Founded in 1993 during the „Golden Era“, when NBA basketball went global and hip hop culture took over the streets, K1X was created „for ballers by ballers“ in a grassroots movement to supply streetballers and rap heads with an alternative to mainstream brands. The „Nation of Hoop“ supplies specialized products that allow around-the-clock identification with our […]
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 […]
Last Saturday, Berlin was not only Germany’s basketball capital but had its very own Uncle D(rew) moment. None other than Atlanta Hawks point guard Dennis Schröder showed up for the ING-DiBa #SHUTUPANDPLAY 3-on-3 tournament. Like Kyrie Irving in his famous commercials, DS17 faced his ProAm opponents in disguise – at least in the beginning. He […]
Let’s assume you’re into basketball and finally find your way to New York City. Of course, you’re gonna visit the Garden – and watch the Knicks. The problem: in the past few years, the Bockers were probably as far away from high-quality basketball as Andre Drummond is from being a half-decent free-throw shooter. You might […]
We all know that the mecca of basketball, although some will disagree, is none other than New York City’s Madison Square Garden. Naturally, the mecca for streetball wouldn’t be too far off. Not far at all in this case as Harlem’s Rucker Park has claimed this honor for multiple decades now. But despite the fact […]
Berlin was the last tour stop of ING-DiBa #SHUTUPANDPLAY 2015. The national champions were crowned in all 7 categories. First and foremost, a big THANK YOU to everyone who stuck with us through the rain. The weather wasn’t always perfect during this year’s tour but we won’t complain. After all, the motto is “Shut up and […]
Streetball is passion. Though it is not always beautiful, one could easily call it streetart. It is a rough sport for tough men which does not allow much of weakness. Streetball means competition including embarassement and sometimes even humiliation of opponents. However, it is a basis for friendships because there is one basic ingredient that connects […]
