John Kim 
With 2012 in our rear-view mirror, we’re ready to take on 2013 with double the enthusiasm for sneakers. We got a first look at the 2013 Year of the Snake Collection by Nike as well as a few Black History Month editions set to hit stores within the next two months. A sick Air Jordan XI Low is confirmed for the Summer, while a new Barkley with All-Star allusions was revealed. The ‘Home’ KD V got some nice attention, as did a slew of Snake-inspired Kobe 8s. A release date for the Suns Foamposites was revealed, Brett Favre’s Zoom Turf Jet ’97 made a return to retail, and the next P-Rod was teased as well.
NBA ballers continued their impressive showcase with Thomas Robinson stealing the spotlight with his Air Flightposite One. Tim Tebow’s Nike shoe got a first look, as did official images of the highly-anticipated Reebok Kamikaze II. A slew of collaborations got some notice as well, like Slam Jam’s Asics Gel Lyte III, Packer Shoes’ Top Ten 2000s for Iman Shumpert, and a Herschel Supply Co. partnership with New Balance. A slew of Air Jordan PEs and Samples got our attention, like a surprising Air Jordan XVI Low that was intended for a Fall 2012 release. Finally, Sneaker Con celebrated its first event in Atlanta, which we got a full recap of below. Check out all of Sneaker News Weekly Rewind and stay tuned for the best in sneaker news!
A first look at another Air Jordan XI Low, some upcoming special-edition releases for some noted traditions, and a retail price of the Air Jordan III Retro ’88 causes quite a stir.
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Chris Paul in Unreleased Air Jordan IV
Air Jordan IV “Duckman” Oregon PE
Air Jordan 1 High “BHM”
Air Jordan 1 High “Year of the Snake”
Air Jordan 1 “Year of the Snake”
Jordan Spiz’ike “Black History Month”
Air Jordan III Retro ’88 Retail Price
Air Jordan 1 Retro High OG “Shadow” – 2013 Retro
Air Jordan V “Grape” – Release Date
Air Jordan III “Joker” – Release Date
Air Jordan XIII “Bred” – Arriving at Retailers
Jordan CP3.VI – UNC Tar Heels PE
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THIS WEEK IN LEBRON NEWS
How’s this for a monster week? A first look at the Black History Month LeBrons, the Summer-time Low-tops, and the second Dunkman release of this cycle.
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Nike LeBron 10 Low
Nike LeBron X “Volt Dunkman”
Nike LeBron X “Home” – Release Date
Nike LeBron X “Canary” – Release Date Change
Nike Zoom Soldier VI “BHM”
Nike Zoom LeBron II “Oregon Ducks” PEs
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The Year of the Snake circles around Kobe Bryant. Why shouldn’t it?
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THIS WEEK IN KD NEWS
A detailed look at the upcoming All-Star release followed by something a bit more closer to KD’s Home was previewed this week.
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THIS WEEK IN POSITE NEWS
Some new details regarding the Fighter Jets begin to surface, while a second colorway of the Barkley-inspired Foamposites hit the newswire.
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Nike Air Foamposite One “Phoenix Suns” – Release Date
Nike Air Foamposite One “Suns” – On-Feet Images
Nike Barkley Posite Max “3M”
Nike Air Barkley Posite Max “Eggplant” Sample on eBay
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NIKE 2013 “YEAR OF THE SNAKE” COLLECTION
2013 is the Year of the Snake. See how Nike Sportswear/Basketball prepared.
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Nike 2013 “Year of the Snake” Collection – China Press Preview
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THIS WEEK IN NBA/CELEBRITY FEET
A thorough review of all the notable names in Hollywood and the NBA and the kicks they wore is just below!
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THIS WEEK IN AIR FORCE 1 NEWS
Air Force 1s and snakeskin material is a formula for success, isn’t it? Check it out for yourself.
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Nike Air Force 1 High “Year of the Snake”
Nike Air Force 1 High “Kobe”
“Puerto Rico” Nike Air Force 1 Low
Nike Air Force 1 Bespoke “Dress 2 Impress” by DFoRCE1
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THIS WEEK IN NIKE SB NEWS
A peek at P-Rod’s 7th shoe and a wider release date for ‘When Pigs Fly’ is just below.
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CNCPTS x Nike SB Dunk High “When Pigs Fly” – Wider Release Date
Nike Zoom Stefan Janoski “Floral Print”
Nike Zoom Stefan Janoski Mid “Canvas”
Nike Zoom Stefan Janoski Mid – Dark Obsidian – Digital Pink
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NIKE ZOOM TURF JET ’97
Another American football-inspired Nike release returns for the 2012 NFL Season.
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NIKE LUNAR TEBOW
Counting ones chickens before they hatch? Here’s a look at a sig shoe for the under-performing Tim Tebow.
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THIS WEEK IN LI-NING WAY OF WADE NEWS
A detailed look at the upcoming All-Star release followed by something a bit more closer to KD’s Home was previewed this week.
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SLAM JAM x ASICS GEL LYTE III
Slam Jam’s next Gel Lyte III mock-up finally gets a release date!
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Slam Jam x Asics Gel Lyte III – Release Date
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THIS WEEK IN ADIDAS NEWS
adidas kicks off 2013 with its own Year of the Snake releases, but our attention goes to their latest pick-up of an NBA star.
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adidas Signs John Wall
John Wall Practices in adidas Top Ten 2000
Hanon x adidas Consortium CNTR
adidas Originals Superstar 80s CNY “Chinese New Year” – Available
adidas T-Mac 1 “Year of the Snake” – Available
adidas Campus FTBL
adidas Originals Superstar 2 “Desert Camo”
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THIS WEEK IN REEBOK NEWS
There’s no doubt that Reebok Classics is going to have another great year.
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Reebok Classics 2013 Samples
Reebok Answer IV – Black – Grey – Red
Reebok Answer IV – Grey – Red
Reebok Kamikaze II “Sonics” – Official Images
Reebok ES 22 – Grey – Navy
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THIS WEEK IN NEW BALANCE NEWS
A slew of collaborations and some great upcoming GRs round out this week’s best New Balance headlines.
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Herschel Supply Co. x New Balance Collection
Fingercroxx x New Balance MT580 – Release Date
runDisney x New Balance
New Balance 1300 “Desert Sun” – Day Tripper Collection
New Balance 670
New Balance 1500 – Grey – Black – Red
New Balance 1500 “Elite Collection” – Green – Grey
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THIS WEEK IN VANS NEWS
Even Vans gets in on the Year of the Snake hoopla, but that’s not all worth reading if your a fan of the OG skate brand.
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Vans Old Skool “Year of the Snake”
Motorhead x Vans Rowley Pro
Vans California “Floral Camo” Pack
Curtis Kulig x Vans “Love Me” Pack
Vans Camo Classics Collection
Vans Era 59 “Black/Camo”
Vans Era 59 “C&L”
Vans Era “Overspray Pack”
Vans Vault 10th Anniversary Retrospective Display
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THIS WEEK IN AIR JORDAN OGs, PEs & SAMPLES
A crazy Air Jordan 1 x II sample, an Air Jordan XVI intended for 2012, and a rare pair of XIIIs made for a school now outfitted by adidas: the Sample/PE category strikes again!
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Air Jordan IV “Oregon Ducks” – Available on eBay
Air Jordan XVI Low – Unreleased 2012 Retro Sample
Air Jordan AJKO – OG Black/Red on eBay
Air Jordan XII – Ray Allen Boston Celtics “Home” PE
Air Jordan XIII “Kansas Jayhawks” PE
Air Jordan IX Low – Derek Anderson PE
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THIS WEEK IN CUSTOM SNEAKERS
A strange mix of models for this week’s customs – check ’em all out below.
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Air Jordan III “Jet Life” Customs by El Cappy
Nike Air Foamposite One “Lakers Away” Customs by Sole Swap
Nike LeBron 9 “JokerMan” Customs by GourmetKickz
Reebok Question “Nerf” Customs by Twizz Customs
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SNEAKER CON ATLANTA – EVENT RECAP
Sneaker Con’s first-ever trip to Atlanta was a hot one!
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Sneaker Con Atlanta Feet Recap
Sneaker Con Miami – February 2nd, 2013
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