June 15, 2016

The 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio are a couple of months away and big name players like Russell Westbrook, Stephen Curry and James Harden have already announced that they will not be part of this year’s roster. That means that other players will have to pick up the load for the absence of these stars. One of those players that everyone assumes will be part of Team USA is Kevin Durant.

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Kevin Durant is expected to wear this USA colorway of his new Nike KD 9 during the Summer games. Looking at this KD 9 we can see that the new Flyknit upper is done in a clean White hue while University Red lands on the Swoosh and tongue tab, and Race Blue completes the USA theme by appearing on the Flywire, heel pull tab and the KD branding on the heel.

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The Nike KD 9 USA is expected to arrive at retailers on July 1, 2016 for a retail price of $150.

June 08, 2016

American fashion designer, Steven Alan, reveals his latest collaborative sneaker silhouette this season, featuring the Saucony G9 Control.

Bearing stylistic elements from the label’s Grid 9000 and Master Control models which have been molded into one design, the model is treated in an autumnal/military-esque color scheme. Various shades of green and brown are prominent across its suede and leather upper, while grey mesh is utilized for its underlays.

Finished off with a matching full-length rubber sole unit, you can find this pair at select Saucony retailers overseas now.

Stay tuned for a stateside release.

June 08, 2016

The Asics Gel Lyte 3 is introduced in a vibrant colorway for Spring/Summer 2016, which bears similarities to the popular mint ice cream flavor.

The defining vibrant hue is prominent on the speckling rubber sole unit, inner lining and laces, while the upper is rendered in tonal black, which is constructed of breathable mesh and suede overlays.

Further detailed with more mint hits on the side panels, heel counter and heel tab via branding, you can purchase this pair at Asics retailers worldwide now,

June 08, 2016

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After what felt like a long hiatus, the adidas Yeezy line is back with a new colorway of the high-top Yeezy Boost 750.

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The last time we saw this silhouette it released in a Triple Black colorway that left everyone who picked up a pair very pleased. This time around the shoe will feature a Light Grey suede on the entire upper while down below we see a contrasting gum Yeezy Boost sole that glows in the dark. Take a look at the latest detailed images above and let us know if you hope to get your hands on a pair on June 11th for a retail price of $350.

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Click and bookmark our official adidas Yeezy Boost 750 Grey Gum launch page now for more images, store list and release info.

June 03, 2016

Whether this Nike Air Foamposite One is really inspired by hip hop group Wu-Tang hasn’t been confirmed by Nikeyet, but we do know that they’ll be releasing later this month.

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Covered in Optic Yellow on the entire Foamposite shell upper, this retro Nike Basketball silhouette is then contrasted by Black detailing on the tongue, laces, eyestay, inner liner, ankle, heel and outsole. Additional Optic Yellow hits are found on the Swoosh by the toe, tongue and heel pull tabs, and on the One Cent branding on the tongue and heel.

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Look for this “Wu-Tang” Nike Air Foamposite One at select Nike retailers on June 24, 2016 for a retail price of $230. Stay tuned in to our Nike Air Foamposite One Wu Tang launch page for additional details and updates.

June 02, 2016

If you’ve watched Michael Jordan’s many commercials through the years, you’ll know that he’s a million different things to billions of people. During his prime, he’s been a shoe salesman, a CEO, defender of Earth against crazy sneaker-stealing Martians and a whole lot more. When he retired for good, he became the elder statesman who has been passing on what he’s learned to the next generation and beyond. Remember those commercials in the mid-2000s with Jordan Brand athletes like Eddie Jones and Michael Finley? MJ would still ball in those spots, but he was clearly passing the torch.

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Nowadays, MJ is less about the passing the torch and more about making sure everybody remembers who built this house. We’ve talked before about howJordan Brand has become more of an ideal and less about MJ himself, but it seems like Michael the man – or maybe Nike is nudging him a little – isn’t ready to just fade away from the spotlight and be just the owner of the Charlotte Hornets yet. After all, this is the guy who spawned a trillion memes thanks to his infamous Hall of Fame speech and who gets features written yearly about how he’s a filthy rich man who either has or hasn’t found peace for his competitive fire.

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If you’ve been lucky enough to do this line of work for a while, chances are you get a special bounce in your step when you get the opportunity to check out an Air Jordan launch. I’ve been fortunate enough to attend a pair of new Air Jordan launches (the XX8 and the XXX) with a slight hope that maybe the guy – besides Tinker Hatfield – who helped make this all possible would be there to show it to us. But nope, MJ is nowhere to be found (of course, he made it to the XX9 launch that I couldn’t go to because ugh…). I’ve seen everybody from Chris Paul to Russell Westbrook to Blake Griffin at various Jordan launches but never the man himself. He’s busy doing other “cooler” things for his brand.

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Michael Jordan was there to introduce their Nike Zoom Vapor AJ3 collaboration with Roger Federer; he recently made the trip down to Orlando to watch his son Marcus open his Trophy Room sneaker boutique; and now he’s showing off the Air Jordan 5 Low Neymar with the soccer superstar. Last year he even wore a plain white Supreme shirt – albeit problematically – to promote last year’s most hyped retro release. He might not wear OVO Jordan retros, but signing Drake was no mistake as it turns out. Isn’t it interesting that MJ doesn’t attend all of his new signature shoe launches but when he’s needed to play hype man for a rare drop he’s front and center?

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Michael Jordan and his team are pivoting into a space that nobody saw coming, and that’s becoming Tony Bennett. As one of the greatest singers of all-time, Bennett saw a resurgence of popularity in the early 90s as the cool old man with the amazing voice and rather accomplished career. Bennett would collaborate with numerous modern singers and songwriters on classic tunes and new hits which ironically made Bennett even more famous and evergreen than the people he latched on to. To this day, Bennett continues to perform all over the world, saying that “(i)f you are creative, you get busier as you get older.” That totally sounds like something MJ would say. He’s still doing work for the brand he helped create and even though more kids know him today as Crying Jordan, that won’t stop him from creating.

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So what’s next for MJ on the collaborative front? He’s already done tennis, soccer and hypebeasts recently. You could make the argument that he’s already done a collab with Wayne Gretzky and Bo Jackson on that awful Air Jordan 5 Pro Stars shoe, but that sucked and shouldn’t be counted against him (or anybody with taste for that matter). For me, the dream of a Jordan Brand Tiger Woods golf shoe has always been in the back of my mind, but with Tiger barely playing these days, it seems more likely that Rory McIlroy would get the call, especially since former Jordan Brand head Gentry Humphrey is a part ofNike Golf. A trainer with Mike Trout could also be in play. How about something with their huge NFL roster, including the future of the Los Angeles Rams Todd Gurley and Jared Goff? Just when you thought MJ was on his way out of the spotlight, he just decided to carve a new path for himself.