words // Gregory Williams: Don’t call it a comeback, but LA Gear is certainly back on the scene in a major way. Teaming up with Tyga yet again, the brand’s iconic and luminous L.A. Lights has returned in premium fashion. Dubbed the “Black Nubuck”, this latest iteration comes equipped with its entire upper muted with […]

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words // Gregory Williams: Having cooked up with copper for several of his latest customs, Chef of GourmetKickz is back with yet another metal-inspired body of work. This time around, Chef take to the Nike LeBron 12 EXT for this “LeBronze” creation. Using the silhouette’s “Wheat” colorway as his base, Chef upgrades the model’s upper […]

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words // Ian Stonebrook: Sometimes the idea of “Being Like Mike” often means looking like Mike. While sporting his shoes show the most obvious similarities to that of the greatest hooper of all time, unfortunately such style has sometimes come with a heavy price. “The Shoes” finds Carlyle Garrick exploring an issue that’s often hard […]

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In today’s episode of Kicks On Court Weekly, George Kiel highlights the most intriguing sneakers from Week 2 of the NBA Playoffs. Plus, we announce the winning NBA roster of our Team Kicks On Court award.

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words // Darren Griffin: With the Nike Air Tech Challenge II “Pinstripe” now available in stores, tennis sneakers are on the rise and so are pinstripe themes. Thus is the case with the Nike Tennis Classic “Pinstripe,” which just so happens to land prior to the start of a critical part of the tennis season. […]

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words // Gregory Williams: After making its debut back in February during All-Star Weekend and trio of collaborative releases with Fragment, the Nike Hyperchase is back with a vibrant new Volt/Wolf Grey style code. Pieced together with the leading shade charging the silhouette’s double-layer mesh upper, the secondary hue clings to the midsole. With its […]

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