It’s only been perhaps 48 hours since official images of the Nike Air Foamposite One “All White” dropped, and the hype is already building. Completely white, with a clear icy outsole, these shoes will release on March 29 at select Nike Sportswear retailers. Read More »

Houston, the Space City, will get an aptly named Foam for the NBA All-Star game it hosts Feb. 17. Just announced this week, though, is when sneakerheads everywhere can grab a pair. On Feb. 9, the Nike Air Foamposite One “Fighter Jet” drops in retailers, bringing the much-discussed camo upper with the clear, ice sole to greater public. Hit the jump for more photos. Read More »

I grew up with basketball shoes on the brain. When the catalogs arrived in the mail, it was to the hoops section I turned first. It was never a brand thing, as I played in Nikes, Reeboks and adidas. One season I even kicked it around in New Balance (I was once a skeptic at first, too). But in many ways, Nike has driven the basketball sneaker dialogue in my lifetime, which isn’t a whole lot longer than its recent countdown of its 20 most iconic designs of the past 20 years. Why this time frame when Air Jordan 1s were released in 1985? Because the original Dream Team came in 1992, and helped push not only sneakers to a wider audience, but globalized basketball’s visibility. Of those 20, from the Air Force 180 Low to Hyperdunk+, here are our rankings for the most iconic of the bunch. Read More »

Can the hype surrounding Foamposites get any crazier? I remember being down in Orlando for All-Star Weekend and hearing some crazy stories. The “Galaxy” Foamposites were releasing and sneakerheads were out causing havoc. Even as many complain Foams have been destroyed because so many colorways are being released, it seems like every new sneaker does nothing but heighten the hype. I live in Baltimore right now, and if you’re any type of sneaker nut, you know the DMV area is Foam heaven. I could go for a walk around the Inner Harbor right now and see 10 different Foamposite colorways on different pairs of feet. Read More »