John Kim 
Welcome to Week 2 of the new year, typically filled with broken resolutions and the itch to begin a fresh year’s worth of new sneakers. Sneaker News didn’t miss a beat with all the big-time news that went down, like the ‘Year Of The Dragon’ releases that featured special-edition boxes (Air Jordan with three shelves, Kobe VII with 3-D, KD IV with a all-around ‘tattoo’-ing). The LeBron ‘Year Of The Dragon’ is actually the ‘China’ that dropped in 2011, but we still got some LBJ headlines with the surfacing of the ‘Fortune’ Magazine Sample PE, inspired by one of LeBron’s favorite magazine covers. Chris Paul and the Jordan CP3.V made some news after last week’s debut, as CP3 and designer Tom Luedecke discussed the inspiration behind the detailed design of the CP3.V. With NBA and NCAA games in full swing, we caught a glimpse at some great sneakers, like LeBron’s Red/Black PE and the Zoom KD IV PE worn by the Texas Longhorns.
Are there plans to merge Nike SB and Nike 6.0? Recent developments point to some sort of restructuring of the two Action Sports brands, possibly to form one umbrella label to cover all genres. Nike Retros are poised for a strong year, with the Diamond Turf II, Total Griffey Max ’99, Zoom Huarache 2k4, and Air Max NM all making news this past week. On the flipside, the Zoom Rookie – a Retro-inspired hybrid – caught our attention with another look at the ‘Eggplant’ as well as a look at a Black/Gold sample. On adidas’ side, the adiRose Dominate came to light with the All-Star and Lei Feng special edition releases. Celebrity Feet is always a popular section on Sneaker News, and one common name is Wale, who owned all the headlines in that category until Chi McBride broke necks with some sick Jordans. Finally, Jason Negron continued his works of Foamposite art with a ‘Knicks’ custom. We’ve got plenty more headlines below so take a look at the Sneaker News Weekly Rewind to stay on top of all-things sneakers!
THIS WEEK IN AIR JORDAN NEWS
Keep an eye out for Fall 2012 releases, because we’ve got some big news for ya!
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Air Jordan XI ‘Concord’ – C.C. Sabathia Turf Trainer PE
Air Jordan XI ‘Cool Grey’ – C.C. Sabathia’s Opening Day 2010 Cleats
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Another week of thorough viewings of the LeBron 9 releases was topped by a first look at a rare Air Max LeBron VII sample.
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THIS WEEK IN KOBE NEWS
The Zoom Kobe VII ‘Dragon’ will feature one of the sickest sneaker boxes we’ve ever seen!
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We bring the KD back home with a look at the Texas Longhorns PE of the KD IV.
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THIS WEEK IN CP3 NEWS
After last week’s debut of the Jordan CP3.V, Chris Paul and Tom Luedecke give their personal insight on the CP3.V design.
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THIS WEEK IN NIKE SB NEWS
Crown Royal, Camo, Waxed Canvas – just some of the new materials expected on upcoming SB releases.
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THIS WEEK IN NBA/NCAA FEET
LeBron James whipped out the first of his PE collection during a game against the Clippers.
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THIS WEEK IN CELEBRITY FEET
It was all about Wale this week, as he showed up on our radar with Concords and Tiffanys, until a late push by Chi McBride broke our necks.
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NIKE AIR DIAMOND TURF II – SPRING 2012 RELEASES
Sneaker News brought you some great news regarding one of the most anticipated Retro releases of the year.
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NIKE TOTAL GRIFFEY MAX ’99 – SPRING 2012 RELEASES
Another year, another new Griffey Retro release. Check out the upcoming Spring releases of the Total Griffey Max ’99.
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ADIDAS ADIZERO ROSE DOMINATE – UPCOMING COLORWAYS
Derrick Rose’s second signature installment of this cycle will arrive in two high-energy colorways – the ‘All-Star’ and the ‘Lei Feng’.
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NIKE AIR MAX NM ‘VOLT’
The ‘Sprite’ colorway seems to have taken NSW releases by storm as the Air Max NM will release in the electrifying Royal/Volt colorway.
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NIKE ZOOM ROOKIE LWP – NEW COLORWAYS
We brought you a look at the ‘Eggplant’ colorway as well a view of a Black/Gold sample.
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NIKE ZOOM HUARACHE 2K4 – BLACK – VARSITY MAIZE
Kobe Bryant’s first unofficial signature shoe with Nike returns later this year.
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Nike Zoom Huarache 2K4 – Black – Varsity Maize
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NIKE AIR FOAMPOSITE ONE ‘KNICKS’ CUSTOMS
Next up on Jason Negron’s voluminous collection of Foamposite projects is a ‘Knicks’ custom.
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