Tag: Kyrie Irving

Kyrie 5 “Little Mountain” PE is in honor of Kyrie’s mother

Brandon King

This PE was created for Kyrie Irving for the Boston Celtics’ December 8 game against the Chicago Bulls.  Featuring a light blue upper, the shoe features a Standing Rock Sioux Tribal seal, a nod to his late mother, Elizabeth Ann Larson, an enrolled member of the tribe. The Lakota name the Standing Rock Sioux tribe gave Kyrie in August, “Little Mountain” appears on the toe box. Yellow and red sections appear in conjunction with the otherwise white midsole and the look is finished off with a white outsole with red…

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First Look at the Nike Kyrie Flytrap 2

Brandon King

  Images of Kyrie Irving’s next budget signature shoe have surfaced, the Kyrie Flytrap 2. The shoe features a white upper with a weaved-in Kyrie logo on the lateral side along with a black Swoosh bordered in gold stitching. A gold Kyrie logo is also found on the tongue. Black wraps around the heel over which sits an external heel counter. The upper sits atop a two-tone white and black midsole and white outsole. The Kyrie Flytrap 2 has already debuted overseas but a domestic release is expected in early…

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A look at the “Galaxy” Kyrie 5

Brandon King

This version of the Kyrie 5 features a navy blue upper with metallic silver coloring on the lateral and medial side Swooshes and tongue Kyrie logos. On the Venus Flytrap-inspired lockdown system a galaxy pattern is found. On the heel, the all-seeing-eye makes its home. Other visual features include a white midsole and white outsole with multi-colored sections going from forefoot to heel. According to US11, this Kyrie 5 is scheduled for a December 15 release. The sticker price is anticipated to be $130 USD.  

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Kyrie Irving plays one-on-one with his father

Brandon King

To go along with the retail debut of his fifth signature shoe, the Kyrie 5 Nike released a special video as part of their #JustDoIt campaign. In the video, Kyrie plays one-on-one with his dad, Dreaderick, who was quite a player in his own right. Irving also talks about how his father sacrificed his own dream so he could actualize his. You can still pick the debut colorway, the “Black Magic” on nike.com.   https://youtu.be/QOzZDdXetUA

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The Kyrie 5 Officially Unveiled

Brandon King

The fifth model in Kyrie Irving’s signature line was officially unveiled by Nike Basketball. The debuted colorway is dubbed “Black Magic.” There are three crucial elements of the Kyrie 5. Designer of the 5, Benjamin Nethongkome breaks them down: 1. An articulated forefoot zoom bag This is a huge technological unlock for supporting guard play. Why? Because of its unique properties (see sidebar for more on this), the Air Zoom Turbo unit curves to wrap the bottom and sides of the foot. “In the Kyrie 5, it is distributed across the…

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Kyrie Irving wearing the Kyrie 5?

Brandon King

Kyrie Irving was spotted at Celtics practice wearing a shoe that was not the Kyrie 4 nor the Kyrie Low.   The return. @KyrieIrving spotted at practice wearing the Nike Kyrie 5. 👀 pic.twitter.com/CR7bSfJblI — B/R Kicks (@brkicks) October 16, 2018   From the images that were leaked, the mystery shoe Kyrie is wearing is is all black with the only color is white for the Nike branding on the lateral and medial sides of the shoe and the Kyrie logo on the tongue. The lacing system appears to be…

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Nike Kyrie 4 ‘Cinnamon Toast Crunch’ to release in August

Brandon King

This upcoming Kyrie 4 is part of the soon-to-come Nike Kyrie 4 ‘Cereal’ Pack. Dubbed the ‘Cinnamon Toast Crunch’, the sneaker features a metallic gold coin upper. It incorporates a wavy textured pattern on the heel that is representative of the cereal. Other cues taken from the cereal include the multicolored speckling on the midsole and Swoosh that is taken from the Cinnamon Toast Crunch cereal box ,the logo of the cereal on the tongue and the General Mills (the company that produces CTC) logo on heel of the right…

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Nike officially unveils Kyrie Low

Brandon King

Today Nike officially released images of the first low top version of a Kyrie Irving signature shoe. Termed a “democratized version of Kyrie Irving’s signature series” by Nike, the sneaker is built with an emphasis on comfort. Although the Low carries over some of the same aesthetic features of its higher-collared brother ( distinctive upper modeling and curved sole) it varies from the 4 distinctively underfoot. Where the Kyrie 4 has a top loaded Zoom Air unit ( meaning it sits right below the foot), the Zoom unit on the…

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Thomas’ medical evaluation could put trade in jeopardy

Brandon King

It seems the hip injury that caused Isaiah Thomas to miss the last two games of the Eastern Conference Finals could be a potential roadblock in the completion of the recent trade that sent Thomas to the Cleveland Cavaliers and Kyrie Irving to the Boston Celtics. Thomas was in Cleveland yesterday for his physical and there is some concern in regards to his health. According to Adrian Wojnarowski, Cleveland is weighing its option after the aforementioned physical. https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/901279114623102976 https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/901280075978600453 https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/901280704465694720 If Thomas is not cleared, this could result in the…

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