It seems as if there are as many Player/Friends & Family Exclusive colorways as there are general releases. The Shooting Stars Player Exclusive you see here is a colorway paying tribute to the Shooting Stars, LeBron James’ AAU team. The white/red/black is a precise “reverse” colorway of the Air Max LeBron VII Home colorway that LeBron wore during the early stages of the ’09-’10 season. The Air Max LeBron VII Shooting Stars PE probably won’t see a release, so these new images of this great colorway is all you can get (that is, unless you have a great connection of some sort). Continue reading for a gallery of images and let us know if you’d cop if these ever released. via phnrprman of NT.

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Nike Air Pippen 1, anyone? Here’s a new colorway in white and total orange that doesn’t seem to match up to any of his team colorways. Bulls? Nope. Rockets or Blazers? Not here. Central Arkansas? Definitely not. This colorway is just another interesting combination of the Nike Air Pippen 1 that Scottie wore during the ’97 Playoffs, but anyone remember the Zoom version that he wore? Scottie was quoted to have preferred Zoom over Air but the tri-pressure Air Units from the 90′s look sweeter, don’t they? If orange is your thing, grab these from steptorun on eBay.

Style: 325001-100
Color: White/Dark Grey-Total Orange

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The Nike Player hightop debuted this year with a series of simple colorways applied to a silhouette best described as Blazer-like.  In fact, were it not for the much smaller Swoosh and a side panel seam, you could easily confuse these for that classic basketball shoe.  As it stands, this is a lifestyle sneaker, the above pictured colorway of which is sure to remind you of a particular player, probably the best one in NBA history.  These black-based Players add New Green and purple accents to achieve an Air Jordan VIII ‘Aqua’ look that’s sure to find its fair share of fans this summer.  If you’re feelin’ the ‘Aqua’ Nike Player, grab a pair today from Premier.

Style: 390074-003
Color: Black/New Green-White

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The Converse Black Flag debuted last summer, featuring a collection of lifestyle branded footwear as well as refreshing takes on classic models. Available now at DQM is the latest of the Converse Fall 2010 Collection, like three new colorways of the boat-shoe inspired Sea Star as well as the CVO, taken after the classic lace-up shoe. Also available is a navy and gum-soled Pro Leather S and an olive green Star Player Mid S. Watch for these newest Black Flag colorways at your Converse retailer soon or grab them now at DQM.

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The Jordan Brand hybrid agenda has seen its highs and lows. Simply put, it’s been hit or miss thus far. You can go down the entire hybrid history and distinguish the success stories with the perpetual strugglers. The Jordan Rare Air is slowly but surely leaning toward the path of success, because the overall response to the shoe has followed that of another hybrid shoe – the Air Jordan Spiz’ike. The II, III, IV, V, and VI are the composers of this symphony, with no one shoe inspiration overpowering another. It’s a seemingly harmonious collaboration of the five Air Jordan models, but seriously, how can you say no to Elephant print and a grey speckled midsole? The White Cement Jordan Rare Air is set to hit Jordan Brand retailers soon but a full size run at a fair price  is available now from steptorun on eBay.

Style: 407361-101
Color: White/Black-Cement Grey

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Now that Kobe Bryant has won his fifth NBA title, the sports world’s talking heads are going to have a field day with the Kobe-MJ comparisons.  Maybe if they take a look at all the different symbols etched into these new Air Jordan Accolades, they’ll realize that the combination of timing and utter brilliance have placed Michael Jordan at the top of the game of basketball, probaby forever.  The Jordan Accolades Laser includes reminders of everything from the groundbreaking Air Jordan 1, to the ‘God Disguised as Michael Jordan’ game, all the way through to the ‘Flu Game’ and a few years later when MJ was a Wizard.  The moments of greatness are too numerous to mention, but you can see more closeups of the upcoming Accolades after the jump.  via Dunk

Style: 395574-103
Color: White/Varsity Red-Black

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Check out two upcoming Nike SB models for July 2010; the first is the Nike SB Zoom Omar Salazar in a purple, green, and white colorway. It’s like an sueded, unglittered version of the Dinosaur Jr. x Nike SB Zoom Omar Salazar but the colorway reminds us of another Nike SB – the Donatello SB Dunk Mid. The Blazer CS – part of the Nike SB Custom Series – will also arrive; black with a white swoosh with a sweet all-gum sole. Continue reading for a look at the other pair and expect both to hit Nike SB accounts in July; some spots like UK’s bored will have them as early as this Monday, June 21st.

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Stefan Janoski’s boat-shoe inspired skater was an interesting change of pace for Nike SB; many of their skate-shoes were the classic chunky sneakers with fat laces and tongues, but the Janoski – a perfect casual lifestyle shoe – was deemed fit for skating as well. Check out Stefan Janoski’s personal collection of his own sig shoe, the Nike SB Stefan Janoski,  arranged into a pyramid and a circle (with his adorable feline friend). Perhaps that picture could be the next funny “cat pic” that grew quite popular over the last couple of years. via Stefan Janoski’s Twitter.

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The recent wave of White-and-3M Air Force 1 Lows and Mids had old-school AF1 heads excited again, but here’s a loud new colorway for the ones who enjoy the noise; featuring a combination of Sport Red and Light Bone, this new Nike Air Force 1 features a neat striped graphic on the center and heel panels. From afar, the graphic looks like a textured applique but the dots that make up the lines are actually painted on. In fact, the shoe is exactly the same as the Christmas Day Air Force 1 QS of last year , with the same tongue tag and color combo, but the added ‘wallpaper’ marks this as a new pair. Fitting for Valentine’s Day, but wearable anytime; grab them now at SNS.

Style: 318775-600
Color: Sport Red/Sport Red-Light Bone

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If there were a single shoe you’d say is the epitome of American footwear, it’s this one.  Not only is the Converse Chuck Taylor All Star High a living legend in the world of sneakers, but this Stars & Bars edition will have you more eager to tie ‘em up than the refs in yesterday’s World Cup tilt against Slovenia.  Check out the red, white and blue flag-cents that make this a special pair of Chucks and then cop a pair or 50 from a Sweedish store who knows enough about the history of the shoe name to have one of our states in their name: Caliroots’ Six Feet Down.

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A special colorway of the Huf Hupper will release next Saturday, June 26th, at the San Francisco and Los Angeles Huf locations. Just 111 pairs will be available of the Numero Uno, the mid-top skate-shoe which is also the first official Huf shoe. Featuring a white midsole and a navy blue upper with a special “1″ graphic on the rear heel, the Huf Hupper Numero Uno should double as a lifestyle shoe quite effortlessly. Continue reading for full release info on this limited shoe and head to Huf next weekend for the release.

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Introducing the strapless Nike SB Dunk Mid.  Ok, actually, these pairs have already been introduced via our exclusive preview earlier this week, and they’re not actually out yet in America, but we do have some new images to peep of what looks to be the first strapless SB Dunk Mid to hit retail.  These come in that indomitable red/black/white colorway that Michael Jordan made famous with a similar sole about 25 years ago, but the Mid sans strap is a look that’s fresh for 2010.  Check out some more angles after the jump and stick with Sneaker News for updates on these and all Nike SB release dates.  via Arktz.

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