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“Memphis Tigers” Nike Zoom Rookie coming soon

May 22, 2019May 22, 2019 Brandon King

Like the “Memphis Tigers” Air Foamposite One, the Zoom Rookie is the latest Penny Hardaway associated silhouette to get the Memphis Tigers treatment. This Zoom Rookie sports a white leather and mesh upper and nodules. On the Foamposite portions of the upper a tiger print over university blue is present. The aesthetic of the shoe is completed by a translucent outsole. The “Memphis Tigers” Nike Zoom Rookie is set to release June 1 at nike.com and select retail establishments. The sticker price is set at $210 USD. Nike Zoom Rookie…

“Galaxy” Nike Zoom Rookie to return February 22nd

February 3, 2019February 3, 2019 Brandon King

When it released back in 2012, the “Galaxy” Nike Zoom Rookie was a follow up to a shoe whose impact is still felt today, the “Galaxy” Air Foamposite One. The “Galaxy” Zoom Rookie will return in 2019. Like its 2012 predecessor, it will feature a nebular pattern across It Foamposite upper, underlaid by a black mesh and nubuck as well as black pods. This upper sits atop what appears to be a glow-in-the-dark outsole. The “Galaxy” Zoom Rookie is scheduled to release February 22 at select Nike Sportswear retail venues.…

“Glow In The Dark”Nike Zoom Rookies to return before Christmas

December 7, 2018December 7, 2018 Brandon King

It seems the Air Jordan XI is not the only shoe that will make a retail return this December. The Zoom Rookie, frankenshoe of sneakers from Penny Hardaway’s sneaker past is also seeing another retail run. Last seen in 2011, the Glow-In-The-Dark incarnation returns just in time for Christmas. Like its previous version, it appears in the light to merely have a white Foamposite upper but once the lights go out that’s when the shoes really shines..er glows. The shoe retains the black nubuck underlays and smokey outsole. According to…