Tag: Nike

The Nike Dunk SB Low “Coffee Lovers”

Brandon King

If you like coffee and sneakers, this offering from Nike SB will be right down your alley.  This Dunk Low is dressed in a brown and khaki upper that made up to resemble milk being dropped in a cup of coffee. This upper sits atop a white midsole and green outsole, with the same Kelly green accenting around the swoosh and sockliner. The coloring of this shoe has fueled speculation of a collaboration between the swoosh and a certain Seattle based coffee company.  You can try to score a pair…

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Official images of the Black/Red Air Jordan XII Retro

Brandon King

To say this is an highly anticipated release is a vast understatement and the flames of that anticipation have only been stoked by the release of the official images from Nike. For those who may not know, this Air Jordan XII was originally released way back in 1997. Made famous for being on the feet of one Mr. Micheal Jordan in game 5 of the 1997 NBA Finals, which was known as the “flu game”. Jordan was sick due some bad pizza. Despite the illness, he scored 38 points,including hitting…

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How would you spend $1,500 on kicks?

Brandon King

When it comes to buying sneakers many of us are turned off because of the lines,raffles,bots, hypebeasts and other hassles you now have to do just in order to acquire a pair of shoes. Even if those are not a deterrent for you, sometimes the funds just aren’t where they need to be. With Jordans, Kobes and Lebrons tipping the retail scale at over $200 a pop, it’s easy to see why people make that financial decisions to pass on releases. So for this fun hypothetical situation, we are going…

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OG Space Jam Director Joe Pytka warns about doing follow up film

Brandon King

There have been rumblings for the past few years that a sequel to Space Jam featuring Lebron James was a possibility. Now it appears the long rumored follow up to the 1996 smash is becoming a reality. The sequel will be directed by Justin Lin, who also was in the director’s chair for Star Trek Beyond.  Not everyone is in favor the film; in fact someone with intimate knowledge of Space Jam who’s telling the producers of this project to do an about face. That someone is the director of…

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The Shoes of the Dream Team are up for sale

Brandon King

The decision to first allow NBA players to compete in the Olympic games gave birth to what I feel unequivocally was the greatest basketball team ever, the “Dream Team”. That team, bursting at the seams with hall of famers and was  also instrumental in the globalization of basketball , steamrolled through the games en route to the gold medal. The team, literally, is the stuff of legend and now fans and collectors alike now have a chance to score some major Dream Team memorabilia, namely kicks worn by every member…

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Official Images of the Chicago “City Pack” Air Jordan X Retro

Brandon King

The official images of the “Chicago” model from the Air Jordan X “City Pack” have been released and it is a visually pleasing package.  It derives its look from the city’s municipal flag, it’s white leather upper is complimented by Crimson coloring at the tongue and heel collar.  University Blue is used on on the straps that that traverse the tongue , the lace loops and in alternating stripes with the Crimson on the heel pull tab, and on the outsole. You can try to add these to your collection…

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White/Red Air Jordan XI Low coming back this summer

Brandon King

With its white ballistic mesh upper, varsity red patent leather rand and clear outsole,the white and red Air Jordan XI Low was a very striking shoe that has not seen the light of day since it’s original 2001 release. That is set to change this summer when this XI low makes its long awaited retail return. You can try to get your hands on these when they release June 4,2016 for $170.               Air Jordan 11 Retro Low White/Varsity Red-Black 528895-102 June 4, 2016…

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Georgia teen robbed and run over in meet up sneaker deal

Brandon King

http://   The following story out of Georgia is another example of why we here at SneakerShopTalk strongly advise those of you who engage in live meet ups to buy or sell sneakers to exercise some precautions to protect yourselves. Meet in a public place during the day and do not travel alone. Do not let your desire to obtain a certain pair of kicks or to sell a pair blind you from maintaining your safety A sixteen year old Loganville, GA teen told WSB-TV of Atlanta she made a…

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Our 33 Favorite Kobe Bryant Moments, Part II

Brandon King

  28. Kobe’s sneaker free agency After his departure from Adidas, Kobe came into the 2002-03 season sans a shoe deal. What ensued was an awesome season long sneaker smorgasbord. As he destroyed cats that season,Bryant rocked Nike, Jordan Brand, Reebok, as well as And1, just to name a few. I’m not sore if we will ever see such sneaker variety from a player of his caliber, but it was fun because you never knew what we was going to wear from game to game       27. Surpassing 31,000…

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Make A Free Throw! 

Brandon King

Last night I watched the Clippers beat the trailblazers, I knew the inevitable parade to the free-throw line with DeAndre Jordan as the grand marshal would soon ensue. Once again we were treated to Jordan’s consistent bricks from the charity stripe. While he was an abysmal 8-18, his usual fashion on ineptitude didn’t hurt and the clippers as Portland was an able to capitalize on the bounty of misses.   I know some people absolutely hate the hack-a-[insert horrendously bad free throw shooter] strategy, citing it slows down the game…

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