Category: Sneakers

Release Reminder: Air Jordan XIV Retro “Indiglo”

Brandon King

After not being seen since it’s initial release way back in 1999, the Air Jordan XIV returns. Like its OG ancestor, it features a black tumbled leather upper with suede mixed in on the forefoot, tongue and wrapping around the heel. Vivid Green accenting on the toebox Jumpman, “JORDAN” and “XIV” on the front and back the tongue respectively, the lateral Ferrari-esque Jumpman logo and on top of the back heel.  A white outsole completes this package. You can pick up the “Indiglo” Air Jordan XIV Retro tomorrow, August 13th…

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Adidas’ “Speedfactory” coming to the U.S.

Brandon King

Late last year Adidas announced the creation of its new “Speedfactory.  The purpose of this cutting edge facility is to manufacture products quickly and is operated mostly by robots. As head of technology innovation at Adidas, Gerd Manz said to reporters:  Our consumers become more challenging and demanding…Customization to markets and individuals will become the norm. The same high tech facility will now also have a home in Atlanta, Georgia. This new location will be a massive 74,000 square feet, which makes it 1.5 times the size of a football…

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1996 Olympic Champion Bruny Surin sues Puma

Brandon King

Bruny Sarin, A former sprinter and member of the Canadian 4 x 100 m relay that won gold at the 1996 Summer Olympics,is suing Puma. The suit stems from the German athletic company’s use of the name of it’s “Cell Surin” line of running shoes.  https://youtu.be/J9kRNlhkAgs Mr. Surin became aware of the shoes in June 2015 and contacted Puma. According to Quebec province court filings the shoes were promoted under the slogan “you move fast” Additonally, the filing also had this to say: ” The use of the word ‘Surin’…

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Sketchers facing lawsuit…..Again

Brandon King

Sketchers is in familiar territory and by that meaning they are getting sued by someone, and it is a familiar foe: Adidas.  The Three Stipes levied a lawsuit against Sketchers in Sepetmber of 2015 for it’s “unlawful behavior” over mimicked designs of the their Stan Smith sneaker with their Onix shoe, which is a carbon copy of the Smith. That case is ongoing and Adidas has received a temporary injunction.  Monday, Adidas America slapped Sketchers with a lawsuit. The suit alleges the Manhattan, California footwear company is selling shoes, an…

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Tim Duncan retiring after 19 seasons

Brandon King

2016 is the year of legends and all-time greats hanging them up. This year has seen Peyton Manning, Kobe Bryant, Calvin Johnson, and soon to be Tony Stewart all call it careers.  We can now add Tim Duncan to that list. Arguably the greatest power forward to play the game , and surefire first ballot Hall of Famer, announced his retirement after a stellar 19 season career that included 15 All-Star teams, 2 regular season MVP awards, 3 Finals MVP awards, and 5 NBA Championships.  Duncan was voted to the…

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Kyrie Irving and Kids Foot Locker donated kicks to Boys&Girls Club of Cleveland

Brandon King

This weekend , during his basketball camp, the Kyrie Irving Basketball ProCamp, Kyrie Irving partnered with Kids Foot Locker and donated 190 pair to the Boys and Girls Club of Cleveland. The 190 represent the points Irving scored in the 2016 NBA Finals.  With all the negatives aspects of sneakers and sports that get so much run in the media, it is nice to report these kinds of stories.

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Ben Simmons inks deal with Nike

Brandon King

The projected number 1 pick in the upcoming NBA draft, Ben Simmons announced today that he has signed an endorsement deal with Nike. He broke the news on the Twitter feed of Uninterrupted, LeBron James’ multimedia website. Simmons is also represented by Rich Paul who represents James as well. Terms of the deal have not been disclosed. UNINTERRUPTED Exclusive: @BenSimmons25 announces he will be part of the @Nike family.https://t.co/l5B7Xq3uvB — UNINTERRUPTED (@uninterrupted) June 7, 2016

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Air Penny III Performance Review

Brandon King

          I have always been a huge fan of the Penny signature line; as a matter of fact, it’s my second favorite line of all-time. When the Penny III was originally released  in 1997, it’s price tag was a bit outside of my budget, but it was a shoe that I was was intrigued by both aesthetically and from a potential performance standpoint. Once I was able to acquire a pair, it was a shoe I wanted to get on the court and see if the…

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Matthew Dellavedova will have PEAK signature shoe

Brandon King

Cleveland Cavaliers backup lead guard Matthew Dellavedova will soon have his own signature sleds with Chinese sportswear company PEAK. He signed a three year deal with the company.  In a press release from PEAK, Dellavedova had this to say: PEAK Australia approached me nearly two years ago with the idea of introducing a basketball shoe into the Australian market. From there, talks became more serious in the past year and PEAK worked hard on developing a shoe that offers the type of reliability and performance that drives me every day. It’s…

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Lebron Breaks out Rare Zoom Generation at Finals Practice

Brandon King

Today at Finals practice  Lebron went into the way back machine and broke out a pair of Zoom Generations. That in and of itself would be enough to draw the attention of sneaker enthusiast, but these were not the run of mill vintage Generations, rather one of the rarest versions of the shoe, the ROY PE.  This special makeup done by Nike to commemorate Lebron’s 2003-04 Rookie-of-the-year campaign, features an all-white upper; the “LBJ23” logo has been turned to read “ROY 0304”. There is also custom “20.5.5” along the medial…

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