What if? While the NBA lock-out was a dark cloud over the second half of 2011, Kevin Durant, Blake Griffin, and Andre Iguodala pondered an alternative life in which basketball didn’t exist. Durant would be a TV weatherman, Iggy would a stockbroker, and Blake would be quite comfortable behind a tv-set desk hosting his own late-night TV show. Nike Basketball took it a step further and released a special set of colorways for each NBA star, with Blake receiving this sick special edition of the Nike Zoom Hyperdunk 2011 Supreme; it features a Grey/Red/Blue colorway, matching the suit he wore during a Conan O’Brien appearance earlier this year, and also features a little icon of a stage mic as well as ‘The Blake Show’ logo on the outsole. These are set to hit Foot Locker House of Hoops locations tomorrow along with the Weatherman KD IV, so take a look at the detailed images below and let us know if you’ll be picking up a pair.
Nike Zoom Hyperdunk 2011 Supreme
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Given that his performance at the 2011 NBA All Star weekend will forever be the images most strongly associated with its sleek lines, it’s fitting that we’ve seen quite a few Nike Zoom Hyperdunk 2011s done up for budding superstar Blake Griffin. The reigning NBA Rookie of the Year joins Kevin Durant and Andre Iguodala in Nike Basketball’s ‘Lockout Pack’ imagining alternate realities where the best ballers have to seek out gainful employment elsewhere, this ‘Blake Show’ Zoom Hyperdunk 2011 an allusion to BG32′s aspirations to get paid to chop it up with celebrity guest stars. A broadcast microphone in the lateral heel and ‘Blake Show’ insignias peeking out from the translucent outsoles are among the key details on thes tonal grey and orange design; which of the three alternate career paths would you select? Let us know with a comment when you click through to see additional images and stick with Sneaker News for the US release date. via SM
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When you think of the Nike Zoom Hyperdunk 2011, it’s hard to think of anybody but Blake Griffin. The man made this shoe his own when Nike released the earth-shattering “10.0″ Slam Dunk Contest PE, that has undoubtedly been the most celebrated model so far for the latest Hyperdunk flagship. It didn’t stop there though, as another PE dropped in the watery ‘treasure blue’ look to go with his Clippers uni as well as the recently spotted Supreme ‘Blake Show’ edition. Well here’s another one to add to the list, repping an inverted look from his last pair of PE’s, with a dominantly white upper that puts sport red on the Swoosh with the treasure blue playing the background. How does this Blake Griffin ‘home’ colorway match up against his other special releases this year? Let us know in the comments and hit up Eastbay if you need a pair.
Nike Zoom Hyperdunk 2011
White/Sport Red/Treasure Blue
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Adopting the ’10.0′ theme with a cracked-pavement midsole detail, the Nike Zoom Hyperdunk 2011 Blake Griffin PE captured the heritage of the high-flying Hyperdunk using an Earth-shattering concept that made it one of the best releases of the year. Blake Griffin has been appointed as the unofficial representative of this year’s Hyperdunk flagship – a spot that we must say was deservedly earned; this new PE features Blake’s Los Angeles Clippers uniform colors, combining a tonal blue upper, a white swoosh, and a red inner lining with a camo-style detailing. Add on the translucent outsole and you’ve gone 2-for-2 with Blake Griffin Hyperdunks for the year! Watch for these at select Nike Basketball retailers soon – but in the meantime, let us know which Blake Griffin Hyperdunk 2011 colorway you like better! via osneaker.
Nike Zoom Hyperdunk 2011
Treasure Blue/White-Sport Red
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“I think this shoe helps me because it’s lightweight and doesn’t restrict you at all.”
He can’t workout with the other Clippers and signing for a pittance to play overseas would be a flat-out dumb move for a guy with so much potential for a long, illustrious career in the NBA, so the lockout seems to have Blake Griffin playing around with NIKEiD quite a bit this summer. We just showed you the Griffin’s Trainer 1.3 Mid iD he mocked up with a LA-home look and now it’s the Nike Zoom Hyperdunk 2011 he helped to usher in that gets the ‘Blake Show’ treatment. BG32 notes in a video that you can see after the jump, that he loves the Hyperdunk 2011′s slimmed down, flexible feel, and apparently he’s not alone. Denver Nuggets guard Ty Lawson “doesn’t wanna have the same thing on as somebody else,” and his rich and creamy HD2k11 will make a nice homecoming present when he returns from playing in Lithuania. Peep the video after the jump and go ahead and get started with your designs, as the Nike Zoom Hyperdunk 2011 iD is available today!
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Blake Griffin’s vertical leaping ability is so graceful it sometimes seems effortless, but this kind of precise power was built from countless hours of training during the hot Oklahoma summers. Blake has moved to a ‘cooler’ place now that he plays forward for the Los Angeles Clippers, but you know he’s training just as hard if not even harder, this new Nike Trainer 1.3 Mid iD built by BG32 in a style that’d match his home uniforms at Staples Center. The heels on these read ’Blake Show’ as an allusion to the reigning NBA Rookie of the Year’s coronation; will this new Trainer 1.3 prepare Griffin to achieve truly elite status in his sophomore campaign? Click through to see more angles, let us know what you think and build your own custom Trainer 1.3 Mid at NIKEiD.
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Sometimes it takes an earth-shattering colorway to make a great shoe irresistible. Besides the obvious high-performance value, the Zoom Hyperdunk 2011 also has that streetwear appeal, and thanks to colorways like the tonal volt and ‘Think Pink‘ varieties, the Hyperdunk 2011 is definitely a rockable shoe. However, it was that Blake Griffin PE from the 2011 NBA All-Star Game (well, originally intended for the game) that had us week in the knees, and to help kick off the launch of the Zoom Hyperdunk 2011, Nike Basketball will release these beauties for retail. Expect these at 21 Mercer as well as NikeTown, Nikestore online, and House of Hoops or grab a pair now on eBay.
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he Nike Hyperdunk series has been among the most popular choices for NBA players since its debut in 2008 when Kobe Bryant was the first to wear the groundbreaking Flywire-reinforced design. Kobe rocked the OG Hyperdunks in the NBA regular seasons sandwiching his contribution to the USAB Olympic gold medal team in 2008 but then departed for his own revolutionary design, leaving the Hyperdunk without a specific signature athlete for a few years.
But then LA Clippers rookie sensation Blake Griffin came along and dunked over a Kia, and now we’re looking at one of the single most significant colorways in the entire series’ history, Griffin’s Nike Zoom Hyperdunk 2011 player exclusive. This earthquake-detailed perfect ’10.0′ comes in a blistering red shade that reveals its crackly texture under the right light, though the same texture always wraps the heel counter and gives way to a unique speckle on the midsole. This seems fitting as the model is now compelling from every literal and figurative angle, but only 30 pairs have popped up on NikeHK’s Skinner Box-like landing page this week; will we get a chance to finish off a similar oop thanks to an assist from US retailers? Click through to see more angles and stick with Sneaker News for word on a possible US release date for the Blake Griffin Hyperdunk 2011. via Kenlu.
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