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 Air Flight ’89 ‘True Blue’ Sample

The Nike Air Flight ’89 was one of the first sneakers to represent Nike Basketball’s ‘Flight’ wing (the anti-thesis to the rough-edged Force). At that...

By John Kim November 16, 2011
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Nike Air Max CB34 – Obsidian – White – Wolf Grey

One of the less obvious negatives coming from the NBA lockout is a deficiency in our daily requirement of ‘turrible’. No Association means no NBA...

By Aaron Hope November 11, 2011
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Nike Air Max Uptempo 2 ‘Max Orange’ – Available

Last week Sneaker News gave you a look at a Halloween-esque colorway of the Nike Air Max Uptempo 2 – a Max Orange/Black colorway that...

By John Kim November 2, 2011
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