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 1/2 (Half) Cent ‘Cranberry’ | Available Early

Earlier this summer, rumors had Anfernee ‘Penny’ Hardaway signing on with the Miami Heat for the second time in three years.  Not much has materialized...

By Aaron Hope August 26, 2010
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Nike Air 1/2 Cent – ‘Cranberry’ | Release Info

Following up on last Thursday’s release news update regarding the ‘Eggplant’ Air 1/2 Cent, the Cranberry counterpart of that shoe will release at Nike Sportswear...

By John Kim August 23, 2010
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Nike Air 1/2 Cent ‘Eggplant’ | Release Info

While ‘Eggplant’ has become increasingly common this year, there’s still a single release that trumps all the others.  Sure, the Eggplant Foamposite Ones insta-retroed on...

By Aaron Hope August 19, 2010
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Nike Air 1/2 Cent – Cranberry | New Images

Before the announcement of the Foamposite x Nike Air Force 1, arguably the biggest Foamposite-related news story was the upcoming Eggplant and Cranberry colorway of...

By John Kim August 15, 2010
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Nike Air 1/2 Cent ‘Eggplant’ | New Detailed Images

We saw the Nike Air Penny III hit retailers earlier this year in an ‘Eggplant’ colorway and here’s a look at a shoe that borrows...

By Aaron Hope July 19, 2010
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Nike Air 1/2 Cent – Cranberry + Eggplant – Detailed Images

Most sneakerheads know the name ‘SneakGeekz‘ and his latest video preview is a close-up look at two upcoming colorways of the genius late ’90s basketball...

By Aaron Hope June 21, 2010
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Nike Air Penny 1/2 Cent – Cranberry + Eggplant – New Images

After a two-month-plus hiatus, the Nike Air 1/2 Cent Cranberry re-emerged in the form of a “quickstrike” submission in the WDYWT feature of Sneaker News...

By John Kim May 27, 2010
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Nike Air 1/2 Cent – Varsity Royal x Green Spark – Swapped Sole Customs by Jason Negron

Back in September, we brought you a look at a very interesting new approach to sneaker customization. Rather than using paint or different additional materials...

By Aaron Kr. February 3, 2010
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Nike Air Penny 1/2 (Half) Cent – Black – Metallic Silver – Available

Fusions and hybrids are a touchy subject amongst certain people.  For some, though, it’s simple as black and white- “I’m feeling ’em” or “Nuh uh.”...

By bam October 8, 2009
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