words // Nick DePaula: There simply has never been an amateur player more hyped than LeBron James was as an 18 year-old phenom coming out of Akron, Ohio’s Saint Vincent Saint Mary’s High School in 2003. The magazine covers, ESPN profiles and prime-time TV matchups against the nation’s top teams all came along suddenly and…
Kevin Durant poured in 31 points last night as the Thunder narrowly edged out the visiting Los Angeles Clippers as the push for playoff positioning continues. He did so in a new pair of the Nike KD 8 Elite in corresponding Thunder tones. This upcoming black pair isn’t necessarily OKC centric, but they certainly have…
Nike today reveals the design innovation for its world headquarters expansion in Beaverton, Oregon. With a completion date set for 2018, the ever-growing company forecasts the future of sport and athlete advancement with its technically advanced homebase. Facilitated by workspaces that support rapid iteration and creation through collaboration, the Nike headquarters aims to foster a…
Following the baseball centric release of the Nike Cortez earlier this week, the shoe returns to its roots in a traditional white and black colorway but with a premium leather update. Full grain leather marks a high level of quality for this predominately white Cortez, which is accented in black at the Swoosh, tongue tag and…
Although the rumors of Tinker Hatfield designing the Nike Kobe 11 turned out to be just that, rumors, his union with the silhouette does have some legs. In fact, Tinker designed a special make-up of the shoe which will bear his name. The Nike Kobe 11 “Tinker” – seen here for the first time – takes…
The Nike Air Force 1 Ultra Flyknit, seemingly made for the season at hand, continues to rollout in new colorways like this upcoming “Game Royal” edition. Likely the darkest pair we’ve seen to date, an imposing blue Flyknit base is encapsulated by sleek black layering at the lace collar, tongue, top strap and branding. A…