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 LeBron 9 ‘Freegums’ – New Images

First LeBron James chose his designs for the initial facade at UNKNWN, then King James picked Freegums’ Nike LeBron 9 collabo to compliment the Miami Heat’s white...

By Aaron Hope December 29, 2011
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Freegums x Nike LeBron 9 – Arriving at Retailers

Is Freegums’ design the most important Nike LeBron 9 release so far? You could argue that the ‘Cannon’, ‘China’ or ‘Miami Nights’ has drawn more attention (though you’d probably...

By Aaron Hope December 20, 2011
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Nike LeBron 9 ‘Watch the Throne’ – New Images

G.O.O.D. Music rapper Big Sean has been working with adidas since his track ‘I Do It’ was featured as part of Derrick Rose’s first adiZero Crazy Light...

By Aaron Hope December 15, 2011
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Freegums x Nike LeBron 9 – Private Event Recap

Imagine you had your hands on a raffle ticket entitling you to a super-deluxe special edition box carved to match the intricate sockliners on the Freegums...

By Aaron Hope December 5, 2011
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LeBron James & Kevin Durant ‘Striving For Greatness’ – Part 2

Even though these two giants of the league may not have anything in particular to practice for, that doesn’t mean that LeBron James or Kevin...

By Brendan Dunne November 17, 2011
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LeBron James & Kevin Durant ‘Striving For Greatness’

Remember that day in late October when Sneaker News showed you LeBron James wearing the Kentucky Wildcats Nike Air Max LeBron VII on an Akron, Ohio court along with...

By Aaron Hope November 10, 2011
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Sneaker News Blogs: Best of WDYWT – 9/20 – 9/26

We’ve started to see the Nike Mag 2011 pop up on the feet of Kanye, Brian Wilson, Kid Cudi, and sneakerhead Franalations. Would we see...

By John Kim September 26, 2011
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LeBron James + Jason Petrie Talk Nike LeBron 9

“It’s your mind and my mind that came together to make something like this.” All the new Nike LeBron 9 colorways revealed in the last week have...

By Aaron Hope September 20, 2011
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Sneaker News Blogs: Best of WDYWT – 8/23 – 8/29

The summer season does consist of the hottest months of the year, but would that translate into the hottest kicks of the year? With summer...

By John Kim August 29, 2011
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