Tag: nike
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Nike gives Zoom Kobe Venomenon 4 US release
At one time, the off-shoot Zoom Kobe series was for the Chinese only -- considering the intent of the shoes (meant for a Chinese demographic that plays basketball largely outside only), it made sense to...
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Formal Introduction: The Nike Kobe Prelude V
As much controversy as the original Nike Zoom Kobe IV stirred up (now the Nike Kobe Prelude IV), the then-Zoom Kobe V was even more titillating. Lower, thinner, and generally less substantial in weight, the...
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BMF Lifestyle: Nike Air Max 90 Jacquard
Courtesy of Nike, in anticipation of their 'Air Superiority' Air Max 90 release for 2014 -- the Nike Air Max Lunar90 (which is soon mentioned and shown briefly below) is featured in the new line,...
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New Year Kicks Rewind: Kobe, LeBron, Jordan
There was a lot of end-of-year hype and hoopla over the next best round of sneakers to release for hardwood play in 2013. Of course, there was the usual holiday fare, which meant Christmas joy...
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Nike christens 2014, Kyrie Irving with Zoom HyperRev
Kyrie Irving is one of the most talented and dynamic guards currently playing in the NBA. Though he's had a terrible time leading the Cleveland Cavaliers to any sort of on-court success (albeit trying as...
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Nike debuts the Nerf-inspired KD VI 'Cool Grey'
Just about every kid that loved basketball had a Nerf door hoop. You know you had one, t0o -- the cardboard graphic-printed backboard with the neon plastic rim and foam ball that you shot with...
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BMF Exclusive: 'The Backpack Baller' (Part 2 Interview)
Recently, we at Baller Mind Frame gave you a BMF Exclusive look at one of the more intriguing books about one of the game's best players today and already in the sport's history, Kevin Durant....
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BMF Training: Nike Flyknit Air Max
The Nike Air Max running series has a long history with basketball. A key part of the big running movement of the late 1980s with Nike, the Air Max technology was integrated seamlessly into the...
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Go Ducks! The Nike Air Foamposite One 'Oregon'
Anfernee "Penny" Hardaway was one of the greatest players of the 1990s, and before injury felled him and shortened his career, a future Hall of Famer as well. Though he wasn't able to sustain a...
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Nike debuts ex-Zoom Kobe IV, now Kobe Prelude IV
For some reason, the basketball world was flipped upside down by the Nike Zoom Kobe IV. It's not totally understood why, largely because low-cut basketball shoes were not taboo upon that shoe's release. Michael Jordan...
