1960s The Converse All-Star aka Chuck Taylor is widely known as the first full-blooded basketball shoe ever. And even though its history can be traced back to 1917, the big on-court breakthrough came only in the 50s and even more so in the 60s. But the broad history of basketball shoes in the 1960s is […]
PLAYOFFS?! Yes, we are talking about the Playoffs… First round matchups are set. The teams are ready. Let’s go! This Saturday, the NBA Playoffs 2017 will start and it’s gonna be a whole lot of fun. After a historic season with numerous milestones and records, the players will once again try to reach that next […]
The Super Bowl LI in Houston was full of surprises yesterday. An epic comeback by the New England Patriots, a first ever overtime in a Super Bowl game and an outstanding Tom Brady, earning his 5th Championship Ring. First of all, major salute to the GOAT! The KICKZ crew congratulates the Pats for winning the Championship 2017. After the […]
It’s a tradition that is almost as old as the Super Bowl itself and it’s no secret that a substantial percentage of watchers this Sunday care more about the commercials than the outcome of the game. But why is that and what’s so special and different about Super Bowl commercials compared to commercials in the […]
Former D-League and International Professional Basketball player Brandon Armstrong has quickly become an internet phenom. His hilarious impersonations of NBA players’ signature moves are spot on, earning praise even from the NBA stars themselves and have gone viral on youtube with millions of views. Here is a collection of all NBA players impersonations done by […]
It’s October, autumn just came swiftly around the corner and everyone is starting to ask themselves the same question as every year: Where did the summer go? It’s getting pretty cold outside, the weather is about to annoy most of the peeps going to work, university or school and after a long day en […]
VICTORIOUS but not so GLORIOUS USA Basketball has done it again! The 2016 squad has captured the Gold medal at the Olympic Games in Rio in convincing fashion. In the Gold medal game at least… The 2016 Olympic tournament was a rollercoaster ride for USABMNT. After storming out the gates with two landslide victories against China […]
Whether you are a basketball fan or not, Shaqtin a Fool is almost guaranteed to put a smile on your face. After all what is funnier than watching multi millionaire super athletes falling on their faces or playing like they forgot how to basketball? These are the Shaqtin A Fool episodes for the complete regular season […]
March Madness is the best time in the year to celebrate the sport of basketball. And I’m talking about real basketball here, not the glamorous shiny NBA basketball world where your outfit and your Instagram account is nearly as important as the next game. NCAA basketball is played with heart. It’s passionate, it’s rough and […]
2016 has just started and it already looks to be a very promising year. There are very interesting developments on the horizon for sneaker and streetwear culture and we’ve already seen some great releases. But there’s lots more to come. So we decided to give you a breakdown of the biggest stories of the year. […]
