FLAGSHIP SHOE: Nike Air CB4 II Player: Charles Barkley Original Release: 1998 Retro: N/A Weight: 12.1 ounces Price: $140 Design Features: combination full grain leather and nubuck upper, low profile Phylon midsole visible ¾ length Air Max unit rubber outsole with herringbone traction… Continue Reading
By Seth Berke Wollman (@souliisole) “In Yo’ Face!” When one looks back at the career of the original king of the crossover, a legendary, trendsetting pioneer who brought streetball to the NBA hardwood, one is reminded of the expression, “big… Continue Reading
FLAGSHIP SHOE: Nike Air Machine Force Mid Player: David Robinson and many others Original Release: 1997 Retro: N/A Weight: 18.2 ounces Price: $100 Design Features: full grain leather upper polyurethane midsole encapsulated forefoot large volume Air Sole unit encapsulated heel large volume Air… Continue Reading
FLAGSHIP SHOE: Nike Air Drill Original Release: 1994 Retro: N/A TAKEDOWN SHOE: Nike Air Determination Mid Original Release: 1994 Retro: N/A
QUICK FACTS Colorway: white/chrome/regal-blue/black Original Release: 1999 Retro: 2009, 2015 Designers: Aaron Cooper, Eric Avar Release Type: general release Weight: 13.8 ounces BACKGROUND The Air Garnett III released in 1999 as Kevin Garnett’s third and penultimate Nike signature shoe. Designed… Continue Reading
QUICK FACTS Player: Charles Barkley Team: Phoenix Suns Three Original Colorways: white/black/dark-concord black/black/concord white/black/blue Original Release: 1994 NBA Debut: 4/29/1994 vs Golden State Warriors (white/black/dark-concord) Designer: Tracy Teague Release Type: general Weight: 16.4 ounces DESIGN FEATURES Inspired by a straight… Continue Reading
Adidas with Air? Not quite… Anyone who’s followed 90s Euro League basketball will tell you that their sneaker game was on point. Classic sneakers we know and love in the United States were prominently featured on our favorite European players.… Continue Reading
By Seth Berke Wollman (@souliisole) KG. KGEE. KGEE21. KG21. The Big Ticket. Da Kid. KG PICK 5. No matter the acronym, they’re all synonymous with the man for whom they were coined: Kevin Garnett. Welcome to the Who Cares series,… Continue Reading
FLAGSHIP SHOE: Air Incredibly Strong Original Release: 1999 Retro: N/A Weight: 16.5 ounces Price: $85 Design Features: full grain leather and durable textile mesh upper asymmetrical tongue design visible heel Air Sole unit solid rubber outsole with large herringbone traction design FLAGSHIP… Continue Reading
We review products independently, but we may earn affiliate commissions from purchases made through links on this page. Who do you think of when you think of the Air Max Uptempo 3? Most would say Scottie Pippen. While not an… Continue Reading