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Top Stories Of The Week: 05/02 – 05/08

Top Stories Of The Week: 05/02 – 05/08

Top Stories May 8 2015

Under Armour had a huge week thanks to their signature star athlete Steph Curry winning the NBA’s MVP. The brand showcased a new MVP colorway of his first signature sneaker and we can only imagine how stoked the brand is that their investment in Steph payed off, and so quickly at that. The Air Jordan 11 Low “Citrus” plans on returning this summer, something to get excited about if you can fit into a size 9.5 Men’s or smaller. There’s plenty to catch up on, so be sure to check out more of the Top Stories of the week below.

THIS WEEK IN AIR JORDAN NEWS

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The Air Jordan 11 Low Citrus is indeed returning later this summer, and that’s good news if you can manage to fit into a 9.5 men’s. If not, at least the Bred 11 Lows release next weekend.

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Mark Parker, Tinker Hatfield, and Michael Jordan Designed A Sneaker For President Barack Obama
Sizing Info For The Air Jordan 11 Low “Citrus”
Air Jordan 7 Retro N7 Releasing On June 3rd
Air Jordan 11 Low “Bred” – Nikestore Release Info
A Detailed Look At The Air Jordan 11 Low “Bred”
Air Jordan 7 Retro “Hare” – Official Images
The Air Jordan 20 “Oreo” Releases In Europe on Saturday
Jordan Brand Reaches The Pinnacle Of Sneaker Detailing With 24k Gold
This New Air Jordan 1 Collection Sheds Its Wings
Another Look At The Air Jordan 1.5 Hybrid
Jordan Spiz’ike “Oreo” – Release Date
Michael Jordan’s Daughter Has These Snakeskin Jordans Early
This Jordan Brand Athlete’s Air Jordan 11 PE Is Up For Auction
Jordan Future Low Premium “Bright Crimson”
The Jordan Dub Zero Just Landed on NIKEiD
Jordan Brand Begins Releasing Unreleased Original Samples

THIS WEEK IN LEBRON NEWS

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Will LeBron break out this upcoming retail Nike LeBron 12 “Cleveland” pair during the Bulls series? We hope so.

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Nike LeBron 12 “Cleveland”
Nike LeBron 12 Low “Wolf Grey”
Nike LeBron 12 GS “Buckets”
New Nike LeBron 12 Elite PE For Second Round
A Kids-Exclusive Release Of The Nike LeBron 12 Low

THIS WEEK IN NIKE KOBE NEWS

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Kobe’s latest offering is the cleanest yet. Known as the ‘Fundamental’ colorway, the look goes back to the basics with white and black. Available 5/21, it will hold you down until the HTM Flyknit variety releases later this summer.

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Is This The Nike Kobe 10 “Beethoven”?
Nike Kobe 10 GS “High Dive”
Nike Kobe 10 Elite “Elevate” Releases On May 15th

THIS WEEK IN NIKE SPORTSWEAR NEWS

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The Nike Air Max 90 ‘Infrared’ is slated to retro for seemingly the millionth time, but just incase you need to re-up you can grab this pair later next week. Nike also plans on bringing back one of the most famous Charles Barkley retros this summer.

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A Detailed Look At This Year’s Nike Air Max 90 “Infrared” Retro
Nike Air Max “Iridescent” Pack – Release Date
The Nike Air Max 90 “Infrared” Is Releasing Soon
Another Look at the fragment design x Nike Roshe LD 1000 in Black
A Detailed Look at the Nike Sportswear “Aloha” Pack
Nike Air Max2 CB ’94 OG – Release Date

THIS WEEK IN NIKE FLYKNIT NEWS

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If you missed out on the Nike Flyknit Racer “Oreo” this week, Nike has a bevy of new colorways to hold you over this summer.

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Nike Flyknit Racer “Oreo” Coming Soon
Nike Flyknit Racer – Sport Turquoise – Hyper Grape – Volt
Another Vibrant Nike Flyknit Racer Colorway For Summer

THIS WEEK IN NIKE HUARACHE NEWS

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The Nike Air Huarache Light has stolen some of the original 1991 Huarache’s thunder with a number of new colorways. These two FB pairs feature some interesting pairings and are available in Europe right now.

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Nike Releases Two New Air Huarache Light Colorways For May
The Nike Air Huarache “Poison Green” Pops Up Again
The Nike Air Huarache as a Skate Shoe

THIS WEEK IN NIKE SB NEWS

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While news of the De La Soul Dunk’s imminent return was one of the highlights of this week, Nike SB proves to still have a keen eye for new designs with the above pictured ‘Sparkle Swoosh’ pair.

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Nike SB Dunk Low “Sparkle Swoosh”
Nike With the #TBT: A Look Back At The Original De La Soul Dunks
The “Grape” Inspired Nike SB Dunks Are Available Now

THIS WEEK IN ADIDAS NEWS

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Pharrell and adidas Originals continue their ongoing collaboration with three new Jacquard-printed Stan Smith pairs.

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Pharrell’s Next adidas Originals Collection Is Revealed
A First Look At The adidas Palace Pro Primeknit
Italian Marble Adorns This Milan-Exclusive adidas ZX Flux
A Detailed Look at the adidas SL Loop Chromatech
Star Wars Collides With the adidas #miZXFLUX App
adidas ZX 8000 Boost Blue – Light Onix

THIS WEEK IN ASICS NEWS

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Size? is releasing their two Asics Gel Lyte IIIs once again incase you missed out on them the first go around and the Titolo’s ‘Papercut’ collaborative effort finally received a global release date.

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The Size? x Asics Gel Lyte III Is Releasing Again
Titolo x Asics Gel Lyte III – Global Release Date
Afew Revives An Old Concept For Their Asics Gel Lyte III 25th Anniversary Collaboration
Asics Gel Lyte III “25th Anniversary” Pack
Asics Gel Lyte V – Grey – Navy

THIS WEEK IN NEW BALANCE NEWS

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J.Crew is back with a new New Balance collaboration, Taiwan’s INVINCIBLE takes inspiration from The Derby Racecource, and their retro runners continue to get hit with the all-white treatment.

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Taiwan’s INVINCIBLE Gets Inspired By The Derby Racecourse For Upcoming New Balance Collaboration
New Balance MRT580XX All-White Special Edition
J.Crew Leaks Out An Unseen New Balance 998

THIS WEEK IN UA CURRY ONE NEWS

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Congrats are in order for Steph Curry’s MVP Award! Under Armour celebrated their first major basketball star’s win by showcasing an upcoming UA Curry One ‘MVP’ colorway.

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Under Armour Celebrates Steph Curry’s MVP With Limited Edition Curry One
Another Under Armour Athlete Debuts The Curry One Low

THIS WEEK IN SAUCONY NEWS

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Saucony’s in-line creations continue to gain momentum while a number of upcoming collaborations prove that the running brand has a big summer ahead.

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Epitome And Saucony Get Inspired By A Giant Monument In Atlanta
Get Ready for Vacation With the Saucony Originals “Bermuda” Pack
Bodega’s Recent Saucony Collaboration Ready For Global Release
Extra Butter Wants You To Design Their Next Sneaker Collaboration
Saucony Completes The “Scoops” Pack With Strawberry-Vanilla

THIS WEEK IN SNEAKER TOPICS

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President Barack Obama visited Nike World Headquarters to talk a new trade agreement with Asian territories to boost American jobs and exports. He was gifted a new collaborative Jordan Brand sneaker created by MTM – a trio consisting of Mark Parker, Tinker Hatfield, and Michael Jordan.

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Could Jordan MTM Be What HTM Is For Nike?
Women’s and Kids Air Jordans That We’d Like to See in Men’s Sizes
Five Reasons Why Nike Passed On Steph Curry
Nike Passed On Future MVP Steph Curry Two Years Ago
The Highly Anticipated Sequel To Brad Hall’s Sneaker Review on Youtube

SNEAKER CON SAN FRANCISCO RECAP

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Sneaker Con rolled through San Francisco this week. Check out the full recap of the world’s greatest traveling sneaker show’s latest stop below.

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Sneaker Con San Francisco – May 2015 Event Recap
Sneaker Con San Francisco – May 2015 – On-Feet Recap – Part 1
Sneaker Con San Francisco – May 2015 – On-Feet Recap – Part 2

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