Kyrie Irving has officially teamed up with Spongebob and his crew from Bikini Bottom to create these unique kicks. Each of the main characters from the show; SpongeBob, Patrick, Squidward, Mr. Krabs and Sandy will have their own version of the shoe created from their unique characteristics.
The SpongeBob version features a bright-yellow upper with a brown and red sole inspired by his everyday outfit. The Patrick version comes in with a pink coloring and a green sole to match his shorts. For the Squidward pair, his recognizable seafoam green coloring is the main focus. Mr. Krabs and Sandy styles are both on the low versions of the Kyrie shoe, and incorporate their signature colors and look into the design. Each pair of shoes features special insoles of the characters faces to take the detail one step further. We will see the Nike Kyrie x SpongeBob Collection release on August 10.
The Oklahoma City Thunder has unveiled four new uniforms for the 2019-20 season uniform lineup.
The new looks include a new ‘City Edition’ designed in partnership with the Oklahoma City National Memorial & Museum. This ‘City Edition’ uniform will honor the upcoming 25th anniversary of the April 19, 1995 bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in downtown Oklahoma City. The Thunder worked closely with the memorial to pay respect to the lives lost and all those that were impacted by the bombing. The uniform design for the special ‘City Edition’ uniform features symbols that represent elements of the memorial. Oklahoma City will appear across the chest in gold-lined letters, with the twin Gates of Time running down the sides of the jersey and into the shorts. We see the times 9:01 and 9:03 located in the vents of the shorts, to reflect the innocence of the city at 9:01 before the attack, followed by the time the city began to come together and heal at 9:03. On the sides of the shorts we see white meant to represent the Reflecting Pool. Above the jersey’s tag will be the words “Service,” “Honor” and “Kindness” as reference of the Oklahoma Standard, and the manner in which Oklahoma citizens treat one another and their community. On the belt of the shorts is the Survivor Tree, a 90-year-old American elm at the site of the memorial. The words, “We Remember Those Who Were Changed Forever, April 19, 1995” are located along the back of the neckline.
“We are excited about taking our partnership with the Thunder to a whole new level. As the 25th Anniversary of the bombing draws near, having Oklahoma City’s team wear this inspirational uniform continues to honor and remember the 168 people who were killed and all those who were changed forever.” -Kim Neese, survivor and chair, Memorial Conscience Committee
OKC’s new ‘Association’ uniform will have “Oklahoma City” across the chest in sunset and Thunder blue, with the state outline of Oklahoma on the shorts belt area. The team’s Blue ‘Icon’ uni will feature “Thunder” across the chest in their sunset coloring and have matching arm and neck accents. The 2019-20 ‘Statement Edition’ uniform brings back a fan favorite color scheme, with the bold sunset design that features the staggered “OKC” in Thunder blue across the chest and gradient tonal sound waves down the back.
“Refreshing our uniform lineup allows us to put a new twist on the classic Thunder image. These updates keep us true to our roots, but allow us to modernize and embolden the Thunder Basketball uniform portfolio as we continue to evolve our brand to proudly reflect our state and city.” -Thunder Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing, Brian Byrnes
Wisconsin has released our first look at the new badger basketball uniform. The white base uniform will feature red trim, letters, and numbers. We see two red horizontal stripes wrapping around each leg on the shorts. The final change comes on the backs of the jerseys where the players name has been returned above the number.
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The Kings are set to celebrate their 35th season and will do so in style this coming season. The team will turn the clocks back and wear these all-new Nike Classic Edition uniform inspired from the classic royal blue uniforms worn on the road from 1991 to 1994 era. The new Classic Edition jersey will feature the Kings script wordmark across the chest in white with a red outline. The shorts will match and showoff the classic logo, that was used by the Kings from 1985 to 1994.
“We’re excited to bring back a fan favorite jersey from the early 90’s and unveil a new logo that celebrates more than three decades of remarkable Kings basketball in Sacramento. We are continually inspired and proud of our past and we look to honor that rich history as we welcome our future.” - Kings COO Matina Kolokotronis
Look for the Kings to wear these unis in select games and for fans to be able to get your hands on them in October.
Klay Thompson’s and his shoe company Anta are celebrating his max contract with the Warriors by releasing a special edition pair of kicks. The shoes will feature newspaper clippings on them as a reference to Klay’s habit of reading the newspaper at his locker before games. Take a look at the kicks below.
The reigning NBA MVP, Giannis Antetokounmpo has released his first signature shoe, the Nike Air Zoom Freak 1. The design was created to be a sleek basketball shoe that fits Giannis’ versatile game as well a uniquely honoring his family. The Air Zoom Freak 1 takes some inspiration from the Nike Kobe line, with details in the shoe paying tribute to Antetokounmpo's jersey number, his connection to his hometown in Athens, Greece and his family's legacy extending back to their native Nigeria.
"In a logo, you can put a lot of things together and talk about your life — represent family, represent Nigeria and Greece. That is exciting." - Giannis Antetokounmpo
The Houston Rockets have revealed their new uniforms for the 2019-20 NBA Season. The team has overhauled their red "Icon" and white "Association" jerseys to now include the new "Rockets" font, along with modernized side panels, and the addition of black as a main color. We see the new custom font move to a clearer and more streamlined look. Additional details come on the side panels with a design that is inspired by a rocket launching and showing the propulsion trails at the bottom of the shorts.
The fan-favorite black "Statement" jersey for the Rockets will continue to be used in the upcoming season. The final addition to the Rockets’ uni lineup so far is the new "ketchup and mustard" colored "Classic" jersey. The Classic look will be the same as the design and colors as the historic 1994-95 team wore during their NBA Championship runs.
Along with the new uniforms released the team will reveal a fifth uniform to complete the set at a later date.
With the NBA Draft around corner the hats that each player select will receive once their name is called have been released. The caps are designed to resemble varsity jackets and feature a custom patch with the team name, a pin featuring the team’s logo, team-specific striping on the front corner and team information embroidered on the side. The side embroidery will feature the team name, the year they were established, city and state and the team’s tag line. Check out all 30 team’s hats below.
The partnership between Drake and the Raptors has taken on a new dimension, as the Toronto Raptors Training Centre will now be known as the OVO Athletic Centre. We will see prominent OVO Athletic Centre signage inside and outside the facility, The interior redesign elements that reflect the Raptors and OVO brands. The team is going one step further and the Raptors practice jerseys will now feature the OVO owl logo on the upper left chest.
“Drake and OVO are an important part of our city’s landscape, our team’s identity, and our plans to bring a championship to Toronto. With each step of our partnership over the last five and a half years, we have worked together to build a winning basketball program in Toronto and deliver for our fans and our community. This new naming rights deal for our training facility is a perfect example of the strength of this partnership and the innovative opportunities it can generate.” - Raptors President Masai Ujiri
Mississippi State will be trading in their traditional Maroon & White uniforms for the Red, White and Blue. The Bulldogs will represent the United States at the 30th Summer World University Games in Naples, Italy. The uniforms will have USA across the front in the red, white and blue color scheme with the Mississippi State logo on the back of the neck and shorts.
“We are humbled and honored to have the opportunity to represent the United States of America and all that means. We will do our very best to take advantage of that opportunity and represent this great country in the most positive way possible. We are going to go over there and compete for a gold medal." - Vic Scaefer Head Coach
