LeBron and Nike released the latest sneaker in the LeBron Watch collection for this season. The LeBron 16 “Air Trainers” were designed with inspiration from the “Medicine Ball” colorway of the Nike Air Trainer III, the shoe that was built to enable multiple forms of training. The kicks feature a White, Midnight Navy, and Ginger color scheme with a midfoot strap that is a nod to the original Air Trainer 3 along with its plastic overlays on the forefoot and heel.
OBJ has introduced the Nike Vapor Untouchable Pro 3 OBJ cleats. The special cleats allow players to customize the style and color to match their swag and team. The cleats feature an Egyptian-inspired design picked out by OBJ. The Egyptian design features “Royalty” spelled out in the OBJ hieroglyphic language. Each pair can be customized with different colors and finishes such as chrome or matte. Check out some of the pairs below.
Phillies newest super star, Bryce Harper, took the field for his first game as a member of the Philadelphia Phillies. For such an occasion Harper wanted to show the fans of Philadelphia that he was all in, and hit the field in custom Phillie Phanatic inspired cleats. The green cleats showed off the Phanatic’s fur and eyes on each side.
"Thought it'd be cool. Why not? Just bring some fun to the game. The Phanatic is always happy and smiling." - Bryce Harper on the custom cleats.
WINTER IS HERE! adidas has teamed up with Game of Thrones to bring us six different Ultraboosts. adidas has reimagined the iconic houses and characters of Westeros and put them into sneaker form. The collection features six limited-edition Ultraboost, that have carefully been designed to represent the characteristics, colors and details of the heroes and villains from the show. The shoe’s features include their faction’s sigil on the tongue and motto on the heel tag.
“Collaborations with franchises like Game of Thrones are part of our DNA. When brands and television series alike are able to move beyond their primary platform and spill into popular culture, we see inspiration. The project is yet another example of our open source strategy by which we treat our most iconic silhouettes as a canvas upon which we can tell a story.” - Alberto Uncini Manganelli, General Manager adidas Running
The limited-edition adidas x Game of Thrones Ultraboost will be available at adidas.com on March 22nd, 2019 for $180.
As the madness gets under Under Armour schools will be hitting the hardwood in style. The record 29 total teams for UA - 12 women's and 17 men's - received ‘Unleash Chaos’ edition Curry 3Zero II Mid and UA Anatomix Spawn shoes. The special edition kicks come in white and gold or black and gold colorways as a nod to the all day, all night pursuit of championship gold and legendary status. On the uppers of the ‘Unleash Chaos’ edition Curry 3Zero II Mid we see the Unleash Chaos wordmark printed in gold.
Ohio State is heading into March Madness in style as the team has received custom Air Force 1 that come equipped with Ohio State-themed velcro patches. The patches range from the Ohio State logos to extra Nike swooshes and even some Buckeyes. We will be on the look out as other Nike school such as Duke, Villanova, Kentucky, Oregon, and UCONN are set to receive pairs as well.
adidas Football introduces their special edition “Snow Cone” pack, that features the 2019 adizero 8.0 football cleats. We have seen these cleats making their rounds at the adidas 7v7 tournaments this year already. The “Snow Cone” pack was inspired by childhood memories and the vivid colors that make up the vast variety of flavors from snow cone stands and trucks across the nation. The special edition pack will have five flavors to choose from; Grape Twist (purple/orange), Blue Raspberry (red/white/blue), Pink Lemonade (pink/yellow), Watermelon Mango (green/pink) and Mystery flavor (rainbow). The special cleats are available for purchase at a $120 price point.
Oregon’s Women’s Basketball team received a special pair of kicks designed by Tinker Hatfield himself. Each player got a pair of the exclusive Air Jordan 6s as they prepare for the post season. The crispy white Jordan 6s are accented with black and Oregon’s neon green. To take the Oregon branding a step farther on the back heal we see the Oregon wing pattern as well as the Oregon O on the sides of the shoes.
adidas enlisted the help of 49ers Adrian Colbert to bring a fresh treat to their 7v7 tournament. Adrian rolled up in a custom ice cream truck to deliver the snow cone inspired gear to the players. We see a few different flavor options for teams including cleats and gloves that each team rocked in the 7v7 tournament.
March Madness is set to begin and with the tournament comes special gear for the teams. Jordan schools have been given exclusive Why Not? Zer0.2 and Air Jordan 4 for each of their players. We see each pair of shoes in the school colorway with special tongue tags that feature the schools logo.
