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 – White – Black – Sport Red

Circle your calendars for Thursday, November 3rd for a possible on-court debut of the Nike LeBron 9 in the Home White/Black-Sport Red colorway. Of course,...

By John Kim September 29, 2011
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Nike LeBron 9 ‘Cannon’

After a relatively quiet buildup that saw some voice an unsurprisingly rigid preference for nostalgic designs, the Nike LeBron 9 has set the internet sneakerhead scene aflame...

By Aaron Hope September 29, 2011
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Nike LeBron 9 – Release Info

The Nike LeBron 9 will make its U.S. debut this October 25th when the Black/White-Sport Red colorway will officially hit stores. However, we’d like to...

By John Kim September 27, 2011
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Nike LeBron Ambassador IV ‘Cannon’

The Nike LeBron Ambassador line has grown from an AP-exclusive afterthought to a model with tech specs more closely approaching King James’ flagship model.  The...

By Aaron Hope September 27, 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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Celebrity Feet: NBA Stars @ Nickelodeon Worldwide Day Of Play

NBA Stars LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, Carmelo Anthony, and Chris Paul participated in Nickelodeon’s Worldwide Day Of Play – a nationwide initiative to promote active,...

By John Kim September 26, 2011
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Nike LeBron 8 P.S. ‘South Beach’ PE

Nothing finite has been established for the fate of the 2011-12 NBA season, and with an October 3rd start to training camp still up in...

By John Kim September 26, 2011
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Nike LeBron 9 ‘Scarface’ – Miami Heat Home

2006 brought us the Air Force 1 Low ‘Scarface’ with split colorblocking inspired by every gangsta rapper’s favorite metaphor supplier; will this 2011 release in...

By Aaron Hope September 26, 2011
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Nike LeBron 9 iD Template

Have you been following Sneaker News long/closely enough to remember when Nike Sportswear in New York sold off a run of all-grey ‘Try-Ons’ from NIKEiD in three...

By Aaron Hope September 26, 2011
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