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A new look for an iconic Air Jordan, the return of a Nike Dunk Low colorway for the first time in 19 years, and a pottery-inspired collab from End Clothing and Adidas highlight this week of sneaker releases. Things kicked off early with Reebok’s “All Types of Love” pack dropping on Monday. That’s followed up by the “Metallic Purple” Air […]

Last week, Travis Scott and LeBron James collaborated on a T-shirt to commemorate the high school graduating class of 2020. While the shirt itself is no longer available, the idea of larger collaboration between the two piqued our interest. With the Astroworld artist and the accomplished Laker both under the Nike roster and the obvious mutual respect between […]

With the final episodes of the Chicago Bulls’ documentary The Last Dance set to air later tonight, Michael Jordan’s footwear continues to make headlines for commanding premium money on the second-hand market, this time in record-breaking fashion. As previously reported, a game-worn pair of Jordan’s Air Jordan 1 Exclusives in the “Chicago” colorway from 1985, distinguished by […]

B.J. Armstrong woke Chicago up. That’s how Michael Jordan described the jolt his former teammate delivered to the Bulls in Game 2 of the 1998 Eastern Conference semifinals.  In that game, Armstrong helped the Charlotte Hornets beat the odds and the Bulls, hitting a shot as the seconds dwindled to seal their fate. As documented […]

There’s no doubt coronavirus has thrown everyone into a new normal, forcing us to rework our routines while we stay inside. In the world of sneakers it’s no different. Drops have been pushed back, retail spaces are closed, and sneakerheads are reflecting on what the scene means to them both now and in the coming […]

The legal battle between Zion Williamson and his former agent continues to heat up, with new developments alleging that he took illegal benefits to attend Duke University and wear certain sneaker brands. According to court documents shared earlier today by gaming law and sports betting attorney Daniel Wallach, Williamson’s former agent at Prime Sports Marketing, Gina Ford, […]

Saying that Nike SB is having a moment right now is an understatement. Nike’s skateboarding subdivision has experienced a resurgence in the mainstream spotlight over the past few years in large part due to superstars like Travis Scott and Offset breaking out some of the rarest and most celebrated Dunks. Plenty of those pairs were […]

“When I saw the pictures, my mouth was open. My jaw was on the floor,” says Guinness World Record-holding sneaker collector Jordan Geller. “It could be worth a million, honestly,” says Leon Benrimon, who deals in vintage sneakers at sports memorabilia mega-firm Heritage Auctions. He puts a conservative estimate of the pair’s worth at $500,000 […]

It started with the coronavirus. The sweeping pandemic, which has put millions of Americans out of work and threatened the lifelines of many of our favorite independent retailers, was already a lot for a business owner to be faced with. The government-sanctioned virus lockdowns spelled a drop-off in revenue for countless stores, a problem which […]

When Ajon Crump’s cousin, a nurse on the frontline of the COVID-19 pandemic, was complaining about her feet hurting from a marathon hospital shift, Crump had the idea to surprise her by swapping her sneakers out. So, she bought a gift card to help her cousin buy new shoes for the daunting shifts spent battling […]