John Kim 
March is here, and that means it’s time for the third annual Sneaker News March Madness Tournament! This year, we’re in the search for the best non-OG Air Jordan of all-time, so make sure to get your votes in. Staying on Air Jordan news, we got a nice look at the GS version of the Air Jordan VII Olympic while catching wind of Dwyane Wade’s Playoff shoe. The Nike Basketball Elite Series finally debuted, as Sneaker News was first to break the news of the LeBron 9, Hyperdunk 2011, and Kobe VII Elite. While the Zoom KD wasn’t part of the Elite squad, we did see the PE for the Nike EYBL program, set for an April commencement. Nike Skateboarding generated a lot of interesting topics of debate this week; first, we saw a new sneaker box while discovering that the ‘SB’ designation might be gone for good for some models, and second, Nike issued an apology for an SB Dunk nickname created outside of their own walls.
In other Sneaker News, pictures of the Nike Air Penny V were leaked, leading to some interesting opinions by our readers. Nike will also bring back the Air Force 180 High but without the Pressure Pump, a change that might very well be embraced by even the most strict standards. Dwyane Wade switched over to the Air Jordan XIV for the entire week, although Miami’s 1-2 record for the week may indicate a need to switch back to the Fly Wade 2. SXSW was a great event to spot your favorite celebrities wearing some sick sneakers, like Jay-Z and his Yeezy 2’s and Lil’ Wayne and his Playoff XII’s. Reebok made some news with the sick Extra Butter collaboration and the news of adding Rick Ross’ to Team ‘Bok. The cult classic Air Woven will return later this month, a nice three-way collab among Vans and two of the most influential brands of this generation will hit stores in June, and a look at an early wear-test sample of the Air Foamposite One rounded out this week’s best news. We’ve got it all below, so don’t miss a single beat by checking out this week’s Weekly Rewind!
SNEAKER NEWS MARCH MADNESS NON-OG AIR JORDAN TOURNAMENT – ROUND 1
Sneaker News March Madness 2012 kicked off this week as we search for the greatest non-OG Air Jordan of all-time! Vote now!
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Sneaker News March Madness Non-OG Air Jordan Tournament – Round 1 Voting | Southeast
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A first look at the Olympic VII for kids and the Fly Wade receives an upgrade – all below in this week’s Air Jordan news.
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THIS WEEK IN YEEZY NEWS
A detailed explanation of the inspiration behind the Air Yeezy 2 logo kicked off three major Yeezy 2 headlines.
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The first $250 Nike LeBron shoe – get familiar with the Nike LeBron 9 Elite.
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THIS WEEK IN KOBE NEWS
It was a major week for the Zoom Kobe, as we caught viewings of a few new colorways and some detailed pics of the Kobe VII Elite, set for an April 20th release.
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THIS WEEK IN KD NEWS
The Nike Zoom KD IV will be featured as part of the 2012 Nike EYBL program and some new colorways are set to hit store shelves.
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THIS WEEK IN NIKE SB NEWS
Nike SB is left slightly Black-and-Blue after taking heat for the Black & Tan nickname, a collab with Michigan’s Premier shop and a first peek at the new era of Nike SB/6.0.
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THIS WEEK IN NBA FEET
Dwyane Wade got his ‘Last Shot’ on by going strictly XIV for this week’s games.
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THIS WEEK IN CELEBRITY FEET
Celebs show off their kicks at SXSW and a noted sneakerhead celeb takes his talents to a major footwear brand to join forces with Swizz Beatz.
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Celebrity Feet: Lil’ Wayne – Air Jordan XII Playoffs @ SXSW
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NIKE AIR PENNY V
It took over ten years, but it looks like Nike Basketball will finally introduced the fifth Air Penny shoe.
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NIKE AIR FORCE 180 – 2012 RETRO
If it’s not true to the original, sneakerheads will complain. Not so much with the Air Force 180 High.
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NIKE ZOOM HYPERDUNK
The Nike Zoom Hyperdunk 2011 stands side-by-side with the LeBron 9 and Kobe VII in the Nike Basketball Elite Collection.
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EXTRA BUTTER x REEBOK PUMP OXT ‘SHERIFF’
The much awaited follow-up to Extra Butter’s take on the Reebok Pump continues with the OXT.
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RETURN OF THE NIKE AIR WOVEN
A cult classic returns in six outstanding colorways later this month.
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SUPREME x COMME DES GARCONS x VANS
Two ‘high-end’ street labels join forces with Vans to create a sick duet of sneakers.
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NIKE AIR FOAMPOSITE ONE WEAR-TEST SAMPLE
Let’s take the Foamposite back to its roots by checking out this rare early Wear-test sample.
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