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

Inspired by Pop Art & Finals MVP: Nike Kobe 5 Prelude

The Nike Zoom Kobe V was a model that came right after Kobe Bryant’s Nike shoes made the drastic turn to the low-top realm. The...

By Brendan Dunne December 31, 2013
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“Year of the Horse” Nike Kobe 8

Don’t worry, there are still more traditional, low-cut Kobe shoes to be had before the arrival of the Nike Kobe 9 Elite. Case in point...

By Brendan Dunne December 22, 2013
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Nike Basketball Signatures of Christmas Past

The tradition of special Christmas colorways for signature sneakers is one of the longer running ones with respect to Nike Basketball. That day has consistently...

By Brendan Dunne December 18, 2013
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Nike Kobe 9 Elite “Masterpiece” – Release Date

The Kobe 9 Elite “Masterpiece” release date is February 8th, 2014. Of course, if you were paying attention to our extensive Kobe 9 coverage on...

By Brendan Dunne December 13, 2013
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Kobe Comeback by Nike Basketball

Kobe Bryant is back. Of course he didn’t have to come back, the man already had countless accolades to his name (Look no further than...

By Brendan Dunne December 8, 2013
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Nike Kobe 8 Prelude “Reflection”

It appears that there won’t be much of a break at all between the Kobe 8 and the Kobe 9 thanks to the “Prelude Pack”....

By Brendan Dunne December 5, 2013
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Nike Zoom Kobe VII Prelude “London”

It’s sort of strange isn’t it, to imagine that the Nike Zoom Kobe VII is being re-issued already? The Nike Kobe 7 Prelude (Release date...

By Brendan Dunne December 5, 2013
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Nike Zoom Kobe VI Prelude “All Star MVP”

An NBA All-Star Game in Los Angeles? You had to figure Kobe Bryant was a shoe in for MVP there. Indeed he did grab that...

By Brendan Dunne December 5, 2013
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Nike Zoom Kobe III Prelude “Misery”

The Nike Zoom Kobe III Prelude “Misery” will release on December 21st, 2013. The sneakers are one of only a couple in the whole “Prelude...

By Brendan Dunne December 5, 2013
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