The Nike Basketball Flip The Switch collection highlights the energy of the NBA playoffs. The collection is comprised of the LeBron XIV, KD9, Kyrie 3, and the PG1 and although common textural elements are shared amongst the four shoes, each one carries unique traits linked to each athletes. This four shoe collection will be available globally May 5 on Nike.com and select retailers.
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This Player Exclusive edition of the Kyrie 3 features a bright red upper with a white-to-black gradiented swoosh. The midsole also follows the same gradient pattern and also has red speckles throughout. A translucent outsole completes this sneaker’s aesthetic. Look for these on the feet of Kyrie Irving.
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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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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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in celebration and commemoration of Dr. Martin Luther King,s birthday, today many Nike and Jordan Brand athletes will take to the court in special all-black PE’s. The Nike models that will see court action today include the LEBRON 14, KD9, KYRIE 3, PG1, KOBE A.D., Soldier 10, Hyperdunk, Audacity, Zoom Rev and Zoom Live. Jordan Brand’s MLK Day PE lineup included the AJXXXI, CP3.X, Extra.Fly, M13 and Super.Fly 5 PO.
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If you were one of the many who missed out on the surprise Christmas Day release of the “Samurai” Kyrie 3 on the SNKRS app, you will have a second chance. That is because there will be a more widely available release January 26, 2016. Do you plan on picking up a pair if you missed out or picking up another pair if you got lucky the first time? Let us know in the comment section. Nike Kyrie 3 “Samurai” 852396-900 Multi-Color/Multi-Color $120
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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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After the beat downs of the Cavaliers served up by Golden State in the first two games of the finals, Cleveland looked like they had no business on the court with Warriors. Game 2 was particularly troubling because I’d never, in all my years of watching the NBA Finals, see a time check out in a finals game. After a comeback in game 4, to give them a commanding 3-1 lead heading back to the friendly confines of Oracle Arena, game 5 was thought to be a prelude to a…
Read MoreThe story surrounding game 5 was the suspension of Draymond Green and how his absence would impact both ballclubs. The other questions were would this, along with being at home in a potential series clinching game, put an extra chip on the Warriors’ shoulder and would the Cavaliers come out aggressively as they had in game and would they avoid the costly mistakes that cost them the previous contest? Through the first half, this was by far the most competitive and entertaining game of series. It was more in line…
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Game 4 was a tale of two halves: in the first half, Cleveland’s defense and rebounding powered them to a five point halftime lead. However, even with that there were some cause for concern if you were Cavs fan, most prominently Thompson and Curry were starting to find their respective rhythms and there was some offensive stagnation derived from iso-ball and a LeBron James who seemed hellbent on passing on as many scoring opportunities as possible. In the in the second half of the Cavaliers defense was mistake prone constantly…
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