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 […]
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 […]
It’s been a while since Nike launched a completely new sole technology. On August 3rd however, REACT will officially launch with the Nike Hyperdunk 2017 Flyknit and the Jordan Super.Fly 2017. While both shoes feature full-length REACT, they couldn’t be more different… I got to test the Hyperdunk and the Super.Fly in advance to give […]
I remember it as if it was yesterday. 1997. NBA Playoffs. Best of 5. It’s the Florida duel. The Orlando Magic take on the Miami Heat in the first round. I’m 10 years old. I’m wearing my Penny jersey with the shoes to match, the Nike Air Penny II. There he is, my hero, Anfernee […]
Nobody exactly knows how the whole thing went down. So just for the fun of it, let’s assume that Penny Hardaway was led into a small room. He looked around. A silhouette here, another prototype there. Yet, he could not find what he was looking for. Penny did not spot the shoe, he wanted to […]
On November 25th, Jordan Brand takes us back in time – and they do so in style. For the first time in 28 years JB brings back the Air Jordan 3 True Blue in the exact same way, the sneaker has been released back in 1988. Hence, the shoe that introduced the Jumpman to the […]
Where’d You Get Those? Legendary radio host, DJ, basketball prodigy and sneaker connoisseur Bobbito Garcia aka DJ Cucumber Slice aka Kool Bob Love has done it again. He put his magic into a collaboration with Puma to bring back the roots of NYC sneaker culture. Say hello to the Puma x Bobbito Garcia Clyde and […]
For Spring/Summer 2016 Munich-based basketball and streetwear brand K1X introduces an updated line-up of their signature performance basketball shoe Anti-Gravity. A multitude of new color options leaves nothing to be desired. Essentially, the new colorways can be broken down into 3 distinct packs. Olympic Pack The Olympic Summer Games in Rio de Janeiro will undoubtedly […]
Finally, the long wait is over and the NBA is back! 6 teams returned to action on opening night, including the reigning champions Golden State Warriors as well as their Finals opponents of the Cleveland Cavaliers. To celebrate the return of the game we all love, we at KICKZ.COM decided to bring you something special. […]
The NBA is about to return, bringing along some desperately awaited basketball shoe releases. One of them is the adidas D Rose 6 Boost, which is only the latest installment of a very successful basketball sneaker line. Adidas has shown its will, to become a major player in the basketball sector once again. Doing so […]
