John Kim 
Welcome to the first Sneaker News Weekly Rewind of 2012. As you will see below, the onslaught of sick releases and events didn’t miss a beat, so let’s see what went down during the last seven days. To start off, Nike introduced the ‘Year Of The Dragon’ collection, featuring the Air Force 1, KD IV, Zoom Kobe VII, and the Air Jordan 2012. Jordan Brand unveiled the Jordan CP3.V this week at a special media event in Los Angeles, but we also brought you a better look at the new Jordan Retro box for 2012. The KD IV has risen atop the sneaker rankings, but it’s the GR colorways that we showed you this week that truly help build the following. The Zoom Kobe VII, which already has its solid group of fans, now has solid release dates for some highly anticipated colorways, but no RD yet for the crazy ‘Big Bang’ edition that showed up late this week. It all points to a great NBA Feet recap from the New Years weekend, which we gathered for you below.
Nike SB developments are always a headline here on Sneaker News, and this week brought a look at some great upcoming kicks like the 2012 vulc sole SB Dunks. Jeremy Scott won’t disappoint this Spring, as we gave you a look at some upcoming Spring releases. The Lunar Flow got an interesting premium upgrade with leather, pairing luxury with sport for a nice combo of material and design. Elsewhere in the lifestyle world, we got our first peek at a mysterious new Asics GT-II colorway courtesy of Theophilus London. The celebrities were out and about once again, with Lil’ Wayne, NY Giants Wide Receiver Victor Cruz, and SNL funny-man Jason Sudeikis making headlines. Nike launched its #MAKEITCOUNT campaign, challenging athletes to make 2012 a memorable year. Finally, Sneaker News launched the Top 30 Sneaker Of 2011 Book, giving hardcore sneaker-heads a hard copy of the best year-end sneaker review list of 2011. Check out the rest of Weekly Rewind after the jump, and brace yourself for the best sneaker news and info for 2012!
NIKE INTRODUCES ‘YEAR OF THE DRAGON’ COLLECTION
Nike introduced the ‘Year Of The Dragon’ collection, highlighting four major players in today’s sneaker game.
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Nike Introduces ‘Year of the Dragon’ Collection
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We brought you a good look at the Air Jordan 2012 ‘Year Of The Dragon’ as well as the new packaging for the upcoming Air Jordan IV Retro.
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THIS WEEK IN LEBRON NEWS
The ‘Summit Lake Hornets’ LeBron 9 and red leather sample of the LeBron VII headlined this week’s Nike LeBron news.
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Release dates for the Kobe VII? We got ’em below. Not to mention the first look at the wild ‘Big Bang’ edition.
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THIS WEEK IN KD NEWS
The KD IV monster chug-a-lugs forward with some new GR colorways for 2012.
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THIS WEEK IN CP3 NEWS
Jordan Brand unveiled the Jordan CP3.V in Los Angeles. Welcome to tinsel-town, young fella!
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THIS WEEK IN NIKE SB NEWS
More SB goodness for 2012 arrived this week, but it was a turquoise croc-skin sample from ’11 and a new vulc version of the Dunk that generated the most buzz.
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THIS WEEK IN NBA FEET
Sneaker News brought you a detailed look at some weekend kicks from New Years, but go back even further for a list of Sir Charles’ greatest sneaker moments.
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THIS WEEK IN CELEBRITY FEET
LeBron gets engaged, Lil’ Wayne wears a hat above his hoodie, a current NY sports hero makes an appearance. Just another great week of Celebrity Feet.
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NIKE AIR FORCE 1 LOW SUPREME TZ ‘YEAR OF THE DRAGON’
Will the AF1 ‘Year Of The Dragon’ match the success of last year’s ‘Rabbit’ edition?
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ASICS GT-II – SALMON/BABY BLUE
The Asics GT-II model has made a nice comeback as of late, and now let’s hope this salmon/baby blue pair gets thrown into the retail mix.
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JEREMY SCOTT x ADIDAS ORIGINALS – SPRING 2012 COLLECTION
If you’re a nut over the Jeremy Scott collabs, brace yourself for some sick drops for this Spring.
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NIKE #MAKEITCOUNT IN 2012
How will you #MAKEITCOUNT in 2012?
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NIKE LUNAR FLOW PRM
The Air Flow got Lunar-ized last year. Wait ’til you see what else NSW did.
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Nike Lunar Flow PRM
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SNEAKER NEWS TOP 30 SNEAKER S OF 2011 BOOK
The pre-eminent sneaker list of 2011 is now a hard-copy book. Cop yours now!
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