Last Friday, we had the honor to host a meet & greet with one of the NBA’s rising stars in our KICKZ Tortrasse store in Berlin. Not any star though. Ladies and Gentlemen, standing at a towering 7′ 3″, born in Latvia, number 6, from the New York Knicks, the Unicorn, the Porzingod, the one […]
Back in 1985, the Air Jordan 1 was the first signature shoe of Michael Jordan, a basketball performance shoe. Throughout the last decades however, the Air Jordan 1 developed into one of the quintessential pieces for sneaker heads and fashionistas worldwide. Today, in 2018, the Air Jordan 1 has reached new levels. That’s why Jordan […]
We’re going going, back back, to Cali Cali… Last week, we were in beautiful Los Angeles, California, to take part in the Jordan Brand Media Summit. Jordan invited us to witness the unveiling of the 2018 NBA All Star jerseys for the ASG in LA and much more, including a presentation of the brand new […]
It was that time of the year again! The NBA hosted its annual Global Game in London in cooperation with Nike. The Boston Celtics and their new superstar Kyrie Irving against the Philadelphia 76ers with their up-and-coming stars Ben Simmons and Joel Embiid, that promised to be a good one. Tickets were hard to get… […]
“That was the birth of Michael Jordan. Before that I was Mike. All of a sudden I make that shot and I’m Michael.” – MJ on his game-winning shot against Georgetown in the 1982 NCAA championship game The year is 1982. Michael Jordan is a freshman at the University of North Carolina. Two years prior, […]
“New York, New York, rock tube socks and Timberlands.“ – Method Man (Ya’meen) New York is often referred to as the Mecca. The Mecca of Basketball. The Mecca of Hip Hop. The Mecca of Streetstyle. The Nike Air More Uptempo “Flax“ combines the best of all three worlds. Basketball, Hip Hop and Streetstyle all go […]
The year is 1996. Scottie Pippen plays his sixth All Star Game. Michael Jordan is back with the Bulls and they win their 4th NBA championship. In the Summer, Scottie wins his second gold medal with the Dream Team II at the Summer Olympics in Atlanta in spectacular fashion. Scottie Pippen’s shoe of choice? The […]
KICKZ is currently on a field trip in the US, because Nike has just launched their all new NBA jersey collection for the upcoming season in Los Angeles, California. And by “all new”, I literally mean all new. They have totally refurbished the NBA jersey as we know it, using new materials, applying new cuts and […]
Tuesday, August 29th 2017 was a very special day for KICKZ, as we had the honor to join a very elusive guest list of 20 people for the Air Jordan XXXII launch in Turin, Italy. Why Italy? Why Turin? These were the first questions that came to our minds when we received our invite for this spectacular […]
Back in June, a collaborative project between KICKZ, adidas and the Alba Creators Lounge started with a bang, the AS1 Summer League! The location is unlike any other. A streetball court surrounded by the rails of the S-Bahn, the streets and the river Spree. One of a kind! So it’s just fitting that the competition […]
