Tag: New Balance Basketball

“Baited” New Balance OMN1S inspired by Kawhi Leonard’s love for fishing

Brandon King

This colorway of the New Balance OMN1S pays homage to Kawhi Leonard’s great enjoyment of fishing. Its upper is covered with a fish scale like pattern; the turquoise and pink accenting are inspired by the beaches and fishing spots of Leonard’s native Southern California. A black and white midsole and a yellow outsole complete the aesthetic. The “Baited” New Balance OMN1S is scheduled for a November 14 release at newbalance.com and select retail establishments. The sticker price is set at $140 USD. New Balance OMN1S$140 November 14, 2019

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You can get six exclusive OMN1S at the New Balance x Shoe Palace “Kawhi’s Fun House Pop-Up Shop

Brandon King

To celebrate the global launch of New Balance’s return basketball shoe, the OMN1S, the brand as collaborated with Shoe Palace to give rise to Kawhi’s Fun House, an exclusive New Balance pop-up shop. In addition to allowing customers to purchase exclusive New Balance footwear and apparel, it will also allow consumers to, according to the brand, “experience Kawhi’s ‘Fun Guy’ persona firsthand.” Six PE colorways of the OMN1S will drop in limited colorways over the course of three days- “Best Kept Secret”, “Trust Leonard”, “Black Ice”, “Do Not Disturb”, “Distinct…

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New Balance Special Edition Kawhi 2-Way Pack to release tonight

Brandon King

New Balance will be releasing a special edition two sneaker pack for the face of their basketball space, Mr. Kawhi Leonard. The nbhoops instagram account teased the pack both in their story and on their feed. The pack will feature the OMN1S and a 997. The OMN1S appears to feature a upper that features black and blue. There are some gold accents by way of the lacing system. We can see a white midsole and a clear translucent outsole. The 997, from what can be seen, features a black leather…

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Kawhi Leonard and New Balance unveil OMN1S Basketball Shoe

Brandon King

Last week, New Balance dropped a teaser video of their upcoming basketball sneaker featuring Kawhi Leonard ( and took some not-so-subtle runs at a few prominent players). In the same tweet , the company also announced that their basketball sneaker would debut at the NBA All-Star game. At Sunday’s game Kawhi Leonard broke out his New Balance OMN1S basketball sneaker. Five additional colorways were shown by the brand, and each of them draw inspiration from personal details that shaped Kawhi into the player he has become. Release details of the…

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New Balance and Kawhi Leonard dangle sneaker debut

Brandon King

In November, we covered Toronto Raptors small forward Kawhi Leonard had reached an multiyear endorsement deal with New Balance . Leonard’s sneaker options were wide open after he rejected a 4-year, $22 million dollar extension on his, at the time, deal with Jordan Brand. In that interim, Leonard has been seen rocking New Balance gear walking into the arenas, but he has still been wearing the Air Jordan 32 on the hardwood in lieu of a shoe from New Balance. It appears that time may be drawing nigh. Earlier today on…

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