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
Basketball Sneakers
Sneaker News Top 30 of 2012
For better or worse, 2012 was a defining year for the sneaker world and all that it encompasses. It was a year that saw certain...
20 Years Of Nike Basketball Design: Air Foamposite One (1997)
We’ve chronicled Nike Basketball’s trip back through the past twenty years over these past couple weeks and today we encounter the design that’s made more...
20 Years Of Nike Basketball Design: Air Max Penny (1995)
Today’s chapter in the Nike Basketball history book is a discussion of one of many models that makes 1995-96 arguably the best season on record, but...
Nike Air Penny II “112” Customs By Mache
One of the undisputed leaders in the color-swap customs movement has taken another step toward the crown with a smartly implemented reprisal of this sneakerhead’s...
Nike Air Penny II LE – Black – Cyber | Available
The Air Penny renaissance at Nike Sportswear continues as Foamposites and Penny’s own Nike Basketball signatures are among today’s most popular releases. And speaking of...
Nike Air Penny II ‘Sprite’ – Available
The Miami-inspired Nike Air Penny II that dropped in 2009 didn’t draw as much attention as the recent releases, perhaps because it wasn’t surrounded by...
Nike Air Flight One – Holiday 2012 Releases
Sneaker News just showed you a brand new Nike Air Flight One colorway that’s halfway between the Orlando OG that just retroed and the more...
Nike Air Flight One – White – Royal – Grey
The Nike Air Flight One returned to the spotlight in Orlando during the NBA All-Star aka ‘Galaxy’ weekend, and while the original colorway named after its hometown...
Nike Sportswear Holiday 2012 Basketball Preview
Penny Hardaway won Olympic gold with Dream Team II at the 1996 Atlanta Games, but we haven’t seen any of his Nike Sportswear retro and hybrid...