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 Dynamic Flight – Scottie Pippen PE on eBay

A successor to the Air Flight Huarache that shook up the basketball world in 1991-92, the Nike Air Dynamic Flight is one of those long...

By Aaron Hope December 23, 2013
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Nike Zoom Huarache 2K4 “Year of the Snake” – Arriving at Retailers

Kobe, the ‘Year of the Snake’, and the Huarache 2k4. This trifecta could not be more fitting, as it mixes in the Black Mamba, the...

By John Kim December 27, 2012
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Sneakerpedia x Sneaker News Editors’ “Grails”

Right around a month ago, Sneaker News teamed up with the world’s largest online sneaker collection, Sneakerpedia, in an effort to give you a little...

By Aaron Kr. November 13, 2012
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“Year of the Snake” Nike Zoom Huarache 2k4

With the Chinese zodiac about to rotate into snake mode a handful of Nike sneakers will follow suit, the Nike Zoom Huarache 2k4 pictured here...

By Brendan Dunne November 9, 2012
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Nike Zoom Huarache 2K4 “Year of the Snake”

Looks like we can expect that hoop-shoe favorite the Nike Zoom Huarache 2k4 to stick around for 2013 as well, the sneaker getting a slick...

By Brendan Dunne November 8, 2012
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20 Years Of Nike Basketball Design: Air Zoom Huarache 2K4 (2004)

Nike Basketball’s trip back through the past twenty years sees its first ‘retro’ entry today, as a dozen years after the list kicked off with...

By Aaron Hope August 6, 2012
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20 Years Of Nike Basketball Design: Air Flight Huarache (1992)

Following up on yesterday’s debut, we see the next entrant in Nike Basketball’s ’20 Years’ retrospective pick up right where the Air Force 180 Low...

By Aaron Hope July 24, 2012
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Nike Zoom Huarache 2K4 – Volt – Black | Release Date

Ain’t nothing like a jolt of volt to get your day going, so feast your eyes on the neon-blasted Zoom Huarache 2k4 of the Nike...

By John Kim June 25, 2012
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Nike Zoom Huarache 2K4 – Wolf Grey – Metallic Silver

Rajon Rondo has worn everything from the Zoom Kobe series to all manner of Hyperfuses with plenty in between, yet the Boston Celtics point guard...

By Aaron Hope May 11, 2012
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