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 – White – Dark Grey – Old Royal

Nike Sportswear keeps coming with new colorways of the design that might be considered the Air Jordan IV’s little brother. The Nike Air Flight 89 is also...

By Aaron Hope October 23, 2012
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Nike Air Force 180 High – Grey – Royal – Orange

We’re still waiting for that first GITD drop coming up just in time for Halloween, but Nike Sportswear isn’t done showing off new colorways for...

By Aaron Hope October 15, 2012
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Nike Air Zoom Flight 95 – Jason Kidd “Career Pack”

Starting with the California Golden Bears and currently moving forward with the New York Knicks, Jason Kidd‘s career consists of a number of pit-stops, leaving...

By John Kim October 10, 2012
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Nike Air Flight One – Black – White – Red

While the Nike Air Flight One was certainly a welcome addition to the gigantic ‘Galaxy Pack’ that dropped for the 2012 NBA All-Star Game, we’re...

By Brendan Dunne October 5, 2012
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Nike Air Flight One – Black – White | Available

One of the strangest ‘footwear moments’ in Michael Jordan’s career definitely came in 1995, when his kicks were ‘banned’ yet again. If you’ve read up...

By John Kim October 3, 2012
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Sneaker News Sneakerpedia Editor’s Crates: John Kim’s Top 20 Sneakers

The Sneaker News staff teamed up with Sneakerpedia to give you, our loyal readers, a taste of the type of kicks that got the Sneaker...

By John Kim October 2, 2012
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Nike Air Foamposite One “Stealth” – Asia Release Info

With a colorway befitting a Black Friday release, US sneakerheads instead expect the Nike Air Foamposite One ‘Stealth’ on the day after Christmas.  The Far East market makes us as green as that...

By Aaron Hope October 1, 2012
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