Hooped Up

Shoe giant Nike and superstar Kobe Bryant have linked up with James Bond’s favorite car maker Aston Martin to produce one of the illest sneakers you will see this year. Dubbed the Nike Hyperdunk Kobe Bryant Aston Martin edition, these posh trainers are chromed out with the famous Aston Martin wings on the tongue and premium leathers all-around.

Only 500 pairs of these beauty’s will be released this spring and the price tag to rock these you ask hesitantly — $700 US. You better save up.

If you’re looking to accessorize these bad boys, and have money to burn. How about this for roughly £97,995. Read More »

You already new Kevin Durant’s second signature shoe, the Zoom KD II hit the streets with big buzz after the entire OKC Thunder team wore the KD II “Creamsicle”, but now Nike Basketball designer Leo Chang describes the shoe – inside and out – and previews some of the other colors of the shoes that will be in stores soon. When Leo Chang talks shoes, consider shoes knowledge dropped.

A detailed look of the new KDII colorways coming soon below.

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The next evolution of the Hyperdunk Nike meal ticket that came on the scene at the 2008 Summer Olympics games has evolved and the Air Max Hyperize is now here sporting a full Air Max midsole with a silver and grey colorway featuring volt accents .

However I can’t wait till Nike releases another colorway of this shoe because I like my kicks to look like they’re living in the same decade as me and not in the future when Lady Gaga is president and Taco Bell opens up a health spa.

See the future after the jump Marty.

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Sit back and watch New York street artist WK Interact bring the intimidating power of Dwyane Wade to life on the streets of Manhattan. Beautiful graff work!

Michael Jordan has been retired from the NBA for nearly 7 seasons, is now 47 years young and still shaves his head. So it’s possible he could have a shock of silver running through his fro if he grew it out, but his 25th anniversary collection is definitely silver.

The Jordan 2010 kicks have been making its web rounds over the last few months and now they are going back to college, complete with uniforms to match them in a hover car futuristic silver colorway.  North Carolina, Georgetown and Cal will all model the collection and who knows, Marcus Jordan might just do his own thing for University of Central Florida.

Yesterday, Jordan’s alma mater UNC wore the complete 2010 Silver Anniversary uniform versus Florida State; tonight, Cal will wear them against Arizona; and Saturday, Georgetown will wear them against Notre Dame.

Peep the silvery goods below.

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Available in March, the Jordan Icons look like the love child of an Air Jordan XX3 and AJXX union, yet it has enough characteristics on its own to form a separate personality. Bless with Jordan design DNA, the Icons posses the new 23/25 logo and features superior fit, comfort and versatility in a team shoe built to perform at the highest levels of on-court competition.

Video and more pics of the Jordan Icons, after the jump.

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If you put a pair of Nike’s on Utah Jazz guard Deron Williams, he’ll multiple like a wet mogwai and dunk on you despite your best efforts to guard him — twice.

He’s just that good, but never — I repeat never,  feed him after midnight.

The way Michael Jordan owned New York in the 90’s and shattered their dreams nearly every time he laced them up in Madison Square Gardens. You would never the Knicks and Michael Jordan would ever have anything good in common.

Well, hold the phone Samuel! Cause the Air Jordan Alpha 1 with a New York Knicks colorway, shuts down that notion like an important Charles Smith lay up denied by Horace Grant, Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen (pump fake dammit!). Read More »

Available in three spring ready colorways over at Standard in Atlanta. The ladies Nike Women’s Blazer mid comes in purple and yellow with white soles plus black with grey soles accompanied by purple laces. They all feature patent leather swooshes too giving them a supah clean look .

See more of them below.

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Not only does Kobe Bryant have the hottest jersey in the NBA, he also has the only shoe that is a certified fire hazard. So that’s why it’s so hot in here Nelly. Zing!