The Ronald McDonald House Charities of Oregon and Southwest Washington was presented a special gift by legendary designer Tinker Hatfield – a pristine pair of the Air Jordan 2010 autographed by himself and Michael Jordan from Michael’s own collection. This rare piece of Jordan Brand memorabilia is the only on in existence, but the Ronald McDonald House Charity House, with the help of a local sports radio broadcast, will auction off this masterpiece with all final supporting the RMHC mission. The auctions will be hosted by the radio station beginning December 5th and ending December 9th. Continue reading for a video with Tinker Hatfield detailing the Air Jordan 2010 and this particular specialty and be sure to participate in the auction as it will support a cause that we are all very familiar with!
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Happy Halloween, folks! There have been countless Halloween-themed sneakers over the years, but how many of our readers actually decided to wear them during the weekend? Unfortunately, we only spotted a few, but the entire Top 20 for this week was straight heat from front to back! A sick pair of Air Jordan VII customs, some pre-21st Century Air Jordan retros, and even an unreleased colorway of Zoom Rookie LWP (a nice Halloween colorway) all made the list, so check out the final Sneaker News Blogs: Best of WDYWT of October and vote for your favorite at the very end!
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For LeBron James, Christmas 2011 is probably going to look a lot different than it was last year. In 2010, LeBron, while wearing the LeBron 8 V/2 ‘Christmas’, just laid the smackdown on Kobe Bryant and the then defending champions. This Christmas, there might not even be any games! At least we’ll have a new pair of kicks to celebrate the holiday with; here’s a new detailed look at the Nike LeBron 9 ‘Christmas’; it features a tonal red upper with a festive green laces and a translucent outsole for that winter-ice appeal. A similar rendition can actually be built right now on Nike iD, but if you’ve got the patience and prefer the real thing, you’ll have to wait until the Christmas Day weekend. In the meantime, take a look at this detailed gallery and let us know which ‘Christmas’ version (LeBron 8 or 9) you like better. via kicks-lab.
Nike LeBron 9 ‘Christmas’
Gorge Green/Action Red-Metallic Gold
469764-301
$170
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Nike iD’s got a special treat to kick off the month of November – another wave of Nike Air Force 1 iDs! For this special ‘quickstrike’ of iDs, a new wool material option will be made available for both the Low and the High. Just 750 pairs of the Nike Air Force 1 iD and the Wool material options will be available, and once the 750 pairs are up, so will the Wool material, making this your one true chance to take advantage of the offering. If you’re looking for your own personalized Nike Air Force 1s with a winter-ready construction, these are definitely it! Check out the extra shots of the Nike Air Force iD Wool samples below and head to Nike iD at midnight to get yours!
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Does anyone here know who John Tawney and Toren Orzeck are? We’ll give you a minute to think about it. Chances are you won’t recognize those names so readily, but if you’re a Foamposite fanatic (and how could you not be, with all the crazy colorways that have released and will release in ’12) the names of Tawney and Orzeck should be inserted in your sneaker knowledge glossary. Permanently. Former members of the Nike Advanced Product Engineering team (and engineers at Ford and GE prior to that), Tawney and Orzeck created ‘Foamposite’ material as a result of their efforts of creating a material that was both lightweight and less laborious to manufacture, paving the way for some of the most revolutionary designs in Nike Basketball history.
The futuristic nature of the material was only accentuated by Eric Avar’s slick design, but in 2012, it’ll be re-introduced in fitting space-age form – the ‘Galaxy’ colorway that Sneaker News first showed you a week ago. The upper features transplanted imagery of colorful galaxies of outer space that, when combined with the Air Foamposite One design, creates a visual masterpiece that, like most piece of revolutionary art, might not be appreciated in its time. Some might think the use of the graphic print might be overkill, but Nike has a history, with shoes like the Presto, Kukini, and other sneakers on the funkier end of the spectrum of design adopting insanely detailed uppers. The Nike Air Foamposite One ‘Galaxy’ will not release, so check out these new images via TSG and let us know what you think, because you might not see these pop up much elsewhere.
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Given that we’ve already seen a trio slated for spring 2012 and that the November Nike SB shipment included another pair in Dark Obsidian, it’s reasonable to conclude that the above pictured Nike SB Zoom Koston 1 will be hitting retailers in time for this year’s last month. They’re done up in a fairly timeless combination of grey and another splash of the Dark Obsidian shade, their presence at Korean e-tailer Kasina indicating that a stateside release cannot be too far off. Click through so you can see more of this Granite Eric Koston SB after the jump and stick with Sneaker News for word on the US release date.
Nike SB Zoom Koston 1
Granite/Dark Obsidian-Light Bone
442476-005
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J.R. Smith is one of a small group of NBA players that have made the trip to the Far East to play professional basketball overseas. With the NBA lockout not seeing much progress toward resolution, how much longer should we expect NBA players to stay out there? While J.R. Smith has been ballin’ for Chouzhou Bank, he’s been wearing some notable sneakers, like the Air Jordan XIII ‘Playoffs’ seen here, and others like the Air Jordan XIV ‘Light Graphite’ (what, no Kobes?). Check out Smith and his XIIIs below and stay tuned to Sneaker News for more NBA Lockout Feet!
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Earlier this year Sneaker News gave you a heads up on the 2012 re-release of the Fila The Cage basketball shoe. Follow that up with news of the Fila Cage Runner release not a week ago, and you’re left with more Fila Retro presence in 2012 than in the last few years combined! Here we have a look at three of the upcoming colorways as well as some detailed angles of The Cage, which gained its name for the foam-cage ankle. More shots below, so take a good look and let us know what you think. via HB.
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