Seven Teams, One Mission: Conquer the City of Barcelona. Last weekend, adidas invited us to take part in an incredibly exciting basketball experience. Barcelona was the destination, the Launch Event of adidas’ new performance machine on our schedule. The rally, designed for young basketball players, retailers and the press, kept us busy for two entire days. From […]
Ten years ago, a skinny teenager from Washington D.C. entered the NBA as the second Draft Pick of the Seattle SuperSonics. This same kid, seen as probably the best rookie in the Draft Class of 2007, was soon signed by Nike. The first signature shoe followed quickly and the Nike KD 1 was introduced […]
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 […]
April 29 2017, mark the date in your calendar, the Air Jordan 7 ‚Pantone‘ is finally here! We have been waiting for this iconic colorway for just way too long – to be exact, we have been waiting for this iconic colorway for 7 years. Quite a while, but now it is about time that […]
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 Easter Holidays are close and that means that the NBA playoffs are finally just around the corner. Since we are not only basketball lovers but sneakerheads as well, we will have a look at the basketball performance shoes on court. Our hearts always pound a little faster when we see our bball idol wearing a brand […]
Now that Russell Westbrook has broken Oscar Robertson’s 55-year-old record of 41 triple doubles in a single season, I take the opportunity to look at some other records, but only those I am convinced will NOT be broken. Scoring more than 100 points is not one of them, by the way, because I think – however unlikely […]
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 all the Shaqtin A Fool episodes for the season […]
HOW A TINY SCHOOL PROJECT HAPPENED TO START A BBALL REVOLUTION MAKING MONEY WITH TRASHTALK Rags-to-riches stories are the heart and soul of the American Dream. Thousands tried, hundreds failed and some few succeeded. AND1 has such a story to tell: Founded in 1993 by a trio of young American students, the brand began […]
That. Damn. Song. In pure NCAA tradition there is this one song they always use for the official recap video. Sung by Luther Vandross “One Shining Moment” has been the official March Madness anthem for many many years now and once you have seen the video, watching basketball in slow motion may never be the […]
