What do NBA legends Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Bernard King, Bob Cousy and Connie Hawkins all have in common? The answer is quite simple. They were all born and raised in New York, also lovingly known as the mecca of basketball. The city that never sleeps produces some of the best ball players in the world. And […]
28.2 points, 6.5 rebounds, 5.9 assists, 2.4 steals, 51,5% FG and 84.5% FT – and all that in his rookie season. Michael Jordan entered the NBA history books in his first year in the league with mad stats and spectacular highlights. In 1984-85, the 21-year old boy from Brooklyn was not only nominated NBA All-Star […]
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 […]
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… […]
ALL NEW. New uniforms, new All-Star Game format, new rosters. The NBA will look drastically new and different in the upcoming season 2017-18. One of various highlights this off-season was the unveiling of the Nike x NBA apparel collection, featuring brandnew jerseys, warm-up gear and NBA fan merch. From head to toe, Nike will now […]
Damian Lillard. Dame. Dame D.O.L.L.A. The point guard of the Portland Trail Blazers has been one of the most underrated players nowadays, let alone in NBA history. Dame, who consistently improved since Day 1 of his NBA career, led his team vigorously throughout last season, but eventually lost against the Warriors in the First Round […]
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 […]
JOINED FORCES, MAKING A STATEMENT The wait is finally over! After officially unveiling the brandnew jerseys and the official apparel collection at a star-studded event in Los Angeles a couple of weeks ago, it was finally GAME TIME for Nike’s global apparel partnership with the NBA. Our colleague Philip was in L.A. to experience this […]
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 […]
WE ARE #NEVERNOTBALLIN. Last weekend, we payed our capital a visit to experience Berlin’s fashion scene at first hand. KICKZ was welcomed to exhibit at the Bread & Butter by Zalando and thus, we cooked up something special. A basketball court that had been designed to celebrate the early 90s, a golden age for basketball, hip hop and sneakers. […]
