts for the tongue Kobe branding and red is used on the snake-esque DNA logo on the heel. A black external heel cup and a blue tinted translucent outsole round out this…
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Those of you who are fans of All-Star kicks will be a little disappointed. That is because there will be no All-Star collection from Nike Basketball this year. LeBron James, Kevin Durant, and Kyrie Irving will be rocking their respective kicks from Nike’s recently releases Black History Month collection. Jordan Brand, however, will proceed forth with their All-Star collection.
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