Category: Sneakers

Adidas North America President: If a team signs Colin Kaepernick, we want him

Brandon King

During question-and answer session Adidas’ North American President said the athletic company is interested in signing former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick–as soon as he signs with an NFL team. Mark King, President of Adidas’ North American operations said Friday in a Q&A at Arizona State University’s Global Sport Summit that Adidas doesn’t want to appear that it is “taking advantage of this noise or interest that he had generated. If he signs on a team, we would definitely want to sign him.” King also had this to say:…

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“Shadow” Air Jordan X to release (slightly) earlier than expected

Brandon King

The “Shadow” Air Jordan 10 will see a retail release in it’s original form the first time since its initial drop in 1994. Like it’s OG Big brother, this version will feature a shadow grey suede upper, black leather medial and lateral overlays, black leather wrapping the heel and flanking the lacing system as well as red accenting on Jumpmen on the heel and outsole. The initial release date was April 21st but on the official photos released by Nike, the date was changed to April 20th rather than the…

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“Concord” Air Jordan 11 Retro Release Date

Brandon King

This holiday season, the “Concord” Air Jordan XI will return to much fanfare. Much like the misnomered “Space Jam”, it will likely be a remastered version with the higher patent rand, which is truer to the OG. It it unclear as of yet if this version will have the “23” or “45” on the rear heel. The initial date was December 8, however according to DJ Folk, they due to drop in October with another 11 to release in December. Air Jordan 11 Retro White/Black-Dark Concord 378037-100 $220

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Fat Joe’s former business partner in NY sneaker shop pleads guilty to wire fraud

Brandon King

Scott Spina, or Scotty Kickz as he is known in the sneaker world pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud and was looking at up to 20 years in Federal Prison according to a U.S. Attorney’s Office statement. Spina made the admission Tuesday that he’d stolen customers’ credit card information. Scotty Kickz Is Teaming Up W/ Fat Joe For A Sneaker Store https://t.co/kK2Yjytx1l pic.twitter.com/oNAI7s9aYk — SneakerWatch (@sneakerwatchcom) July 23, 2016 The 20-year -old New Jersey man who had entered the sneaker business through selling sneakers online and through getting…

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Stupid Things People Do For Sneakers: Robbers take Air Jordans, shoot man with flare gun

Brandon King

The latest in our long line of leather and rubber inspired lunacy comes from from Buffalo, NY. According to police there, robbers clad in black ensembles robbed a man of his Air Jordans and then shot him with a flare gun. The victim told police that early Easter morning, 2:50 A.M., men unknown to him used force to swipe his sneakers. After he’d given up the kicks, one of the thieves shot him in the leg with a flare gun. The victim was treated at Eric County Medical Center. The…

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Lebron James wears special “I’M KING” Lebron XV versus Knicks

Brandon King

The Lebron James “check my footwork ” tour rolled into Madison Square Garden last for the Cavaliers’ game against the Knicks. As usual, Lebron did not disappoint recording 26 points, 11 assist and another entry into his highlight dunk reel. The Cavs were victorious 123-109 and won their division. Lebron decided to grace us with more saliva-enduring kicks, wearing a special version of the XV in the game. These sport a black Battleknit upper, black midsole with a red outsole and red lining underneath the heel and tongue pull tabs.…

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Air Jordan 13 Tinker to release later this year

Brandon King

It appears the Air Jordan 13 will be the latest model to get “Tinkered”. A forthcoming model will be based off an original Tinker Hatfield sketch of the 13. The Tinker 13 will look quite different from the final released version of the 13 in that it features a mid foot strap, and lacks the large side panels that have been synonymous with the aesthetic of the 13. The Air Jordan 13 Tinker is expected to release later in 2018. As of the writing of this article, no images of…

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“Tinker” Air JordanVI to Release

Brandon King

With shoes such as the Air Max Zero and the Tinker Air Jordan 3, we have actualized version of early sketches and concepts of shoes from the wonderful mind of Tinker Hatfield. It appears the Air Jordan VI will be the next shoe that will see a real version of what Hatfield conceptualized long ago. Although there are no images that have leaked as of yet, but it is thought the shoe will come in a white/infrared colorway. Retail is expected to be $190 USD. Stay locked in here for…

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Lebron wears Zoom Generation- inspired Lebron XV

Brandon King

For the past few weeks, LeBron James has worn several jaw-dropping colorway of his signature shoe, the Lebron XV. Last night in the Cavaliers’ game against the Wizards, LeBron broke out his latest gem- LeBron XV’s inspired by his first sloe, the Zoom Generation. The white and black Battleknit upper is blocked to resemble the white/black/red colorway a young LeBron wore in first game against the Sacramento Kings way back in 2003. Red borders white swoosh on the lateral side; red is also the hue of the external heel cup.…

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Stupid Things People Do For Sneakers: Ohio Man Shot and robbed of Yeezys

Brandon King

Our latest episode of leather and rubber inspired madness takes us to Cleveland, Ohio where a man’s attempt to sell two pairs of Yeezys went horribly wrong. A Parma, Ohio man traveled to Cleveland to meet someone with which he arranged to sell two pairs of Adidas Yeezy sneakers through text messaging. The agreed on price was $800, thought the shoes are valued at $450 each. The gentleman from Parma and his cousin met the buyers near an apartment complex. According to the police report, one of the buyers claimed…

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