Nike Basketball 09 at BHS
26 November, 2009 08:23am | Posted in BHS, Kobe Bryant; Nike, Kobe IV, Kobe; Lebron, LA Lakers, LeBron James, Manila, NBA, Nike, Nike BHS, Nike Basketball, PE | 2 Comments »
The Kobe love never ends over at Nike. With the huge success of the Kobe IV, Nike’s been churning out colorway after colorway of the kick ass shoe. I honestly don’t own a pair but it’s one of the better pairs Nike has released in years. Getting to meet the guy makes it even more special. This month (though I am 2 weeks delayed on this post. blame it for not having a camera around), they release 2 more (and if you don’t get it this week, chances are you’ve missed the boat…again) colorways- the 4 Rings and Del Sol Splatter. The tongue you see here is from the 4 Rings. The 4 Rings has a gradient from Purple to Gold. Even the laces go gradient too! The Del Sol Splatter is basically the same shoe but with a splattered outsole by the forefoot. The first Del Sol had a white forefoot. Better hurry, Kobe 4s don’t stay on shelves long.
Aside from the Kobes, Nike’s other big gun has his shoe out. LeBron James’ signature shoe, the Air Max LeBron VII has been out a little after the start of the season. I believe this has been LeBron’s lightest shoe to date (outside of the Ambassadors and Soldiers). Pictured here are the 2 out of 3 available. The Midnight Navy (for their alternate road jersey) and the traditional white/black/red (not really the colors of cleveland but what the hell). The third colorway, the Mooncake, is also a special release and from what I recall, there’s only 24 pairs available at the store. This is a gold/white colorway, usually Asia exclusive. There is still some available at the store. I’m a low cut guy, so I’ll wait on the Lows to come out before I rep ‘Bron.
Aside from Nike’s big guns, there are other PEs, Player Exclusives available at Nike BHS. That’s what’s great about Nike Philippines, they bring out the PEs to the Philippines. On a previous post, I posted the Sharkalaid PEs for Deron Williams and Rudy Gay. Not exactly your favorite players but they definitely go to work every time out. The Hyperize, following the success of the Hyperdunk has been out since July but the PEs are out just now. Here you see the PEs for Pau Gasol and Ben Gordon. Aside from the colorways matching their team colors, their PE logos can be found at the tongue. Nice touch, right? Ben Gordon gets love from Nike with two Detroit colorways (home and road CWs) while the Pau just gets his home whites here.
Lastly, we have the third tier superstars. I really don’t think they are but in terms of popularity, they would be considered as such. We have the Blue Chip II for Caron Butler and Jermaine O’Neal. O’Neal’s Black/Reds have his PE logo at the back while Caron has his 3D logo there. People may wonder why it’s 3D (which is also Boris Diaw’s nickname) and not Tough/Tuff Juice for Caron. Caron holds a basketball camp called 3D (Butler fans, correct me if I’m wrong). The black/royal blue/gold is definitely the Wizards’ colors and the Black/Reds are for the Heat, Jermaine’s 4th team in the L. Ofcourse there are other Nike Basketball shoes at BHS but these are my picks for illest for November.
Tags: 4 Rings, Ben Gordon, blue chip 2, Caron Butler, Del Sol Splatter, Hyperize, kobe, Kobe IV, lbj, LeBron 7, Nike, Nike Basketball, Nike BHS, Pau Gasol, PE
The 4 rings? Drool worthy. Anyone have info on how the Lunar foam at the forefoot lasts after a year or so? I’ve read how the Lunar foamed running shoes pretty much bottom out quickly for serious runners.
Lunar foam works out ok. And like any shoe, it depends on the user and where you play and how often you use it. I have the Lunar Trainer and their still great after a year. But you know that regular use will definitely succumb to wear and tear.