Tag: Nike Basketball

“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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An intial look at the “Aunt Pearl” Nike KD 16

Brandon King

Since the KD IV, every subsequent model in the KD line has featured one colorway commemorating Durant’s late Aunt Pearl who succumbed to that pernicious disesase, breast cancer in 2000. From the images a sneaker with a pink upper lapped with white piping and Swooshes of the same hue flanking the ankle. Pink KD logo can be seen on the tongue with a smattering of hot pink at the top lace loop and “EASY” marked button the rear heel provides some additional visual variety. Additional hot pink can be seen…

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Titan x Nike Zoom LeBron NXXT Gen: Official Images

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Manila-based retail establishment Titan has once again joined forces with Nike Basketball on a special edition of the Zoom LeBron NXXT. It sports a gold mesh upper with dual Swooshes on the lateral side. A blue medial side overlay is home for a large vibrant pink Swoosh. Nike and Titan branding appears on the tongue along with graphic insoles. Underneath the aforementioned upper resides a white and blue midsole that is home to Zoom Air cushoining and a gold rubber ousole. The Titanx Nike Zoom LeBron NXXT Gen is anticipated…

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“Ember Glow” Nike Ja 1 : Official Images

Brandon King

This latest and upcoming Nike Ja 1 is the latest addition to the kids-exclusive wing of Ja 1 roster. It sports an ember glow upper spread across its mesh upper with a reinforced midfoot. Conjoining blue lightning Swooshes wrap the foot with a “JA” logo on the tongue and his number “12” embroidered on the rear heel. Underneath resides a white midsole that houses Zoom Air cushioning and a JA-branded black rubber outsole. The “Ember Glow” Nike Ja 1 is scheduled to debut July 3 at nike.com and select retail…

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Check out these looks of the Nike KD 16

Brandon King

The season didn’t end the way Kevin Durant and his new Phoenix Suns compatriots would have liked, as they got dog-walked 125-100 by the Denver Nuggets in Game 6, meaning we will likely not see the 16 on NBA courts anymore this season. As we await an actual release, we will have to settle for images of the sneakers as they trickle forth. Images of a tri-colored variation of KD’s yet-to-released signature sneaker. It sports a royal upper that’s overlaid with magenta, with reflective piping delineating between the two colors.…

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