At the end of the 2012 NBA Season, Kevin Durant joined one of the most exclusive clubs in the league’s history – the NBA Scoring Title ‘Three-peat’ crew. Nike is celebrating this landmark of KD’s career with the Nike Zoom KD IV ‘Scoring Title’ PE, which features an ‘Entourage’-like Yellow/Blue colorway with a unique graphic on the upper and interior lining. The tongue features a triplet basketball/hoop logo with his scoring averages of the past three seasons with a nautical compass on the heel (perhaps a tribute to his start in Seattle). We’ll update you with more info regarding the design as well as possible release information (remember, the KD II and KD III ‘Scoring Title’ editions released) so stick with Sneaker News for more updates because you know we’ll be the first to serve it up! Photos: rmbwilliams
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Kevin Durant and his Oklahoma City Thunder have enjoyed extended breaks after both of their 2012 NBA Playoff series wins, and now that the Eastern Conference is down to a single game to determine its finalists, OKC is about to go into battle against what might be the most well-oiled basketball machine we’ve seen over the past decade. This military-leaning Nike Zoom KD IV fits that theme though they’re far more likely to show up at your local park ‘battlegrounds’ than Sunday’s West Finals Game 1. The Rogue Green-based colorway offers tremendous versatility even with Total Orange Swooshes in tow, and you can find them available now at select Nike Basketball retailers like Finish Line or get yours now on eBay.
Nike Zoom KD IV
Rogue Green/Black-Total Orange
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$95
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The growing legacy of Kevin Durant continues this postseason as he look forward to the Western Conference Finals after defeating Kobe Bryant and Los Angeles Lakers in quick and easy fashion. It will have been six full days between his last outing and the upcoming Game 1 of the WCF Series against the Spurs, but falling right in between those two important dates is a third that holds a heavy weight in terms of importance – the release of the Nike N7 Zoom KD IV. The profits from this release will go toward supporting the Nike N7 campaign, which is rather significant to Durant as Oklahoma City is home to one of the larger Native American populations in the United States. You can support the cause tomorrow when both ‘Home’ and ‘Away’ colorways of the Zoom KD IV ‘N7′ becomes available on Nikestore as well as the select Nike locations listed HERE.
Nike N7 Zoom KD IV
Black/Dark Turquoise-Challenge Red
519567-046
05/25/12
$95
White/White-Dark Turquoise-Challenge Red
519567-146
05/25/12
$95
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This weekend was huge in shaking out the NBA Playoff picture and featured dominant performances from some of the game’s elite. Key among those was Kevin Durant’s effort in Los Angeles on Saturday night, which has the Thunder on the verge of the Western Conference Finals after another comeback victory over Kobe’s cracking Lakers. Durant noted in his ‘Sunday Conversation’ with ESPN that the road to coldheartedly crushing and staring down the crowd at Staples Center was one he nearly quit in the face of tremendous adversity, and it’s that kind of passion and tenacity that defines this colorway of his fourth Nike Basketball signature. The Nike N7 Zoom KD IV is a symbol to native peoples in Oklahoma and all across North America that Nike is committed to putting their best products behind this initiative designed to promote active sporting lifestyles in this continent’s aboriginal communities. Click through for more images and stick with Sneaker News as we approach the Friday, May 25th drop. Photos: SC Forums
Nike N7 Zoom KD IV
White/White-Dark Turquoise-Challenge Red
519567-146
05/25/12
$95
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The Second Round of the 2012 NBA Playoffs is mid-way through and we’ve already seen an impressive library of sneakers from the games biggest stars and even the lesser-known sneakerhead ballers. The two names to highlight this weekend are both from Los Angeles – Kobe Bryant and young swingman Nick Young of the Clippers; Kobe shed ‘Elite’ by wearing a White/Purple/Green PE of the Nike Zoom Kobe VII, which he followed with the Nike Zoom Kobe VII ‘Christmas’, but Nick might’ve done him one better by wearing the Air Foamposite One ‘Royal’ during Sunday’s match-up against the Spurs, which followed an unprecedented appearance of the Nike Air Zoom Generation in the ‘First Game’ colorway. Of course, there’s much more to see, like Eric Bledsoe’s Metallic Red Foams, LeBron’s Black/Gold Elites, and Paul George’s sick Fade Option Kobe VII iD, so check it all out below and let us know who rocked the best kicks! Photos: espn
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Kevin Durant and the Thunder had to wait around for a few days for their Second Round opponents to be confirmed, but did it really matter to them? KD’s on a mission to win his first NBA Title, and he’s going to have to get through five-time champ Kobe Bryant to do that, but nobody needs to tell Durant to get motivated. If anything, he should rock the military-styled Rogue Green KD IVs because he’s got the mentality of war right now, but he’s like going to stick with Home and Away PEs for the series. Luckily for us, these have finally begun to hit retailers in the U.S., so look out for ‘em at select spots like Mr. R Sports after you take a look at the gallery below.
Nike Zoom KD IV
Rogue Green/Black-Total Orange
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$95
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The Think Pink campaign is a year-long effort by Nike to bring awareness to Breast Cancer, doing so with great sneaker releases with resulting proceeds going to appropriate charities. This year, the Nike Zoom KD IV will Think ‘Aunt Pearl’, paying tribute Kevin Durant’s Aunt who helped raise him into the humble superstar he is today. Featuring a splashed pink upper with pearl graphics on the heel and interior face of the strap, the KD IV ‘Aunt Pearl’ has given the KD IV even more energy with the punchy colorway, but keep in mind that it also serves as a noble purpose in remembering one of the individuals that KD holds dear to his heart. These will be available at select Nike Basketball retailers but will not be available online on Nikestore, so check with your local spot (such as House of Hoops) or cop now from x_buckwild on eBay.
Nike Zoom KD IV ‘Aunt Pearl/Think Pink’
Pinkfire II/Black-Metallic Silver
473679-601
05/12/12
$95
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May 12th will be one of the biggest release days of the year as the Air Jordan IV ‘Cavs’, Nike LeBron 9 Elite ‘Varsity Maize’, Nike Zoom KD IV ‘Aunt Pearl’, and four of the more enticing Jordan CP3.V colorways are set for a release. However, Nikestore has just confirmed that it will not carry any of the aforementioned products, leaving customers to vie for these high-profile kicks either in-store or at other online retailers and possibly causing camp-outs in the other spots that don’t apply to Nike’s recently-implemented Twitter RSVP system. However, this could be one way to divert its online customers to its twenty-four Nike locations and familiarize its online customers with the Twitter RSVP, but this certainly leaves those who had depended on Nikestore in a bind. As we revisit all of the recent changes in policy/procedure to Nikestore’s releases such as the Twitter RSVP and the change to the 8 AM release, what goes through your mind as something as simple of a task like purchasing a pair of sneakers becomes a task clearly more cumbersome than it was before?
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