If you’re in Portland tonight, here’s your chance to meet Damian Lillard. The NBA’s Rookie of the Year will be stopping by Compound Gallery (107 NW 5th Ave.) tonight between 6:00 and 7:00 pm to sign autographs and celebrate the launch of the limited edition adidas “Rookie of the Year” Real Deal. Read More »

Hey Charlotte Hornets fans, do you remember how your team drafted Kobe Bryant with the 13th pick in the 1996 NBA Draft, only to immediately trade him to L.A. for Vlade Divac? Oh, you still think about it every day?

Well just in case you have gotten past it, Kobe decided to remind everyone last night on Twitter/Instagram. Read More »

Richard Hamilton has been a part of the Jordan Brand family for a long time, so you have to expect his sneaker closest is overrun with Jordans. But still, we didn’t expect to see something like this. Rip posted this photo to Instagram earlier today while posing with an entire shipment of Air Jordan 1 “Black Toes” to lace all of the “Rip City fam.” Read More »

Five years after ushering in a new breed of basketball sneakers during the Olympics, Nike has officially revealed our first look at the Hyperdunk 2013. Designed by Peter Fogg, the shoe sports a minimalist attitude, complete with Dynamic Flywire, Hyperfuse construction and Lunarlon cushioning. Read More »

The second installment of Nike and Undefeated’s “Bring Back Pack” with special editions of the Dunk Hi and Hyperdunk will be globally available beginning May 25. This completes the set that originally began in February with the white/gum version of the same sneakers. Read More »

Can things get any better for Damian Lillard? He exceeded all expectations during a dynamic Rookie of the Year season, and can now add “get a giant banner of yourself” to his list of achievements. The folks at adidas honored the stalwart by throwing up this banner of the Blazers point guard on the side of the adidas North American headquarters in North Portland. It replaced a similar one of Derrick Rose. Read More »

In case you need a refresher, Allen Iverson‘s classic Reebok Answer 1 will be returning this Friday. Originally releasing in 1997, this sneaker was the answer to the predecessor: the Question Mid. It features Reebok’s DMX 10 moving air technology, and became iconic because of its concealed lace system and introduction of Iverson’s signature logo. Read More »

Earlier today, after some back and forth with his Twitter followers, Kobe Bryant announced that he wants to write a book. Read More »

After unveiling new Crazyquick colorways designed for the McDonald’s All American Games, as well as the popular “Electricity” colorway and a “Triple-Blue” mashup (and we can’t forget about this dope commercial either), adidas has revealed another for the all-new basketball shoe: the “Black-Purple-Teal” colorway. Read More »

Need some new kicks for the summer? This Saturday, Foot Locker is having in-store only restocks of three popular Air Jordan retros: the Air Jordan 4 “Fire Red” ($160), the Air Jordan 5 “Fire Red” ($160) and the Air Jordan 1 “Joker” ($115). All three will release on May 25. Read More »