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Basketball great Maya Moore officially announces retirement

Staff

Via the Associated Press Maya Moore has officially decided to retire from playing basketball. The Minnesota Lynx great stepped away from the WNBA in 2019 to help her now-husband Jonathan Irons win his release from jail by getting his 50-year sentence overturned in 2020. After gaining his release, Irons married Moore soon after and the couple had their first child, Jonathan Jr., in July. She announced her decision to retire on “Good Morning America.” Before Monday, Moore had been non-committal about ever playing basketball again. “Well, I think it’s time to put…

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An initial look at the “Cool Grey” women’s Air Jordan 2

Brandon King

Jordan Brand’s remembrance of the Air Jordan 2 will continue into 2023 and this women’s-specific colourway is one of several looks that will come to retail this year. It sports cool grey spread across a combination suede and mesh upper with ice blue present in a complimentary role on the rear heel , branding and midfoot overlay piping, Underneath resides a white midsole and a tri-coloured rubber outsole. The “Cool Grey” Air Jordan 2 is scheduled to debut 4 May at select retail venues; they will carry a 185 USD…

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“Psychic Purple” Nike Dunk High is coming January 18

Brandon King

This upcoming Nike Dunk HIgh will be part of a bloated line up of the classic silhouette in 2023. It sports a black leather foundational layer overlaid with that of psychic purple in the usual locations – toe , eye rows, wrapping the heel and flanking the ankle. Pyschic purple Swoshes adorn the lateral and medial sides ,with the hue also showing up on the laces and and the tongue label branding. Underneath resides a white midsole and psychic purple rubber outsole. The “Psychic Purple” Nike Dunk High is scheduled…

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An initial look at the Jordan Tatum 1

Brandon King

initial images of Boston Celtics’ forward Jayson Tatum’s maiden foray in the world of signature sneakers have emerged. Monikered the “Zoo”, this intial colourway makes use of a black, metallic gold, university gold and beach colour palette. Its mesh upper is black up front before giving way to an ornate good Jumpman-branded red and black heel, with a “JT” logo on the tongue. Underneath resides a red bordered white Formula 23 mmidsole that extends up in the foot, in part, on the lateral side and white outsole. The Jordan Tataum…

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“Valentine’s Day” Nike Air Force 1 Low coming next month

Brandon King

If there is a holiday on the calendar, you can bet Nike will figure out a way to capitialize on it ( I can see “Arbor Day” Dunks at some point on the future). As has been the case for several years, Nike is bringing forth a “Valentine’s Day Air Force 1 Low. This year’s iteration sports a sail leather upper with pink-stitched bordered red Swooshes adorning the lateral and media sides. The heart theme of this sneaker can be seen on the pink lace dubraes, depiced dangling from the…

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Making a Difference: Ja Morant gives jersey and sneakers to fan

Brandon King

Although he occasionally shoots his mouth off, Ja Morant is certainly a man of the people. When a young Grizzlies fan had an autographed basketball stolen from her by some rapscallion, the star guard stepped in to fill that void and gave her his game-worn jersey and sneakers. Much respect to Ja Morant for this.

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TSU’s Erica Haynes-Overton earns second OVC Newcomer of the Week honours

Brandon King

Title image via Aaron Quinn For the second time this season, Tennessee State guard Erica Haynes-Overton was named the Ohio Valley Conference Newcomer of the Week. In matchups last week, the guard averaged 25.0 points, 4.0 steals, 1.5 assists and shot an uber-efficient 58.6% from the floor. Last week the Kansas transfer scored 30 points on 11/16 FG in the Tigers’ loss at SIUE and followed that up for with 20 points, 5 steals, and 2 assists in the come-from-behind victory over Lindenwood. On the season, Haynes-Overton averages 14.9 points…

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Check out these images of the “True Blue” Air Jordan 1 High OG

Brandon King

This upcoming Air Jordan 1 High OG is inspired by the classic “True Blue” Air Jordan 3. It sports a white leather foundational layer overlaid with that of true blue at the toe and eye rows and cement grey flanking the ankle and wrapping the heel. True blue Swooshes adorn the lateral and medial sides, with the Wings logo of the same hue present on Wings logo and “NIKE AIR” appearing in white on the tongue label.  Underneath resides a white midsole and a cement grey rubber outsole. The “True…

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Take a look at these latest images of the “Seafoam” Air Jordan 4

Brandon King

The “Seafoam” or “Oil Green” is a new and women’s exclusive colourway of the Air Jordan 4 that is in Jordan Brand’s 2023 release plans. As we have previously outlined, the “Seafoam” 4 borrows its aesthetic heavily from the “Fire Red” but seafoam is in the place of where is normally occupied by the red. Underneath resides a white and black midsole and a seafoam and cement grey rubber outsole. At the moment, the “Seafoam” Air Jordan 4 is scheduled to debut 9 February at select retail venues; they will…

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OG Nike Air More Uptempo coming this year

Brandon King

Twenty-seven years after its original release and just three years after its most recent retail run, the “OG” Air More Uptempo is set to return once again. Just as was the case with previous iterations this will sport a black nubuck upper that features the the signature “AIR” overlays on the lateral and medial sides. Swooshes can be seen on the toe, tongue, and of the jeweled variety on the rear heel. Underneath the aforementioned upper resides a black midsole, flux-length Max Air unit and brand rubber outsole. The “OG”…

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