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An initial look at the “EYBL” Nike LeBron XX

Brandon King

This LeBron XX was made specifically for the ballers that take part in the Nike Elite Youth Basketball League (EYBL). The league is comprised of the to 40 high school basketball circuit teams in the United States and one team from Canada. It sports a grey knitted upper with a multi-hued pattern covering the dual Swooshes on the lateral side. A LeBron signature and EYBL logo appear on each respective tongue, with pink present on the laces and inner. Underneath resides a combination black and multi-coloured speckled midsole and a…

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This women’s Nike Dunk High is coming soon

Brandon King

This upcoming women’s exclusive Nike Dunk High sports a fully leather constructed upper with melon tint Swooshes adorning the lateral and medial sides. The same hue also shows up on the rear pull tab and tongue and somewhat encircling the black branding on the tongue. Underneath resides a white midsole and pure platinum rubber outsole. The “Pure Platinum and Melon Tint” Nike Dunk High is anticipated to debut sometime over the course of the coming months at nike.com and select retail establishments; they will carry a 125 USD sticker price.…

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An initial look at the 2023 “Chambray” Air Jordan 7

Brandon King

The “Chambray” Air Jordan 7 released back in 2006, a time in sneaker history where one could reasonably expect to be able to purchase a shoe on release day, without the anger-inducing rigamarole of the current day. Jordan Brand is bringing them back in 2023 and initial images of the upcoming version have come to light and they are a bit of a letdown. Rather than the white-edges of the original , Jordan Brand opted to black out the entire upper , which strips the version of the character that…

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“Military Blue” Air Jordan IV coming next spring

Brandon King

Jordan Brand has experienced a rare instance of lucidity by actual heeding the wants of their consumer base by finally re-releasing the “Military Blue” Air Jordan IV, which hasn’t been seen on store shelves since 2012. At this early juncture there are no images available but according to reporting from zsneakerheadz, the sneaker will return with original specs, including “Nike Air” branding. As it currently stands, the “Military Blue” Air Jordan IV is planned to embark on their fourth retail run ( previous releases were in 1989, 2006 and 2012)…

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Dillion Brooks on LeBron: “I don’t care, he’s old”

Brandon King

During their game 2 matchup with the Los Angeles Lakers, Memphis Grizzlies small forward/shooting guard DIllion Brooks had a lot to say, with the majority of his smack talk directed at LeBron James. The Grizzlies won the game 103-93, to even the series at 1 game apiece, however in what should come as a surprise to few, Brooks had more to say after the contest. “I don’t care — he’s old. You know what I mean? I was waiting for that. I was expecting him to do that Game 4,…

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Norfolk State’s Bryant and Bankston named to VaSID All-State squads

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Courtesy of Alex Lehmbeck, Asst. SID, Norfolk State Athletics Norfolk State seniors Joe Bryant Jr. and Kris Bankston have been named to Virginia Sports Information Directors (VaSID) University Division All-State Men’s Basketball teams, the organization announced on Wednesday afternoon. Bryant was named to the All-State First Team for the second consecutive season, while Bankston received a spot on the Second Team for his first All-State selection. It marked the first time the Spartans have had two players represented on All-State teams since 2014-15, when Jeff Short and RaShid Gaston earned Second Team honors. Bryant…

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FAMU x APB x Nike LeBron XX pack on the way

Brandon King

Since the partnership between FAMU and NIke/LeBron James was announced in 2021, the Rattlers have been outfitted in some of the most visually well-executed team-exclusive footwear in all of the college sports, with the fleet of Rattler-specific footwear including iterations of the Lebron XVIII, XVIII Low, XIX, and XX.  Earlier in the year, a retail launch of a FAMU version of the Lebron VII took place to great fanfare, with the sneakers selling out quickly in many locations. FAMU and retailer APB are teaming up to release two colorways of…

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Kevin Durant debuts latest shoe against Clippers

Brandon King

Recently we reported on initial images surfacing of the KD 16 and now the man himself, Kevin Durant, has unofficially introduced his latest shoe to the world. In the first two games of the Suns’ opening round playoff series against the Clippers, Durant broke out a mostly black version of his new kicks. Durant had a near triple-double, scoring 27 points, dishing out 11 assists and grabbing 9 rebounds but the Suns came up short, 115-110 in Game 1. KD grabbed 6 rebounds, handed out 5 assists to go along…

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“What The” Nike KD 15: Official Images

Brandon King

The “What The” theme has found its way to the Nike KD 15. It sports an action grape, white, black and pink foam, color palette and features aesthetic elements from a variety of color ways with a glow-in-the-dark TPU lace cage. Kd branding is found on the tongue, along with “EASY” embroidered on the rear pull tabs, completing an upper that sits atop respective yellow and blue midsole and multi-colored rubber outsoles, Alreaddy available in Asia, the “What The” Nike KD 15 is soon expected to domestically debut at nike.com…

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Russell Westbrook gets into heated exchange with fan

Brandon King

After halftime of their Game 1 win against the Phoenix Suns, Los Angeles Clippers guard Russell Westbrook had words with a a disrespectful fan in a lounge area. The slick-mouthed fan called Westbrook , “Westbrick” a perjorative, perversion his last name coined years ago by perpetual Russ hater Skip “Methuselah” Bayless. Westbrook can be heard admonishing the fan to , “watch his mouth” before leaving. The fan can be heard saying “take it like a man”, which speaks to an issue that has reared its ugly head more in recent…

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