Flight Club is doing some crazy things with basketballs in this partnership with Spalding. From the picture, the balls look to be limited to 300 with a glow in dark version, a tennis ball version and black patent leather version. I wouldn’t recommend taking any of these to the court! No set release date at this time. via CJL
As the U.S Basketball team marches closer to Olympic Gold, Lebron James will break out his sixth sneaker, the Nike Zoom Lebron VI against in the finals of the Olympic Basketball Tournament. The pictured version matches the Olympic Basketball Jersey with the pattern on the midsole popping off with 3M reflective material. via SneakerFiles | Kenlu.
The Jordan Brand All American Classic games has showcased many the current NBA stars. For the most recent game, the future UCLA Point Guard was talented enough to earn a spot on the Blue Team where he had his very own Air Jordan XX3 PE where his nickname, “LEEZY” was stitched on to the sockliner. Like the Red Team pairs, the quantity was limited to 10 pairs and given to the players on the two teams. Via Locker Room Kicks | Sneakerfiles
This is Nike’s latest USA Basketball Commercial that blends an old Marvin Gaye clip as he performs the national anthem. Team USA has officially begun their road to redemption at the Beijing Olympics, as they routed a surprisingly tough Chinese national team, 101-70
Designers THUY3 and miQ willmOt of TWEEQiM studios worked with Nike’s Innovation Kitchen on the imagery for Team USA’s uniforms for Olympic Games in Beijing . The design is based on the “We the People” piece pictured below and you can see similar cues on both pieces. via Vinyl Pulse
LeBron James has officially debuted his Nike Zoom LeBron VI during the exhibition games prior to the Olympics. The design is considered controversial among LeBron fans, but much like the Jordan series not all can be winners. This particular one is the “United We Rise” version of the Nike Zoom LeBron VI. More information as it comes. via hk-kicks
