Pardon me for the random thought but I had to vent on this for a minute. This past weekend I was out in Chi on some business and caught the Louisville vs. Purdue game. The Cardinals were trailing almost the entire contest, and I was fading in and out of emails, until I noticed […]

Image: Chicago OG Session 1
If you live in Chicago and love to play, the Attack Center is the place to be. Converse is set to launch Open Gym on Sunday, December 16th. Plain and simple, OG gives players the opportunity to ball-out. Gyms are hard to come but during these winter months, and if you […]

The Jordan Brand and Levi’s announced a special project they have been working on. The companies are set to release co-branded apparel packages in March ‘08. The packs will include AJ1s made of Levi denim (printed with the Jordan elephant design), a t-shirt, and a crispy pair of 501s.
I am very curious to see […]

Huarache heat for your feet. The OG version, designed by Tinker, made famous by the Fab 5, revolutionized on court style. The new Huaraches are crazy. They drop this summer. Check out a little history:

I have been reading mixed reviews about this upcoming release. One of my peoples who got a sneak peak said it was one of the freshest kicks he has seen in a minute. Traditionalists think it was straight up wrong to mess with a signature Jordan and AF1. Personally, I like it a lot. They […]

I hit up Soho this morning for the ‘07-’08 Converse Basketball preview. The most historic footwear company in basketball has come a long way in the past few years. The new product looks great and there is real positive energy and enthusiasm driving the brand. Product previews are often in stale show rooms, and the […]

Kareem Reid
We recieved a copy of the new Sports Illustrated: “The Basketball Book” in the office the other day. It is a really fresh coffee table piece with amazing photos and in-depth history. I have not been able to put it down. The hardcover goes on sale 10/23, so if you need some functional crib […]

Flicks from the event shot with my blackberry curve camera (not bad): (top left) Bobbito and Goliath’s Rosemary; (middle) “PR,” John “The Franchise” Strickland, and HBO’s “Wire” actor Ramon Rodriguez.
Yesterday, I headed to Harlem for the Nike Boot Launch at Vault. It was refreshing to hit up a neighborhood-type event Uptown. In this […]