When will the South Beach/Miami vibe run out of steam? With the quick sell-out of the Floridians low and June 2nd’s South Beach Elite poised to be one of the best releases of the year, it looks like ‘South Beach‘ and all of its tangential colorways are staying put. Mache Customs put that idea to the test as...

Sneaker News just showed you a raging red colorway that’s coming up soon and now here comes the other Nike Zoom Solider 6 colorup we’d previewed in Monday’s first look. The Zoom Soldier VI looks so good in this combination of silver, black and blue that, judging by the earliest comments, might have those...

‘Miami Nights’ has become a household name in the sneaker game, even so much that Wale has a track on his recent ‘Ambition’ album with that same title. However, ‘Miami Nights’ leaked out far earlier than intended, as the confetti-blasted pair that inspired Mache Customs’ latest work is...

Though LeBron James was pinned as the Hyperdunk 2012′s posterboy and he might end up matching the analogy of Kobe Bryant::Hyperdunk (2008), but we can’t help but wonder if the King will end up wearing multiple footwear styles during this Olympic summer. Here we’ve got the first of two new Nike Zoom LeBron...

The ‘Summit Lake Hornets’ series on the Nike LeBron 9 is one of those motifs that just has to be a leftover from Nike Basketball’s plan B in the event of the horrible ‘What If’ scenario of the NBA season being totally evaporated, with the Swoosh storytellers switching the focus to aim on...

Get ready for a solid history lesson y’all, because this week’s Sneaker News Blogs: Best of WDYWT covers an era of sneakers often praised, but infrequently seen. While we show love to all the hottest releases, SN Blog regulars have been coming through with sick originals and gems from the 90′s, and a quick...

Is Diana Taurasi the ‘LeBron James’ of the WNBA/women’s basketball? It’s hard to say that another version of LBJ exists in another sport (maybe Bryce Harper of the Washington Nationals, although Cole Hamels might not think so), but Diana Taurasi was poised to change the WNBA and carry the torch with her...

There’s no question that Nike Basketball is all about LeBron right now. Give credit to KD for balling out of his mind and coming through with probably the best basketball sneaker at that pricepoint in history and for Kobe for staying at the top of his game despite his “age” and injuries, but LeBron’s...

Just a small handful of games went down over the weekend, but what the NBA lacked in number, it overcompensated with heated competition and some new sneaks! The Los Angeles Clippers finally put away the tough Memphis Grizzlies as Chris Paul and his CP3.V led the Clippers to victory. Teammate Nick Young wore the best kicks...

On Saturday, LeBron James was officially announced as the 2011-12 NBA Season MVP, earning an unprecedented third honor in this era and joining quite the impressive unit of fellow multi-MVP winners like Magic Johnson, Michael Jordan, and Wilt Chamberlain. What separates LeBron from that honored group is the LeBron is the only...

LeBron James has come a long way from his first NBA game against the Sacramento Kings in November 2003…or has he? The doubters and critics were out in full force from the moment LeBron was drafted first overall by the Cleveland Cavaliers to his first regular season game as an eighteen-year-old Pro, but it’s not...

LeBron James – nine seasons, 3 MVP awards. But during his acceptance speech that was held on the floor of American Airlines arena, LeBron deflected the honor and praise to his family, his coaches, his teammates, and all the other support that has brought him to this point – a third MVP award in four NBA seasons....

Part III of the Nike LeBron 9 Elite saga continues tomorrow morning as the ‘Varsity Maize’ joints (also dubbed the ‘Bumblebee’ and the ‘Taxi’) will select Nike Basketball retailers tomorrow. LeBron’s yet to wear ‘em out to a game and given the NBA’s strict policy on...

What comes around goes around. The works with fortunes good and bad, and for one unlucky sneakerhead, his luck changed for the better. In a news report picked up by Miami-based WSVN7, Keven Rodriguez was scammed out of a pair of LeBron 8 South Beaches by a scam artist in what’s become one of the more common methods these...

Recent previews of LeBron 9 Low and Zoom LeBron Soldier 6 draped in the colors of USA Basketball have us wondering what King James will wear as he represents the Stars and Stripes in London this summer, but if we remember back to the original Nike promo materials, it looks like he’ll be in a similar position with the...

In 2010, Nike Basketball capitalized on LeBron James’ decision to move from A (Cleveland) to B (Miami) and introduced the ‘South Beach’ LeBron 8, which today is considered to be one of the most coveted LeBrons of all-time and one of the most notable releases of the decade. The Miami feel-good vibes returned...

The Nike LeBron 9 has been such a major success and it’s actually quite shocking that there are still a few major releases on their way. With this weekend’s Varsity Maize and the early-June ‘Miami Vice’ releases ending the LeBron 9 chapter on a high-note (unless there are more Elites scheduled), some...

May 12th will be one of the biggest release days of the year as the Air Jordan IV ‘Cavs’, Nike LeBron 9 Elite ‘Varsity Maize’, Nike Zoom KD IV ‘Aunt Pearl’, and four of the more enticing Jordan CP3.V colorways are set for a release. However, Nikestore has just confirmed that it will not...

Is it unofficially the ‘oldie, but goodie’ week for Sneaker News Blogs: WDYWT? We’ve got a look at a ton of pre-2000 basketball and training gems as well as a great number of classics that dropped over the last ten years, so let’s take a quick look at the twenty submissions that stood out the most,...

Of all the sick Player Exclusives we’ve seen of the LeBron 9, it’s a safe bet to say that these right here are the ones LeBron cherishes the most. LeBron James got engaged to long-time girlfriend Savannah Brinson during his New Year’s x Birthday bash, and apparently a ‘PE’ was created not long...

The NBA Playoffs continued over the past weekend, as we got a look a select number of new sneakers as the teams shifted ‘Home’ and ‘Away’. Starting off, Kobe Bryant wore a PE Black/Yellow colorway of the Nike Zoom Kobe VII Elite (not far off from the Gold), as he led the Lakers to a 3-1 lead over the...

The Nike LeBron series’ lowtop releases have been a summertime staple for nearly a decade, and you’d be hard pressed to find a colorway that better represents the warm part of 2012 than the one pictured above. This Nike LeBron 9 Low comes with red and navy accents on its white base to signify the LeBron’s...

Pretend for a moment that instead of copping pairs of his supremely collectible Nike Basketball signature series, that you are LeBron James.  What kind of kicks would you wear off court to turn heads?  Turns out, it’s an answer to which nearly every sneakerhead will at least aspire this spring, as Bron...

LeBron James isn’t a native of the state, but he’s certainly been given honorary status as a Floridian in his short time there as he led the Miami Heat back to the NBA Finals in just his first season there. While the ‘South Beach’ was enough to solidify LeBron’s allegiance with Miami, it’s...

Although Spike Lee dominated the off-the-court sector of sneaker sightings, the on-court prize goes to LeBron James, who led his Miami Heat squad to a third straight victory and indomitable 3-0 lead against the New York Knicks (no NBA team has ever come back down 3-0). While we won’t see the Gold versions of the Elites...

Hip-hop stars gathered at NYC’s Hammerstein Ballroom to celebrate the birthday of DJ Prostyle by performing live in front of a packed house of 3,500+ fans. As impressive as the set list was the sneaker sightings, with guys like Wale (Air Jordan VII ‘Bordeaux’), Ace Hood (LeBron 9 ‘South Beach’),...

All eight Playoff match-ups have moved beyond to Game 3 (the Indy/Orlando series are already gearing up for Game 4) and we’re starting to get a better idea of who will move up to the Second round and who will say good bye. We already showed you LeBron James’ PE of the Elite 9 and Kobe’s Purple/White...

We’re just two games deep (or three in the IND/ORL series) into the 2012 NBA Playoffs, and already the Miami Heat are emerging as a dominant favorite in the Eastern Conference.  Not only has their chief competition lost their reigning MVP and subsequently lost a heartbreaker to the 8-seed, but the Heat are rolling...

With the launch of the Nike Basketball Elite Series, footwear designers and consumers had to re-think the conventions of a ‘basketball shoe’. In what was already was the pre-eminent line of performance footwear for the sport, the Kobe VII, LeBron 9, and Hyperdunk 2011 was elevated to unseen heights, using materials...

LeBron James and the Miami Heat took a commanding 2-0 lead in their First Round Series against the New York Knicks, and their leader did so in style by wearing a PE colorway of the controversial Nike LeBron 9 P.S. Elite. Unlike the released version, which featured a Gold trim and contrast Flywire cables, this PE features a red...

The king LeBron customs hits us yet again with the pair of the LeBron 9 Low re-constituted as the ‘Nerf’, made popular by that sick KD IV release of last December. Just like his previous Nerf Customs of the LeBron 9, Mache Customs utilizes his un-matched skills of the paintbrush by adding the confetti-like...

The NBA Playoffs kicked off this weekend with back-to-back days of action-packed NBA action. The first game of has proven to be the pace-maker for these seven-game series, but as teams enter play tonight, fortunes can change. The Playoffs started off on a bit of a down note, as reigning MVP Derrick Rose and rookie phenom Iman...

Up to this point the Nike LeBron 9 P.S. Elite ‘Varsity Maize’ has been sort of the odd man out as far as colorways go for the Nike LeBron 9 Elite, with no apparent connection along the same story line of the regal gold versions and the revisit to the ‘South Beach’ theme. Our recent exclusive sit down...

Up to this point the Nike LeBron 9 P.S. Elite ‘Varsity Maize’ has been sort of the odd man out as far as colorways go for the Nike LeBron 9 Elite, with no apparent connection along the same story line of the regal gold versions and the revisit to the ‘South Beach’ theme. Our recent exclusive sit down...