Tag: Nike Basketball

“Melon Tint” Nike Cosmic Unity 3 coming September 1

Brandon King

This iteration of the Cosmic Unity features a minimum of 20% recycled materials by weight. The upper is composed of various materials, aesthetically augmented with woven embroidery throughout. White Swooshes are found on the lateral and medial sides with rear pull tabs that display “COSMIC” and “UNITY” on each respective tab, along with a pinwheel logo. Tabs on the tongue show a Swoosh and a number “3”. Below resides a full-length Zoom Air strobel and a Carter sole. The “Melon Tint” Nike Cosmic Unity is scheduled to debut September 1…

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LeBron James introduces the world to the LeBron XXI

Brandon King

Since LeBron was spotted in the LeBron XXI a week ago, several sets of subsequent images have emerged. However these differed from the below picture in that none of them were put out by the man himself, LeBron James, who posted an image the “Violet Dust” colorway of his upcoming signature sneaker Monday on his Instagram in a post captioned “PURPLE RAIN PURPLE RAIN #LeBronXXI.” View this post on Instagram A post shared by 👑 (@kingjames) Offering a lateral profile and above view, the perforations and yellow lower bordering of…

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Check out these latest images of the “Violet Dust” LeBron XXI

Brandon King

The next chapter of Lebron James’ signature line will soon debut with the LeBron XXI. Since James was spotted in the last week, several images have emerged and the latest set, via kisck`dong, treats us to the best look so far at the “Violet Dust” colorway. As can be seen, it sports a violet dust nubuck upper with a large lateral Swooshes and segmented branding on the medial. Melon tint shows up on the embroidery on the aforementioned Swooshes, on the rear heel counter, LeBron signature on the tongue as…

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Check out another look at the LeBron XXI

Brandon King

Recently images have emerged of LeBron James wearing the LeBron XXI. Subsequent pictured have come to light since thne on social media, however many of them were of too low a quality to ascertain substantial details. The first in-focus image comes to us via kicksaluluo2 and what we can see is a lower collared sneaker that features a lavender leather upper with a debossed Swoosh on the lateral side, with yellow embroidery underneath. The same yellow can be seen on the lower two laceloops, LeBron signature on the tongue and…

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“Hyper Pink” Nike Air Zoom GT Cut 2

Brandon King

This women’s exclusive iteration of the very popular Zoom GT Cut 2 sports a hyper pink engineered mesh upper with pink Swooshes affixed to the lateral and medial sides. GT branding can be seen on the leather tongue, with more pink found on the external heel counter. Underneath the aforementioned upper resides a branded Reaact midsole, Zoom Air strobel augmented with a heel Zoom Air unit underneath. The “Hyper Pink” Nike Zoom GT Cut 2 will release August 10 at nike.com and select retail establishments; they will carry a 170…

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Has LeBron James unveiled the LeBron XXI?

Brandon King

As with their namesake on the court, the signature line of LeBron James shows no signs of slowing down. As he prepares for his 21st NBA season, Lebron was seen wearing a never seen before sneaker. James is holding up a “2” and “1”, hinting at this could be the LeBron XXI. The tan colored shoe features a low collar height and shape more in line with that of a Kobe VI. A large lateral Swoosh, tall rounded tongue and external heel counter round out the upper. Underneath resides a…

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“Wolf Grey” Nike LeBron NXXT Gen: Official Images

Brandon King

This iteration of the LeBron NXXT Gen sports a wolf grey engineered mesh at its upper with a dual set of Swooshes, a large white and a smaller metallic gold on the lateral side, with solo branding on the medial side at a darker grey overlay. LeBron signatures sits atop the co-branded Nike and LBJ branded tongues, with golden “XX” seen on the rear heel. Underneath resides a white midsole that is the home for Zoom Air cushioning and a grey rubber outsole. The “Wolf Grey” Nike LeBron NXXT Gen…

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“Easy Money” Nike KD 3: Official Images

Brandon King

The KD III has been called back into service, with the “All-Star” colorway having previously made its second retail run in February and now a colorway that hearkens back to Durant’s early days in OKC is set to debut. It sports a light silver leather upper underlaid with forefoot section equipped with Flywire and mesh panels on both the lateral and medial sides. Blue Swooshes adorn the lateral and medial sides, with the former filled with a series of repeating “100”, which is a nod to KD’s “Easy Money” moniker.…

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Check out these latest images of the “Reverse Grinch” Nike Kobe VI Protro

Brandon King

The “Reverse Grinch” NIke Kobe VI Protro will be one of the corwn jewels of a Kobe line that is set to relaunch on Mamba Day, August 24. This one-time PE, takes the coloration of the original Grinch and flips it, sports a broght crimson snakeskin textured upper with black Swooshes on the lateral and medial sides. Electric green Kobe branding can be seen on the tongue along with laces of the same hue. Underneath resides a bright crimson midsole and a Kobe-branded translcuent and solid bright crimson rubber outsole.…

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Black/Gold Kobe IV Protro coming in December

Brandon King

This upcoming Kobe IV Protro will be part of the relauncingof the Kobe line. At this juncture there are no available image of the yet-tobe-released colourway but is known it will utilize a black and gold colour palette. Initial predictive speculation assigns an aesthetic of a monochromatic black sneaker, only broken up by gold on the Swooshes and Kobe logo. The “Black/Gold” Nike Kobe IV Protro is scheduled to debut December 26. They will carry a 180 USD sticker price. Below is a potential visual representation via sneaker files.a

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