Kawhi Leonard was recently crowned by Sneaker News as the NBA Feet Rookie of the Year, as he spent the entire season with the Spurs honing his craft at the direction of some of the best of our generation while keeping things stylish on his feet. He has consistently foregone the basic team-based shoe and opted for snazzier Black/White/Grey kicks like the Air Jordan XIV ‘Light Graphite’ and the Nike Zoom Rookie LWP, and he certainly helped the Spurs sweep the Jazz last night while wearing the Air Jordan V ‘Wolf Grey’. However impressive that may be, that NBA Feet crown of the night doesn’t go to him, as 2011 NBA Feet MVP and All-NBA Feet First Team 2012 member Gilbert Arenas wore the Air Jordan IV ‘Lightning’ (despite getting just five minutes of PT). More of Kawhi and Gilbert below, so take a look! Photos: ESPN/coachdavemiller
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Finishing off another solid week of NBA Feet is a recap of Wednesday and Thursday games, which featured plenty of Air Jordans, Player Exclusives, and Nike Retro Basketball kicks. Gilbert Arenas made his first appearance with the Air Jordan XI ‘Concord’, while teammate Rudy Gay took the court with the Nike Air Max Tempo. Dwyane Wade rocked a Black/Red PE of the Jordan Fly Wade 2, while Kevin Durant led the Thunder wearing the Nike N7 Zoom KD IV in the Home colorway. Plenty more to see below, so take a look and let us know who brought the best heat to the NBA court! Photos: espn
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Looks like we’ve got a tight battle for best kicks of the last two nights! Monta Ellis went on repeat mode, but kept it fiery with the Air Jordan XI ‘Bred’, but up-and-comer Delonte West caught our attention by wearing the Nike Air Flight One in the ‘Orlando’ colorway. Kendrick Perkins’ Air Jordan X ‘Chicago’ deserves some attention, as does Gilbert Arenas’ back-to-back Air Jordan showing of the Old Royal X and the Air Jordan IX ‘For The Love Of The Game’. A blue-based jersey seems to follow Gilbert wherever he lands, but that’s only good news because we know what he’s capable of putting out when rocking those colors! Check out the best sneakers from the last two nights and let us know who takes the cake! via espn
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Yes, he’s back, and it only took him two games to reclaim his rightful position as the sneaker king of the NBA. After being picked up by the Memphis Grizzlies, Gilbert Arenas whipped out some sexy sneakers – the unreleased Nike Zoom Huarache TR Mid ‘Playstation’ that was part of the ‘Playstation Move’ Pack. Since his uneventful departure from the NBA, it took Arenas quite some time to return to the court, although he did garner some interest from title-contending teams like the Los Angeles Lakers. Instead, he joins the Memphis Grizzlies, a team very much in the Playoff race that would love a boost on offense – and who better than one a player who considered one of the most feared scorers in his prime? He clearly has some rust to shake off, but his addition should help the Memphis cause while giving sneaker fans an incredible and long-awaited show! Of course, all credit goes to Amare Stoudemire for making the Zoom Huarache TR Mid a cult hit on the NBA floor with his sick Player Exclusives, but Gilbert’s TR Mid’s aren’t shabby at all! via ESPN
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The ‘other’ NBA season continued down in Florida when Dwight Howard hosted the D12 Foundation Celebrity All-Star Game at the the University of Central Florida. This game featured a bit of a twist; the two teams were divided up into New School and Old School, with the former consisting of current NBA players and the latter featuring former NBA stars like Penny Hardaway and Steve Francis. The kicks spotted on court had a heavy ‘Air Penny’ theme, as Penny himself wore the Nike Zoom Rookie ‘Memphis Blues’ during warm-ups and switched up to the all-white Foamposite One 1-of-1 PEs for the game. Other notables included Lil’ Wayne’s Binary Blue Zoom Rookies (he coached the ‘New School’ squad) and Earl Clark’s Glow In The Darks, Gilbert Arenas’ Air Jordan VI ‘Orlando’ Customs, Steve Franchise’s Air Jordan 8.0, Quentin Richardson’s Air Jordan XI ‘DMP’, and Dwight Howard’s adiPower Howard. Check out the additional images from this great charity event below and let us know who takes the crown for the best kicks! Thanks to @notmattg!
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Just one series remains open, as the Lakers, Mavericks, Thunder, Heat, and Hawks, join the Bulls and Celtics in the second round of the 2011 NBA Playoffs. We got a look at some more great sneakers on court, starting with Gilbert Arenas’ Air Jordan XI ‘Space Jam’ (the second pair of XIs he wore during the series). Other Jordan notables included Gerald Wallace’s Jordan Phase 23 Hoops in Varsity Red, Dwyane Wade’s Air Jordan Fly Wade Home PE, and Chris Paul’s Jordan CP3.IV. We got another look at LaMarcus Aldridge’s Air Max Hyperdunk 2010 PE that was designed by the St. Mary’s Home For Boys as well as Lamar Odom’s Nike Hyperfuse 2011. Round 2 is on its way so check out the last NBA Feet of the first round and stick with Sneaker News for more NBA Feet updates! via Yahoo!.
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Chicago’s in, Orlando’s still alive, things aren’t looking great for the Spurs, and the Nuggets can dig for one more day. The 2011 NBA Playoffs continued on this week and we got a look at some more sneakers that came on court. Gilbert Arenas had a solid game off the bench while wearing the Air Jordan XI 25th Anniversary, and teammate Quentin Richardson wore the Jordan Play In These in an ORL-specific colorway. Also forcing another game were the Denver Nuggets, who avoided elimination with a Game 4 win, led by J.R. Smith and his Kobe VI iD and Ty Lawson and his Zoom Uptempo V iD. Both the Lakers and Mavericks took 3-2 leads in their respective series’, with Kobe Bryant wearing the Black/Del Sol colorway of the Kobe VI, Lamar Odom wearing the Hyperfuse 2011, and Dirk Nowitzki wearing the Hyperdunk 2010. Check out the full recap below and stick with Sneaker News for more NBA Feet 2011 Playoffs coverage! via Yahoo!.
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Four games into Round 1, and the picture depicting the NBA Champions are a bit more clear. For one, it’s not orange and blue, thanks to a four-game sweep at the hands of the Boston Celtics. Carmelo debuted the ‘Home’ colorway of the Jordan Melo M7 Advance, Amare Stoudemire finally revealed a new PE of the Zoom Huarache TR Mid in a blazing orange and white colorway, and Jermaine O’neal wore a Black/Green colorway of the Nike Hypershox 2011. Is the championship picture White, Red, and Yellow? It could be, but the Sixers avoided their own 0-4 sweep by winning Game 4, giving us at least one more opportunity to get a look at the LeBron 8 P.S. Black/Sport Red and D-Wade’s Jordan Fly Wade in the Away PE version. Atlanta got closer to pulling off an upset, as the Hawks took a 3-1 lead in their series with Orlando. The sneaker highlights included Gilbert Arenas’ Nike Air Go LWP, Q-Rich’s Jordan Play In These PE, and Joe Johnson’s Jordan Prime 5. The Bulls still hold a strong 3-1 lead, but an injury to Derrick Rose paired with the Pacers intensified play could change that series.
Out West, Zach Randolph proved that he was worth every penny by hitting a key three-pointer at the end of the game to give the 8-seed Grizzlies a surprising 2-1 lead against the San Antonio Spurs. Kevin Durant, who had been wearing the Zoom KD III ‘POP’ for the first two games, sported a new colorway of the Zoom KD III en route to a win in Game against the Nuggets. One of the more interesting match-ups has been the Blazers/Mavericks series, currently tied at two games a piece; LaMarcus Aldridge wore the Silver/Red PE colorway of the Air Max Hyperdunk 2010, but we should see the second Playoff version soon. The Lakers/Hornets match-up has been a good one as well, and so have the sneakers! We got a look at a new PE colorway of the Nike Hyperfuse 2011 on Lamar Odom as well as a Jordan CP3.IV Home PE. The First Round of the Playoffs are at a halfway point so check out the full recap of the games from the last three nights below! via Yahoo!.
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