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 More Uptempo “Scottie Pippen” Release Update

The Nike Air More Uptempo released in a PE edition for Scottie Pippen for the summer Olympics in 1996, but never in a Bulls colorway...

By Zack Schlemmer June 28, 2017
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Nike Brings Back Scottie Pippen’s Logo For Upcoming Uptempo Release

Although the Nike Air More Uptempo has forever been associated with Scottie Pippen since he wore them on court during the 1995-96 NBA season, the...

By Zack Schlemmer June 26, 2017
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The Nike Air Max Uptempo 94 “Duke” Is Back In Stores

After releasing in multiple new lifestyle editions earlier this year including “Triple White” and light blue, the Nike Air Max2 Uptempo is finally also returning...

By Zack Schlemmer June 22, 2017
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Nike Air Foamposite One “Abalone” Releasing In 2018

Sea snail inspired Foamposites? It sounds crazy, but that’s the look that will be gracing the Nike Air Foamposite One come Spring 2018 according to...

By Patrick Johnson June 21, 2017
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Pigalle Calls This Nike Air Shake NDestrukt The “Carmen Electra”

Pigalle‘s love of basketball is well-documented through founder Stéphane Ashpool’s frequent collaborations with NikeLab. They’ve overhauled the likes of the Nike Air Raid, the Nike...

By Patrick Johnson June 19, 2017
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A New “Bulls” Take On Dennis Rodman’s Nike Air Shake NDestrukt

Updated on August 1st, 2017: The Nike Air Shake NDestrukt “Gym Red” is available now at Nike. Outside of Scottie Pippen’s 1994 Nike Air Flight...

By Patrick Johnson June 14, 2017
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Nike Is Releasing A Women’s Exclusive Air More Uptempo This Winter

We’ve seen an endless array of new Nike Air More Uptempo colorways throughout the year as the infamously bold Nike Basketball retro has returned in...

By Patrick Johnson June 12, 2017
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The Nike Air Shake NDestrukt Releases In Royal Blue

As soon as we saw that Dennis Rodman’s Nike Air Shake NDestrukt retro basketball model from the 1990s was getting a proper retro, we knew...

By Patrick Johnson June 3, 2017
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Charles Barkley’s Nike Air Force Max Is Releasing In “Flax”

Charles Barkley was one of Nike Basketball’s most unique signature athletes. He boldly proclaimed that he wasn’t a role model and his signature line managed...

By Patrick Johnson May 22, 2017
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