As some of you know, the Zoom LeBron VI went through quite a bit of a redesign process until it was finalized. Here are pictures of some Zoom Lebron VI prototypes, with what looks to be a very slick ballistic nylon upper on the black-red-white models, and some choice carbon fiber accenting on the heels of the models. These VI’s are definitely some very, very sick models, which makes it all the more interesting that they won’t be making it into production. Until some of these prototypes show up on eBay or elsewhere, most of us will just have to look at them and wonder what might have been. Via NikeTalk.
The Hyperdunk has gotten quite a bit of love lately, with the limited edition McFly version and the Olympic colorways. Now Nike has made a sample colorway of this sneaker to commemorate Kobe Bryant’s McDonalds High School All-American year. This mostly black sneaker features a patent leather toe and accents of yellow and red representing McDonalds’ signature colors. On the inner toe of the shoe is Kobe Bryant’s high school number 33 stitched in red. Also, the insoles contain a clever and unique french fry design, spelling out “All American”. A size 9 of this limited edition PE is available at Marquee Sole.
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Bearing a close resemblance to the early Nike Zoom LeBron VI samples and looking completely different from the final product, this is one of the original prototypes of LeBron James’s sixth signature sneaker. These chopped up pictures are all we have at the moment, but it is visible that a combination of brown suede and leather was used on the uppers. There are engraved detailings on the suede with a strip of this design going across the side panels. The mesh tongue also features an engraved design of LeBron’s signature lion logo. via Niketalk
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Pictures of Jordan Converse shoes have floated around the internet for quite some time and it’s still uncertain if those will ever be released but now we have some pictures of what is rumored to be the third shoe in the original Defining Moments Package that ended up only including the Jordan VI and XI. The third shoe from that pack was supposed to be this Converse basketball shoe similar to the one that MJ wore when he made “the shot” against Georgetown in the 1982 NCAA Finals when he was only a Freshman. It turns out these ended up getting scrapped from the DMP and now the only place you might be able to find a pair of samples is ebay. via Kenlu
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Here are some pictures of the latest Nike Zoom Lebron Soldier II, the colorway is a nice clean White and Navy colorway but the shoes will most likely be used for various Lebron sponsored schools since the tags on the shoes include “Elite TB” where the “TB” stands for Team Bank and is often seen on special colorways of shoes for collegiate or elite high school teams. No word on whether or not these will be released to the masses since these are a pair of samples but stay tuned to Sneaker News for the latest. via Niketalk
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Although the 2008 Jordan Brand All-American Classic took place back in April, the event is still being talked about today because of the player exclusive kicks issued to each of the participating players. The sneakers were last mentioned in June in a preview for Slam Magazine and we now have detailed pictures of the P.E.’s made for Tyreke Evans aka “Too Easy”, Ed Davis aka “Easy Ed”, Samardo Samuels aka “Mardo”, and Devin Ebanks aka “Desert Eagle”. The side panels of the sneakers are black with red and white accents, while the midsole is red. The rest of the sneaker is a clean white. On the mesh ankle of each shoe is the nickname of the player it was made for, stitched in red. via Niketalk / lockeroomkicks.com
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The Nike Hyperdunk has been released now in the US and not only has the shoe drawn a great amount of attention but has also been proclaimed to be one of the best basketball shoes Nike has ever put out by many basketball players and Nike fans. Here is the newest colorway that is due out in October, inspired by the McDonald’s All-American game which often uses Red, Yellow, and Blue but instead of going with your traditional colors Nike decided to switch things up a little bit and use Black patent leather mixed with the three aforementioned colors to give this Hyperdunk a bit more personality. No word on when these will be released if at all but stay tuned. via Dime
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