Basketball Sneakers

Basketball, one of the world’s most popular sports, is a significant driver in the footwear industry. Every major brand has a dedicated basketball imprint under their umbrella. Additionally, Nike, Jordan, adidas, New Balance, Under Armour, ANTA and Li-Ning all boast signature athletes that currently star in the NBA, bringing on-court, All-Star endorsements to their performance product.

Every year, a host of new signature shoes are unveiled, brands also minting non-signature offerings on a consistent basis. Some of the notable current signature basketball sneakers are:

Nike Book 1
Nike Ja 1
Nike LeBron 21
Nike KD 17
Nike Sabrina 2
Nike GT Cut 3

adidas AE1
adidas Harden 8
adidas Trae Young 3

ANTA KAI 1

New Balance Kawhi 4
New Balance Fresh Foam BB v2

Jordan Luka 3
Jordan Tatum 3
Jordan Zion 3

Basketball Sneakers

Nike LeBron 8 – ‘Un-China’

The U.S. release date of the Nike LeBron 8 ‘China’ has been pushed back until December, but here’s a new colorway of the LeBron 8...

By John Kim October 29, 2010
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NBA Feet: 2010-11 NBA Season Opening Night – Part 2

The NBA Season had it’s official Opening Night on Tuesday but yesterday night’s contests were part of a league-wide season opening with almost every NBA...

By John Kim October 28, 2010
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NBA Feet: 2010-11 NBA Season Opening Night

It seems like just yesterday the Los Angeles Lakers won the NBA Championship but after an offseason that was filled with media hoopla and a...

By John Kim October 27, 2010
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Nike LeBron VIII – Deconstructed

Engineering a pair of sneakers to fit the exact needs of LeBron James is a tricky task; he’s not the prototypical small forward because he’s...

By John Kim October 26, 2010
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Sneaker Pimps Miami 2010 – Event Recap

Last Saturday the biggest sneaker party went down in Miami, as Sneaker Pimps made its way to the South Beach hotspot on its tour. With...

By John Kim October 26, 2010
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Nike LeBron 8 – Black – White – Sport Red | Available

“What should I do?”  It’s a rhetorical question posed by one LeBron Raymone James at the beginning of his latest commercial for Nike Basketball.  If...

By Aaron Hope October 26, 2010
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Nike LeBron VIII V.2 – White – Black – Varsity Red

If you consider the Nike LeBron III x Air Max 360 hybrid we showed you earlier today, LeBron James’ propensity toward playoff-specific sneakers kicked off...

By Aaron Hope October 25, 2010
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Nike LeBron VIII China Edition – New Images

Is a stone lion tougher than one made of bone and fur?  Sounds like a question for Dwight Schrute, but this is one of the...

By Aaron Hope October 24, 2010
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Nike LeBron 8 – Black – White – Sport Red – Metallic Gold | Available on eBay

The Nike LeBron 8 (which we could designate the ‘V1’) is set to drop very soon the traditional black/red/white colorway. Despite not being the first...

By John Kim October 23, 2010
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