Nike finally gave us the official look at the KD13 in early April 2020, and honestly, I was more impressed than I expected to be. Kevin Durant’s signature line doesn’t always get the hype it deserves. People sleep on KDs. But the 13th iteration brings some real engineering upgrades that caught my attention. The KD13 […]

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Travis Scott and Nike have been on an absolute tear lately. First the Air Jordan 1 Reverse Mochas, then the Travis Scott x Air Jordan 6, and now we’re getting the Travis Scott x Nike Air Max 270 React “Cactus Trails.” Honestly, this might be my favorite Cactus Jack collab yet. There’s something about the […]

Kevin Durant’s signature line with Nike has been one of the most consistently good performance basketball sneakers on the market, and the KD 13 keeps that streak alive. Nike officially unveiled the KD 13 in early April 2020, and honestly, it might be the best looking KD shoe since the KD 10. The design takes […]

2020 was the 30th anniversary of the Air Jordan 5, and Jordan Brand went all out to celebrate. We got the Fire Red 3M retro, the alternate Bel-Air, and then this. The Air Jordan 5 “Top Three.” Honestly, this might be the most creative retro release of the entire anniversary celebration. Instead of dropping another […]

The Air Jordan 34 was one of the most underrated performance basketball shoes of its era, and the “Chinese New Year” colorway might be the best looking version of the shoe. Released on January 2, 2020, this colorway also became known as the “White Iridescent” or “Digital Pink” among sneakerheads who couldn’t agree on what […]

The “Aunt Pearl” line is one of the most meaningful traditions in sneaker culture. Every year, Kevin Durant and Nike team up with the Kay Yow Cancer Fund to release a special colorway honoring Durant’s late aunt, Pearl, who passed away from lung cancer in 2000. The KD 12 “Aunt Pearl” dropped on December 27th, […]

2019 was the year SB Dunks came roaring back into the mainstream, but real ones know they never left. Nike SB closed out the year with one of the most talked-about releases. The SB Dunk Low “Raygun Tie-Dye” pack hit shelves on December 27th, and it was a fitting capstone to a year that reminded […]

The Nike Dunk Low “Viotech” is one of those shoes that has a cult following most sneakerheads know about but few have actually owned. It originally dropped in 2002 as a Japan CO.JP exclusive, which means if you weren’t in Japan or plugged into the right channels back then, you missed out. The 2019 retro […]

Every year, the Nike Doernbecher Freestyle collection delivers some of the most personal, story-driven sneakers you will ever see. The 2019 collection included this React Element 55 designed by Kahleah Corona, and honestly, it might be one of the most meaningful Doernbecher drops in recent memory. Buy This \u2191 Kahleah Corona survived a traumatic brain […]

Kevin Durant’s twelfth signature shoe with Nike went bold with the “Wavvy” colorway, and honestly, this might be the most fun KD 12 release of the entire run. The shoe dropped in November 2019 and brought a wave of color that stood out even in a year packed with wild basketball sneakers. The colorway is […]

Kyrie Irving’s connection to the number 11 runs deep. His dad wore number 11. Kyrie wore it in high school and with the Nets. “K” is the eleventh letter of the alphabet. “Kyrie Irving” is 11 letters. He played 11 games at Duke. He was drafted round 1, pick 1 in 2011. So when Nike […]

UCONN alum and San Antonio Spurs forward Rudy Gay is parting with his mansion in Southwest Ranches, FL. His six-bedroom home just landed on the market for $3,475,000. The property includes a four-car garage, a heated pool, and a regulation outdoor hoops court branded with the aforementioned UCONN logo. The home’s listing photos also offer […]

The Yeezy 500 has always been the quiet achiever in Kanye West’s adidas lineup. It doesn’t have Boost. It doesn’t have a Swoosh or a Jumpman. It’s just a chunky, retro-inspired runner that looks like something you’d see in a 1990s catalog. And honestly, that’s exactly why I like it. The “Stone” colorway that dropped […]

Okay, let\u2019s talk about the Air Jordan 1 \u201cShattered Backboard 3.0\u201d because this is one of those releases that still gets people arguing years later. Jordan Brand dropped these on October 26, 2019, retailing for $160, and the sneaker internet lost its collective mind. Not because they were ugly. Because they were weird. Buy This […]

Virgil Abloh’s “The Ten” collection was supposed to be done. Nike said so. Abloh said so. Everyone thought the Off-White x Nike era had wrapped up. But then Virgil went and confirmed three new Dunk Low colorways were dropping in late 2019, and the sneaker world lost its collective mind all over again. The Off-White […]

Jordan Brand went all-in for the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup. They dropped a whole collection of FIBA-themed kicks, including the Air Jordan 12, the Jumpman Diamond, and the Air Jordan XXXIII SE. But honestly, the one that caught my eye the most was the Air Jordan 4 SE “FIBA.” It dropped on September 7th, […]

adidas has been quietly building out their basketball catalogue with models that blur the line between performance and lifestyle. The adidas Trifecta is a perfect example. Originally launched under that name before being renamed to the Posterize for the wider stateside release, this shoe brings streetwear energy to the hardwood in a way that few […]

Today, Nike officially unveiled a Stranger Things Season 3 collaboration including two different collections presenting custom Nike Blazer, Cortez, and Tailwind silhouettes alongside matching apparel. From Nike.com In the summer of 1985, several transport vehicles departed from Nike HQ in Beaverton, Oregon, carrying special product shipments headed to multiple locations across the US. Unfortunately, a […]

When Kanye and adidas decided to drop an all-black Yeezy Boost 350 V2 in the summer of 2019, I think everyone knew it was going to be a problem. A good kind of problem. The kind where websites crash, queues form at every retailer, and resale prices go through the roof within hours. That’s exactly […]

When Donald Glover announced his partnership with adidas Originals back in September 2018, nobody knew what to expect. The guy does music as Childish Gambino. He acts. He writes. He directs. He does a little bit of everything and somehow makes it all look effortless. So when the first images of the Donald Glover Presents […]

I’ve been following the Yellow Toe Air Jordan 1 story for years at this point. When the first samples surfaced back in 2019, I honestly thought it was one of those shoes that would never see a retail release. The colorway looked too clean, too desirable for Jordan Brand to just put out there without […]

The Nike SB x Air Jordan 1 collaboration has been one of those weird, unexpected things that just works. Skateboarding and basketball culture colliding on the same silhouette. And the “Light Bone” colorway, which dropped in May 2019, might be the most creative take yet. Here’s the thing that makes this shoe genuinely interesting. It […]

Nike Air Max Susan “Missing Link” to release on April 9th on Nike SNKRS at 10AM EST. The retail price tag is set at $170 USD. Mr. Link, the protagonist of LAIKA’s new film, “Missing Link,” is the inspiration behind the latest collaboration between Nike and the animation studio. In the story, Mr. Link, a […]