We’re a little late to post this, but we think it’s worth a look for our readers. Last week, our friends at Foot Locker debuted this video to kick off February – aka “The Hottest Month Ever” at the retail chain.

For four straight weeks, Foot Locker will be hitting consumer with premium releases from Nike, Jordan, adidas, and more in every category. Read More »

It’s only a matter of time before Denver Nuggets rookie swingman Jordan Hamilton makes his mark in the NBA. Even though he may be struggling for minutes and shots right now, Hamilton’s time will come – there’s no doubt about that. While Jordan may have a ways to go on the court, he is already an all-star in terms of his sneaker collection. When it comes to copping exclusive kicks, this L.A. native is a grizzled vet.

Just days before his first NBA season officially got underway, we got up with Jordan in his L.A. apartment to check out the heat he was lining up for his rookie year. You can see it over at the Foot Locker Unlocked Blog.

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There are innumerable ways to describe Derrick Rose’s game. Already an NBA MVP, he’s crazy fast from baseline to baseline. He’s got crazy flight, doing damage at the rim like no other point guard before him. And his crazy handle lets him drop nearly any defender in the league. To be all of these, though, his shoes have to be crazy light.

The perfect combination of all those elements is the baby Bull’s crossover. He’s modest about his move — he calls it “a basic right-to-left crossover, or left-to-right crossover” — but we all know calling it “basic” is like calling NASA math easy.
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We collaborated with the Foot Locker Unlocked blog to break down the significant history of the Air Jordan X “Chicago” and what it has meant to the basketball world.

Check it out HERE.

And to think, it all started out so well. All good things come to an end though, including Amar’e Stoudemire‘s time as a Foot Locker employee. Read More »

Since Nike signed LeBron James in 2003, the basketball and sneaker worlds have been gifted eight signature models of LeBron Kicks, as well as scores of one-offs and exclusive makeups.

The Dime Crew dug the through the myriad of LeBron designs and colorways that have dropped over the years to bring you our (in no particular order) Top 8 LeBron Sneakers of All-Time. The full list is posted on the Foot Locker Unlocked blog today, but here’s a taste: Read More »

Here at Dime, the Celtics’ Ray Allen is undoubtedly one of our favorite players ever. His game, his style, his personality, his long-standing relationship with Dime – it’s easy to understand why he’s one of our dudes. He’s also been a long-time mainstay of the Jordan Brand’s roster. And with that honor comes a virtual buffet of serious exclusive kicks. Check out this timeline of key moments in Ray’s career and the Jordan Brand kicks he was wearing at the time. Read More »

Thanks to everyone who posted their Christmas wish list on the site yesterday for this contest. We really honestly wish we could give every one of our readers a gift like this for the holidays – the Dime Crew is nothing without you guys.

We had to pick four winners though, and here they are (by commenter handle name): Read More »

The new year brings lot of “new” things into our lives – new experiences, new people, new friends, and maybe most importantly, new kicks.

Our friends over at Foot Locker Unlocked asked us to put together our list of the Most Anticipated Sneaker Releases for 2012. It wasn’t easy, but we narrowed it down to our Top 10. Check out the full list here.

The adidas adiZero Crazy Light is truly a work of art and science. After all, The lightest basketball shoe ever made doesn’t just happen. Crafting something akin to the weight of air that won’t be ripped to shreds during the wear, tear, cutting, and planting is borderline rocket science. And it took years for the footwear developers at adidas to create. Read More »