Tag: shoes

Stupid Things People Over Sneakers: Man Kills Teen for Wearing Red Sneakers

Brandon King

In the latest edition of sneaker-related lunacy, we bring you the case of Dwight Smith. On Wednesday Smith was sentenced to 12 years behind bars ,after pleading guilty to voluntary manslaughter ,in connection with the killing of 19- year-old Tavin Price.  Price had on a red shirt and sneakers and apparently that was such an affront to Price and his cohorts Kevin Johnson and Kanasho Johns- who last month were sentenced respectively 50 years to life and 53 years to life- that he simply had to pay with his life. …

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Kobe AD to release tomorrow

Brandon King

Though, unfortunately, Kobe Bryant’s days on the NBA hardwood are now a thing of the past, it appears his signature line lives on with the Kobe AD. This latest shoe strays from the numbering of previous model to differentiate this new, post-NBA chapter of Kobe’s life.  This sleek sneaker features a grey fuse upper with Dynamic Flywire, and white branding, including a new Kobe logo that depicts two snakes intertwined in double helix pattern. An iridescent heel counter ads some colorful flair to this low profile model.  The Kobe AD…

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Reebok has been offering shoes to those who burned or tossed their New Balances

Brandon King

Earlier this week we covered the, at the time, growing movement of people filming themselves burning or throwing out their New Balance shoes in lieu of perceived company support of President-elect Donald Trump. This ire was derived from comments made by one of their execs. https://twitter.com/jonnnysan/status/796509907725885440 As a result of this recorded sneaker destruction, there were now a myriad of people that now were down at least one shoe in their rotation. Reebok was all too happy to step and rectify that. They took to twitter to offer them a…

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New Balance attempts to distance itself from the support of white supremacist organization

Brandon King

Ever since one of its executives made statements in support of President-elect Donald Trump, New Balance has been under fire ( literally in some cases). The right wing website The Daily Stormer proclaimed New Balance the “Official Shoes of White People”, following New Balance’s VP of public affairs Matt LeBretton’s comments to the Wall Street Journal that Trump’s election was a move in the “right direction.” New Balance has this to say in a statement: As a 110-year-old company with five factories in the U.S. and thousands of employees worldwide…

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Stupid Things People Do For Sneakers: Man Breaks into Cousin’s home and Steals Sneakers

Brandon King

Stealing is bad, stealing sneakers is stupid and stealing from your family is deplorable. Javontae Garrett of Simsbury,Connecticut has the unfortunate distinction of achieving this atrocious ternion. On May 21 of this year, Garrett’s cousin attended a high school prom, when he returned home,  found 22 pair of sneakers missing,with an estimated value of $5,450- and possibly his aunt’s $2,000 designer handbag.  The victim’s family did some investigation and identified two suspects, however Garrett was not charged until his fingerprint was found on one of the sneaker boxes left behind…

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Adidas and Parley to make shoes from recycled plastic

Brandon King

                  For over a year, Adidas has been hinting at a release of a shoe composed nearly entirely of plastic trash that was removed from the seas. In June of 2015, an initial prototype, which was created in a joint effort with the environmental organization Parley for the Oceans, was unveiled. In the middle of November, 7,000 pairs will go on sale. The German athletic company says that is just a start. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iisMyJdkyqg   We will make one million pair of shoes…

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Latest Images of the Air Jordan 9 “Kobe”

Brandon King

For many who have salivated over these since the first images of the original sample surfaced years , the news of the pending retail release of the “Kobe” Air Jordan IX retro was a cause for celebration.  This shoe features a white leather upper with a concord rand and midsole, tour yellow accenting on the rear Jumpman and 23, lateral side branding , outsole logo and on the front of the tongue. Closing the look is a white solid rubber outsole. This Air Jordan IX comes to retail November 19,…

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“Hyper Cobalt” Air Foamposite Pro releases later this month

Brandon King

These Foamposite Pros were only once available to Ben Gordon, are coming to retail very soon. This version stays true to its PE progenitor with its Hyper Blue Foamposite shell, black leather eyestays, black jeweled Swoosh and hyper blue outsole. You can try to get your hands on these beauties when they release August 26, 2016. Nike Air Foamposite Pro Hyper Cobalt/Black 624041-403 August 26, 2016 $230    

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Popular Foamposite One Colorways to Return in 2017

Brandon King

The Shoe Game confirmed three beloved colors of the Nike Air Foamposite One will see a return next year. In celebrating the 20th anniversary of the Foamposite One, the Swoosh is reintroducing some of the most popular colorways, which include the Royal Blue, Copper and Eggplant. There are no dates as of yet, but we will bring you that information as it becomes available.

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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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