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Here on Sneaker News, our readers discussed the Nike LeBron 8 ‘South Beach’ to tedium, with the drawn line separating two major groups – the true sneaker fans, and the hypebeasts. The latter category is one that nobody admits to being a part of, but face it – we’ve all fallen victim to hype at one point or another. The South Beach LeBron 8 is one sneaker that always stirs up the ‘hypebeast’ debate, because at the time of its release, LeBron James was, arguably, the most hated man in sports, and the major reason many people were buying a LeBron shoe was due to it being limited in nature. Without surprise, the ‘hype’ surrounding the LeBron quickstrike release built, and the sneaker now fetches $1,000 with ease in the resale market.
Whether or not this display of sneaker sacrilege is a valiant attempt to prove a point or a pathetic attempt at sports performance is a judgement we’ll leave up to you. Elias of FeedingTheStreets and notable sneakerhead Franalations recently got together for a quick game of hoops, putting their own sneakers on the line. The losing player would burn their shoes, and it’s clear that Franalations and his Space Jam Dunks had a lot less on the line than Elias did, who put up his LeBron 8 ‘South Beach’ to the test. In the end, Elias lost a shortened game of HORSE, which resulted in his LeBron 8 South Beach experiencing Heat in many more ways than one. Check out the video below (wait ’til the very end) and let us know your opinion on the Burned South Beaches and the fact that someone actually did this!
124 Responses to “Nike LeBron 8 ‘South Beach’ – Burned!”
July 25th, 2011 at 6:32 pm
Was this necessary ?
July 25th, 2011 at 6:36 pm
AWESOME!! im not a south beach type anyways.. =/
July 25th, 2011 at 6:36 pm
He could have bet to give em away for free at least.. but he burned them -___-
July 25th, 2011 at 6:37 pm
This made my dick hard
July 25th, 2011 at 6:40 pm
What was he trying to prove? Instead of burning them he could have donated them to someone who could have used a functioning pair of sneakers.
July 25th, 2011 at 6:44 pm
what a fresh idea…these guys are going to win a webby
July 25th, 2011 at 6:45 pm
……………….
July 25th, 2011 at 6:49 pm
Talk about an effen dumb ass!! Stupidest shit I've ever heard of. Dude has way to much time on his hands.
July 25th, 2011 at 6:51 pm
Dam that shits crazy bet he has another pair on ice
July 25th, 2011 at 6:52 pm
WTF is wrong with that kid eye and if i was him i would had said F burning them n told him to give it to me
July 25th, 2011 at 6:53 pm
u deserve to burn ur kicks if ur this bad at basketball
July 25th, 2011 at 6:54 pm
What a waste. If they were planning to put shoes on the line, they could have at least did something productive like give to charity or donate for a charity auction. I'll never understand shortsided people that do things for a reaction.
July 25th, 2011 at 6:55 pm
Why……
July 25th, 2011 at 6:55 pm
or he coulda donated them to charity
July 25th, 2011 at 6:56 pm
EN TU PURA CARA LEBRON!!!!
July 25th, 2011 at 6:57 pm
ahhhhh wtf!
July 25th, 2011 at 6:57 pm
This is what happens when you let retarded people buy shoes
July 25th, 2011 at 6:58 pm
Damn both of them suck and are dumb.
July 25th, 2011 at 7:00 pm
I dont know what was worse… Them playing ball, or the shoe burning. Like spike said, " Dont believe the Hype."
July 25th, 2011 at 7:02 pm
Are they for real? Their balling skills are horrible…
July 25th, 2011 at 7:02 pm
Well that was dumb…
July 25th, 2011 at 7:04 pm
they were probably $40 knockoffs and you just automatically think they're real.
July 25th, 2011 at 7:04 pm
at least have the shoe auctioned on ebay instead of doing it this way…….what a waste
July 25th, 2011 at 7:09 pm
ignorance smh ,they could of gave those to somebody.
July 25th, 2011 at 7:11 pm
DAMN!!!!!! SOUTH BEACH GOT BURNED…. THEY BOTH SUCK AT BASKETBALL… CAN'T SHOOT FOR CRAP… IF IT WERE ME PLAYING BALL I WOULD'VE USED MY JORDAN 11 2000 SPACE JAMS (YELLOW SOLES) INSTEAD OF SKATEBOARDING SHOES… I WOULDN'T HAVE BURNED THEM THOUGH… THE BET I WOULD MAKE WITH ELIAS IS IF HE LOST HE WOULD HAVE TO GIVE THEM TO ME… I DON'T LIKE THE SOUTH BEACH LEBON 8'S BUT HEY FREE SHOES… THEY'D BE MY BEATERS…
July 25th, 2011 at 7:15 pm
-_____-
July 25th, 2011 at 7:24 pm
he gets respect for burning them but get's it taken away for actually having those barbie shoes in the first place.
July 25th, 2011 at 7:25 pm
This is what happens when you let retarded people buy retarded shoes.
fixed
July 25th, 2011 at 7:27 pm
i know there just shoes n all but damn WTF WAS THE POINT SOME PEOPLE MAN
July 25th, 2011 at 7:29 pm
man what are these guys doing ever putting on a pair of basketball sneakers? there's moments where people are so embarrassing you can't watch and this is one of those moments.
July 25th, 2011 at 7:35 pm
too gay colorways anyways!! but clearly he doesn't know burning rubber and plastic is bad for the environment..
July 25th, 2011 at 7:35 pm
Charity if ya complaining about charity you donate a pair for charity turds
July 25th, 2011 at 7:35 pm
Oh yeah, One to stock, and another to burn. That makes sense
July 25th, 2011 at 7:35 pm
Seriously? Guy just burned a g note, idiot. They should have def donated them to a charity instead of just burning them, a grand could have made big difference to a lot of lives. Serious fools.
July 25th, 2011 at 7:36 pm
this is fucking pathethic
July 25th, 2011 at 7:38 pm
Ol' sleepy got him
July 25th, 2011 at 7:42 pm
how did he lose to a guy with one eye
July 25th, 2011 at 7:45 pm
Glad to See
July 25th, 2011 at 7:45 pm
Haha all of you need to calm down & quit stunting on the internet. Most of you damn well you wouldnt give your shoes to charity unless they were worn out. Those are there shoes, they can do whatever they please with them.
July 25th, 2011 at 7:46 pm
You can't be disappointed at someone keeping their word. It was a bet.
July 25th, 2011 at 7:47 pm
learn how to play ball.
July 25th, 2011 at 7:48 pm
Yo' Fran, let me play a game against you. I'll wear an eye patch to make it fair. Winner gets a new pair of shoes.
July 25th, 2011 at 7:49 pm
So much hate going on ^. Is it cause you don't have a pair ? Or cause you're just another hypebeast ? And ofcourse they could've just acutioned the losing pair up for charity, but the dude's are just human and love to have to entertainment of their own, they didn't think. I'm sure you guy's have done something for entertainment aswell.
July 25th, 2011 at 7:54 pm
He should of just sold them to somebody for a few bucks
July 25th, 2011 at 8:05 pm
Nice bro
July 25th, 2011 at 8:08 pm
I guess they took KicksOnFire literally.
July 25th, 2011 at 8:08 pm
those are fake anyway
July 25th, 2011 at 8:23 pm
LEBRON SHOT A LOAD IN THAT KIDS EYE, AHAHAHAHAHAAAAHHAAAAAA
July 25th, 2011 at 8:27 pm
what a bunch of fucking saps, look at them shoot ball, they both need to burn their entire collection.
July 25th, 2011 at 8:29 pm
Such a bad shoe. It deserved to be burned, for crimes against being ugly, and being a girls shoe that only a dude “that way inclined” would have.
July 25th, 2011 at 8:32 pm
HAHAHHAHAHAAH
July 25th, 2011 at 8:33 pm
Such a bad colorway is the southbeach. Too girly for me, but if you got the balls to pull it off, all power to yo
July 25th, 2011 at 8:39 pm
Maybe the worst display of basketball I've ever seen.
Instead of burning them he could have made $800-$1000 bucks. Moron.
July 25th, 2011 at 8:46 pm
yooo dat is a waste of shoes… this is wat ppl do we have 2 much time on their hands smdh
July 25th, 2011 at 8:50 pm
You sir Are GAY!!!
July 25th, 2011 at 8:54 pm
these fucking hipsters don't belong anywhere near a basketball court and shouldn't be allowed in public with anything other than vans
July 25th, 2011 at 9:04 pm
Im not racist but white ppl are so corny they hate on lebron cause the made does what he wants to do. No black male hates on lebron for his decision atleast not like this. I wonder how much fun these losers had making this pathetic video non athletic losers. I bet it took alot of edits to make this. Obviously its a scripted video and was made so they could burn the lebrons with a reason behind it without actually saying the real reason but i see threw it. Straight clowns but its whatever there loss
July 25th, 2011 at 9:31 pm
franalations looks retarted so it doesnt matter. hes also a size 6.5 and hes 23
July 25th, 2011 at 9:32 pm
why is his right eye shut?
July 25th, 2011 at 9:40 pm
I'll play either of them for their shoe collection, or either of those shoes.
July 25th, 2011 at 9:48 pm
First of all. Two grown men cannot be that horrible at basketball. That was just pathetic. But I guess everybody isn't born with a athletic gene. Secondly, He definitely has another pair of Lebron's tucked away or they were fakes. He was hooping in em a no no for any real sneakerhead. No normal thinking human being would burn something that could make you atleast 400 used in his case. Third, that way just pointless and a waste of time. But hey we can't all have important things to do with our time.
July 25th, 2011 at 9:51 pm
Fucking Love it these ugly labrons don't deserve to live,
July 25th, 2011 at 9:57 pm
The video was hilarious… Cool that dude was a man of his word. And I am pretty sure dude has two more pairs of LeBron’s… Don’t let him fool you!
July 25th, 2011 at 10:05 pm
Franalations looks like a sickly young girl first off. Second I have always liked the South Beach Brons. I have a pair myself but have never understood the hype over em. I don't think they're that special. But seriously destroying a perfectly good pair of $160 kicks WTF?!
July 25th, 2011 at 10:10 pm
yeah
A. its going to a good cause
B. it shows how HYPE KILLS
July 25th, 2011 at 10:18 pm
Idiots…….
July 25th, 2011 at 10:22 pm
Seriously?
July 25th, 2011 at 10:34 pm
South Beach dunks? C'mon SON!
July 25th, 2011 at 10:35 pm
Bro.. F**K HYPE.
July 25th, 2011 at 10:37 pm
i saw this pic this morning and it still makes me smh. (nicely written article tho)
July 25th, 2011 at 11:01 pm
Lmaooooo bro that's cold blooded!
July 25th, 2011 at 11:08 pm
he looks like hes 2+3, is that what you meant?
July 25th, 2011 at 11:17 pm
stfu faggot
July 25th, 2011 at 11:22 pm
If I had been on that court, would ran over, smothered that fire out, scooped them bxtches str8 up and TOOK OFFFFFFFFFF!!!!! Those non-athletic dudes wouldn't have caught me no way….
July 25th, 2011 at 11:36 pm
hhahaha
July 25th, 2011 at 11:41 pm
Yo if son is that bad a ball, hit me up with any sz 12 sneakers you got and I will gladly take them off your hands before you burn anymore.
July 25th, 2011 at 11:55 pm
first off, that was the worse basketball ive seen, little kids in the hood play better than those guys! i understand the statement, it's just sneakers. people are putting toooooooo much value into sneaks these day, a lot people who saw that video i bet made their hearts drop from seeing them burn. why! b/c all the see is money in reselling them! and the others was questioning why not give them away or that was just plain stupid! but when it comes down to it, they are just sneakers, a lot more things out there that are more valuable(kids,stocks,bonds etc.) just sneaks, but man they should stay off the courts before they end up getting hurt!
July 25th, 2011 at 11:57 pm
them niggas get no ass ! wow
July 26th, 2011 at 12:00 am
fuck is up with this cats eye? he must have taken to many loads to the face
July 26th, 2011 at 12:14 am
The real tragedy was we all watched 4mins of basketball crap.
July 26th, 2011 at 12:25 am
if you lost at horse to a cock eyed 13 year old girl u would burn your south beaches too
July 26th, 2011 at 12:34 am
I have no idea how you got downvoted for that but all this junk is just an attempt to become highlighted in the news and talked about. Don't view the vid, that's what they want. If they were really about charity and ONLY charity, they would have given the shoes away (or sold them prior) and the charity would have got the G.
July 26th, 2011 at 12:37 am
PROBABLY A PAIR OF FAKE SOUTH BEACHES. LOOKING FOR ATTENTION
July 26th, 2011 at 12:38 am
South Beach Lebron 8 is one of the dopest shoes to release last year, period. Over-hyped, perhaps, but it still is well-made, colorful in a masculine way (it's how you dress it anyway), great design, uses quality materials, and is crazy comfortable. There's a reason it was on the TOP of everybody's list for the must-haves last year. It simply is an amazing shoe.
July 26th, 2011 at 1:16 am
People can do whatever they want… When people own shoes, they can wear them, stock them, or do whatever and this guy decided to burn them. Sure, he could have given them away but FUCK YOU he didn't want to.
July 26th, 2011 at 1:21 am
Those are fake anyway
July 26th, 2011 at 1:38 am
damn, fran's pants are wayy too tight
July 26th, 2011 at 2:08 am
DEFINALTY A PEAR OF FAKES!!! NICE TRY BROZINSKI!!!!
July 26th, 2011 at 2:10 am
franalations is a fuckin HUNCHBACK little BITCH……..dude you are a fuckin troll !!!!
July 26th, 2011 at 2:51 am
these cats got bread to blow on kicks. i at least know fran does cuz if u see his vlogs his collection is crazy. also, did u see the way he was just kicking them damn sb space jams like they wasnt shit.lol
July 26th, 2011 at 3:17 am
too funny.
the fact that people ask for a grand on resale of these is ridiculous.
i passed on them at retail, pure hypebeast trash.
July 26th, 2011 at 3:45 am
One word.STUPID
July 26th, 2011 at 4:17 am
they play like Lebron did in the 4th and both them cats is super lame anyway. suckers should have played winner takes both pair instead.
July 26th, 2011 at 5:54 am
franalations is EXTREMELY loaded, and has been a Hypebeast with a capital H for years. Don't know him personally, but went to school with him; this park is a few blocks from my house.
Not that there's anything wrong with being rich, but this is just stupid wasteful… some people will do anything for e-fame.
July 26th, 2011 at 5:56 am
@ Skratch_SPEAK THE TRUTH MAN!! SPEAK IT!!
July 26th, 2011 at 8:28 am
First off both of you guys should of played an air hockey game or some shit, and you know how many people need shoes and ur burning them…what idiots.
July 26th, 2011 at 9:55 am
WAS THIS THEIR 1ST TIME EVER TOUCHING A BASKETBALL. THESE TWO ARE GOD AWFUL
July 26th, 2011 at 9:56 am
I actually I would and I do. I regularly give shoes that I don't wear to the local church and no they aren't worn out; far from it. When you spend your hard earned money on stuff, you tend to take better care of it.
July 26th, 2011 at 10:15 am
Fran shouldve put up his FLOMs….
July 26th, 2011 at 10:22 am
Uhh Jordan and Johnson both saw differently than Lebron on their public comments on his decision….
July 26th, 2011 at 10:22 am
I just like how none of the ballers in the back gave a shit about the burning of the shoe.
July 26th, 2011 at 10:28 am
This was tragic on all counts… You could tell that the dude, Elias, was really hurt at the end. Whether he's got more pairs on ice, he had a lot more to lose than Fran with his Space Jam Dunks. I agree with other posts saying that they can do whatever they want with their shoes. But, how many people would honestly make a bet with a dude that had pretty much nothing to lose, and you had everything to lose, to burn a highly-coveted material possession for losing a game like THAT. Makes no sense…
July 26th, 2011 at 10:53 am
I bet if LeBron watches this, he himself will gladly burn the shoes for that fat ass who cant even dribble… F**king disgrace to basketball!
July 26th, 2011 at 10:58 am
YOU GUYS WERE CLEARLY DRUNK .
July 26th, 2011 at 11:52 am
That was the most unathletic display of anything I've ever seen in my life
July 26th, 2011 at 12:52 pm
LOL everyone here hating on these two guys why? It aint ur kicks!! everyone is entitled to do watever they want to do with their shoes! he paid for it! some rock some put it on ice.. These guys are not basketball players they JUST HAVE TONS OF REAL HEAT.. I guess the lesson of the story here is that .. these two guys wanted to get the message across the net about SHOES THAT ARE WAY TOO HYPED.. SHOES THAT PEEP PAID MONEY BECAUSE THEY ARE LIMITED.. LOL EVEYTHING NOW IS LIMITED!! BUT THE STORY BEHIND THE SOUTH BEACH?? I CANT COME UP WITH ONE!! WAT LBJ DISSED CAVS AND WENT TO HEAT? LBJ LOSING TO DALLAS? WINNING MVP? MOST VALUABLE PASSER! YES SOUTH BEACH WAS HYPED BECAUSE IT WAS LIMITED AND HYPE BEAST PEEP LIKES TO SPEND BIG BUCKS ON SHOES AND CALL IT RARE!! HAHAHHA FUNNY HOW PEOPLE THINKS AND SPENDS THEY MONEY WHEN THEY CRITICES ABOUT SOMEONE BURNING A PIECE OF GARBAGE! HYPEBEAST LOVE EM OR HATE EM! WELL SOMEONE GOTTA BE THE HYPE BEAST!!
July 26th, 2011 at 1:13 pm
For those un-aware these have gone up on ebay for auction and 100% of the proceeds will be going to soles4souls.org Here is the link to the ebay auction. http://tinyurl.com/3n3uygp
Every $1 that is raised = to 1 pair of shoes for someone in need. If you like to talk about charity and helping, go ahead and bid and make a differnce.
Thanks.
July 26th, 2011 at 1:33 pm
Could've donated to a homeless person
July 26th, 2011 at 1:59 pm
MY SHOE!!!
July 26th, 2011 at 2:37 pm
Who cares???
July 26th, 2011 at 4:01 pm
thats gay as hell dude
July 26th, 2011 at 4:40 pm
L.A rich kids, what can you say?
July 26th, 2011 at 5:13 pm
wtf… this shit stupid as hell alot of ppl really want these and they not on retail anymore how about u bet if u loose to sell them instead of this dumb shit smfh and wtf them sb's aint on the same level as the lebrons … and cant none of yall ass hoop so why yall even there…….. im pissed
July 26th, 2011 at 7:37 pm
only the HYPEBEASTS are mad that these shoes got burned… hahahahahaaa!!! Point Proven! they are auctioning the burned pair now! and all proceeds go to Soles4Souls…. so all you nerds yapping about CHARITY put your money where your mouth is and donate some bucks to Soles4Souls… But let me guess? you dont want to bid on some BURNED SHOES??? if they were still in tact, thennnn you would bid on them? right? it aint about the shoe its about the CHARITY!! Help some PEOPLE in NEED… hahahaha exactly what i thought! Talk is Cheaper than your collection HYPEBEASTS!!!
July 26th, 2011 at 8:02 pm
we dont need no water let them mafukas burn
July 26th, 2011 at 9:28 pm
I literally cried when I seen this video.
July 27th, 2011 at 6:08 pm
I don't care about the shoe lool, they are just a pair of shoes…
They suck so bad at balling, when I was in grade 4 I was so much better than them and I'm a girl.
So did that guy walk home in bare feet?haha
July 28th, 2011 at 12:33 pm
thats messed up dude, you dont know that guys situation with his eye…could be a birth defect or a disease….have a little more respect than that moe…real rap…
July 28th, 2011 at 12:36 pm
uhhuh….let you tell it…
July 28th, 2011 at 12:39 pm
uhhuh…let you tell it..
July 29th, 2011 at 10:30 pm
THIS PROVES THAT SHOES ARE JUST SHOES AND THE ENTIRE ERA OF COLLECTING IS DEAD. ONLY PEOPLE WHO ASSOCIATE THEMSELVES WITH JORDANS STARTED COLLECTING AFTER 2009 WHEN THOSE SPACE JAMS DROPPED. EVERYBODY COPPED EM AND CONSIDERED THEMSELVES SNEAKERS HEADS. ITS 2011, GET OVER IT! ONLY CORNY HEADS ROCK JORDANS! SNAP BACKS, CAMO SHORTS, AND JORDANS! AHAHAH
July 30th, 2011 at 11:34 pm
they were a pair of fakes hahahahahahahahah he tricked all ya dumb asses lolhahahahahahahah
July 31st, 2011 at 4:04 am
if they are selling the shoes on an auction, then why burn them? the auction wouldve easily made more money for the shoes if they werent burnt.
August 17th, 2011 at 10:37 am
For those of you who don't think they are real south beaches. You all need to re-watch the video. Check the plastic peices for the shoe laces. They are clear meaning you can see right through them. The fake ones are for one not clear and two look like they were painted by a 3 year old.