Yankees All-Star shortstop Gleyber Torres slid in the WPW DMs with a plethora of player exclusive heat. Home and away cleats and batting gloves for your viewing pleasure. It looks like Nike helped Gley celebrate his All-Star selection with these Nike Alpha Huarache PEs. (Various Alpha Huarache styles available at Dick’s, […]
A non-Jordan Brand sneaker that Michael Jordan rocked in his career was the Nike Air Flight One. There is a bit of backstory on this, as Michael hadn’t rocked a swoosh on his shoes since the Air Jordan 1. Mike debuted the “Concord” Air Jordan 11 in the 1995 playoffs […]
The defining sneaker for LeBron James in the 2019-20 season was the Nike LeBron 17. The low-top version differed from the mid-cut outside of just the collar height. The heel Air Max unit remains, as large as ever. The forefoot Zoom Air units are replaced with plush React foam. The […]
One of the many Black Mamba sneakers that Lonzo Ball wore after splitting with Big Baller Brand was the Nike Kobe AD 2018. This low-top shoe features a mesh bootie construction, with bouncy Zoom Air in the heel. The flatness of the sole and internal-external heel counters add further support […]
A popular sneaker Lonzo Ball rocked after splitting with his father’s Big Baller Brand was the Nike Kobe 7. Nike designer Eric Avar designed the Nike Zoom Kobe 7, with two customizable midsole options dubbed “attack fast” and “attack strong”. The fast option matched the low-cut set-up on the aforementioned […]
A sneaker that was heavy in Lonzo Ball’s 2019-20 rotation was the Nike Kobe 5. The original Kobe 5 released in 2009 with simple Zoom Air bags in the heel and forefoot. For the updated protro release, the forefoot unit gets upgraded to Zoom Turbo. The larger Zoom Turbo bag […]
A classic Black Mamba sneaker that Lonzo Ball started rocking in the 2019-20 season was the Nike Kobe 6. This classic Kobe Bryant signature stuck with the low-cut formula that was revolutionary at the time for basketball sneakers. The Kobe 6 featured scales on the upper that added to the […]
Despite landing in the NBA the season after Kobe Bryant retired, Lonzo Ball has always been a mamba sneaker fan. This includes rocking the Nike Kobe 9 on-court. The Black Mamba rocked the high-top Flyknit version of the love-it-or-hate-it sneaker, whereas Ball liked the low-top in Flyknit and Engineered Mesh […]
Despite not having played with Kobe Bryant, Lonzo Ball has always been a mamba sneaker fan. This includes rocking the Nike Kobe 11 on-court. This shoe took aspects from previous Kobe styles and improved on them. This includes reinforced Flyknit for a sock-like fit. A drop-in Lunarlon midsole was used […]
One of the many Nike Basketball styles Ja Morant rocked during his rookie season was the Nike Kyrie 4. This style is known for it’s biting traction, as is the case for most Kyrie sneakers. The tread rides up the lateral midsole, providing a teeth design of sorts. Aside from […]