The battle for LeBron that went on between Nike and adidas was a heated one, but in the end it was Swoosh brand that came out on top when a shoe deal was confirmed before the prep-to-pro baller even played a regular season game in the NBA. It turned out to be one of the best business moves ever made by Nike, because the LeBron line is ten installments strong and no end is really in sight. So, what could have been for adidas had they secured LeBron as their next of kin? At the very least, they were a definitely a serious candidate as they were already the outfitter of LeBron’s SVSM team; many of LeBron’s high-school games were played with three-stripes gear, for which this adidas T-Mac 1 retro pays tribute to..
With Nike Huarache Free Australia the Jordan Brand ‘College Nike Free 5.0 Australia Collection’ dropping tomorrow, how about we take a look back at Melo, Wade, and CP3′s greatest college-time achievements? Dwyane Wade led Marquette to the Final Four in 2003 while recording one of four triple-doubles in NCAA Tournament history, upsetting the top-ranked Kentucky Wildcats in the process. Chris Paul led Wake Forest to two straight tournament berths, getting as far as the Sweet 16 in the 2004 Tournament. The highest regard goes to Carmelo Anthony, who led Syracuse to its first ever National Championship in his Freshman year, earning the tournament’s Most Outstanding Player Award will receiving praise from coach Jim Boeheim, who called Melo the best player in college ball by far, emphatically making his point with “It wasn’t even close”.
The Nike Air Diamond Turf was a sneaker that caught plenty off guard when it randomly popped back up this Summer after a year of silence. As far as we can tell the pair plans to stay on shelves until 2013 expires. October is offering up this new colorway, one that we’ve already seen as far as renderings go, but one that’s as of yet not revealed itself with real deal photos.
The Jordan Six Rings celebrates Michael’s six Air Jordans that came during Championship winning games, and this upcoming colorways adds another element straight from the Nike Basketball line to give this super-hybrid an unparalleled spark and wow-factor. The obvious ties to the Air Foamposite One ‘Dark Neon Royal’ can be seen right off the bad, with the glossy, metallic finish of varsity royal on the upper, the black secondary color, and the translucent outsole. Of course, Penny Hardaway had nothing to do with Jordan’s six championships except for the fact that he helped prevent one in 1995, but that combination of colors and materials is defintely a winning attitude..