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Derrick Rose questioning his future in the NBA?

November 24, 2017November 27, 2017 Brandon King

As a fan of DRose I was a bit saddened to hear that he was taking time off to evaluate his basketball future, as,selfishly, as I am in no hurry to see Rose’s NBA journey come to a premature conclusion. However I am more a fan of Derrick Rose the man and if that is what he needs to do in order find happiness, I am in total support of it. As I perused the various sports outlets that covered this topic, what I found particularly disturbing was some…

Where you can get the Air Jordan 1 Top 3 Gold

November 23, 2017November 23, 2017 Brandon King

After making their first appearance via a release at ComplexCon, the Air Jordan 1 Top 3 Gold is a reimagination of three popular gold-,black-, and white-based models. Featuring patent leather on the upper, the Air Jordan I Top 3 Gold releases November 27 at select retailers. Here is a listing of those retailers: North America A Ma Maniere: Atlanta Wish: Atlanta Bodega: Boston Concepts International LLC: Boston Social Status: Charlotte RSVP LLC: Chicago St. Alfreds: Chicago Xhibition: Cleveland Social Status: Houston Blends: Los Angeles Undefeated: Los Angeles Politics:…

Official images of the “UNC” Air Jordan 6 surface

November 23, 2017November 23, 2017 Brandon King

In addition to the “Gatorade””Wheat”, the “UNC” Air Jordan is the other Jordan 6 that is coming to us this holiday season. With its black nubuck upper university blue accenting on the tongue,lace locks, pull tab and midsole, the color blocking is similar to that of the well-renowned “Infrared” colorway. The black midsole and translucent outsole round out the look of this shoe. The “UNC” Air Jordan 6 releases December 2, 2017 at nike.com and select Jordan Brand retailers. The sticker price is set for $190 USD Air Jordan 6…

Official Photos of the “Win Like 96” Air Jordan XI Retro

November 23, 2017November 23, 2017 Brandon King

As the “Win Like 82” Air Jordan 11 paid homage to the NCAA Championship Mike Jordan helped the North Carolina Tar Heels claim in 1982, the “Win Like 96” 11’s furthers Jordan Brand’s “Win Like Mike campaign by paying tribute to MJ’s Chicago Bulls. The tonal red upper makes use of ballistic mesh, leather, and patent leather. The Jumpman and “23” on the heel are outfitted in black. This upper sits atop a white midsole and a translucent outsole. The “Win Like 96” Air Jordan 11 will be available December…

Sneaker Wars: Adidas beats Nike at the old school sneaker game

November 22, 2017 Brandon King

This is a very insightful read from Bloomberg on how Adidas, with their Superstar and Stan Smith, were able to make some real gains in the U.S. sneaker market -primarily at Nike’s expense.

Nike Metcon 3 Realtree

November 22, 2017 Brandon King

This workout shoe features Realtree camouflage print on the upper. Safety orange takes care of the lateral and medial swooshes. A sticky gum rubber outsole completed the look of this shoe. The Nike Metcon 3 Realtree will be available in men’s sizing November 24, 2017 at select retailers and on nike.com

Nike unveils official images of “Altitude” Air Jordan ˚XIII

November 17, 2017November 19, 2017 Brandon King

The “Altitude” will make its 3rd retail appearance this holiday season. It originally dropped way back in 2005, and again in 2010, sans the leather side panel, but with a mesh like that on the black/red colorway. This year’s version will stay truer to the 2005 version and feature leather side panels. Air Jordan 13 Black/Altitude Green 414571-042 December 21, 2017 $190

Jordan Brand and French Basketball Federation enter into multi-year agreement

November 16, 2017 Brandon King

Jordan Brand has entered a multi-year partnership with the French Basketball Federation that will make the company the Federation’s official uniform supplier. Specifically, Jordan Brand will outfit the men’s and women’s senior team, 3×3 and youth teams. The President of the French Basketball Federation, Jean-Pierre Siutat had this to say of the agreement: “We are delighted to be partnering with Jordan Brand, and it marks an important step for our federation to serve basketball athletes. This partnership with Jordan Brand, a symbol of innovation, style and greatness in basketball, helps…

Kaws x Air Jordan 4 Black to release Cyber Monday

November 13, 2017 Brandon King

Though it was thought these would see an early 2018, Jordan Brand, in a surprising move has scheduled these to release on November 27th, 2017 (Cyber Monday). Yeezy Mafia first broke the news of this pending release. The expected retail price is $350 and will reportedly releases exclusively through the Nike SNKRS app and the KAWS online shop.

Stupid Things People Do For Sneakers: Teens rob and kill man for marijuana and Air Jordans

November 8, 2017November 8, 2017 Brandon King

This latest edition of our seemingly never-ending chronicle of sneaker related lunacy comes to us from Indianapolis, Indiana via wrtv . According to criminal charges filed earlier today, two teenagers shot and killed a 28-year-old man last month. John Beasley was found shot and killed in an Indianapolis neighborhood on October 16. According to witnesses, two young appearing men run from the scene immediately after the shooting. The witness information, combined with call records from the victim’s cellular phones, investigators pinpointed the primary suspect as 17-year-old Toney Lamont Hodges. Hodges…