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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Last weekend, New Orleans was once again venue for yet another great NBA All-Star weekend. While Jason “White Chocolate” Williams and Baron Davis showed the audience in the NBA Celebrity Game that they still know how to ball, the NBA youngsters had quite some impressive skills to offer as well. In Friday night’s BBVA Compass […]
Get the beer bottle open and the popcorn ready, the NBA All-Star Weekend is around the corner. This year‘s festivities have not been short of story lines leading up to the 66th edition of the game of the game. Change of location? Russell Westbeast not in the starting five lineup? Zaza Pachulia as a starter […]
ICYMI Better late than never! The Christmas Day has always been one of the top highlights in the NBA season. The annual basketball matchups are a tradition unlike any other, owning the holiday from afternoon well into the night. Some of the league’s best teams compete in these historic games, introducing new stars, new rosters and new […]
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 […]
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 […]
After 18 years in the NBA Ray Allen has retired. This is my goodbye. I met Ray just after his rookie season at a Nike Hoop Camp in Barcelona in 1997. As a young journalist for the largest German basketball magazine I got to interview both him and Kobe Bryant in the same summer just […]
