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Yes. Quick Ain’t Fair. If you’ve seen the ad on NBA Premium running during the Playoffs or follow me on Instagram and/or Twitter (@solemovement), you would’ve seen the latest shoe by adidas, the adidas Crazy Quick. They’re dropping on Monday. More details to follow, but here’s the ad to whet your appetite.

adidas has been known to be more conservative when it comes to the use of colors, styles and overall design for their footwear. But in recent years, they’ve been known to step out of bounds and come up with some ballsy pieces. Here’s another colorway for the Rose 3 Low. We all know that DRose [...]

A couple of weeks back, adidas Basketball released the ‘Chicago Public League/Flag of Chicago’ colorway of the Rose 3 Low. Using the same color blocking, they bring out the Rose 773 Light. As much as I’ve enjoyed the various editions of the Rose 3 and 3.5, adidas has done an amazing job with this offseason/take [...]

It’s been almost a year since adidas Basketball released the lightest ever mid top shoe, the adiZero Crazy Light 2. Weighing in at 9.5 oz, adidas definitely pushed the boundaries with regards to providing the lightest possible shoe without sacrificing support and stability. With the product’s cycle coming to an end, adidas whips out one [...]

Last week, the Portland Trail Blazers point guard Damian Lillard was unanimously chosen as the NBA’s Rookie of the Year. Lillard, the sixth overall pick in last June’s draft out of Weber State, led all rookies with a 19-point scoring average. He also averaged 6.1 assists and 3.1 rebounds, playing in all 82 games this [...]

It’s been a year since adidas Basketball released the lightest midtop shoe in the market, the adidas adiZero Crazy Light 2. We’ve seen a couple of colorways come out in the market and this, along with the bright green All-Star joints, are the flashiest. Inspired by mid-90s New York City graffiti, the Crazy Light 2 [...]

A couple of days ago, we posted a photo on twitter and instagram the latest colorway for the Rose 773 Light. Back in 2007, Derrick Rose was dominating the competition as an All-American guard out of Simeon Career Academy. Outside of winning Mr. Basketball accolades and State championships, the biggest individual honor for a player [...]

Iron Metal and Black. That should work, right? It does. After releasing so many neat colorways for the Rose 3 and 3.5, adidas Basketball brings out an Iron Metal/Black colorway for his latest signature shoe, the Rose 3.5. Looking at the shoe up close you’ll notice the tough-looking material used throughout the shoe, representing Rose’s [...]

With two colorways in the books, adidas brings out another one for the Rose 3 Low. Taking inspiration from the flag of Chicago, with the shoe running a sky blue upper with red accents on the tongue, laces and outsole.  All I can say is that it’s a clean one. It does remind me of [...]

Earlier, we featured the adidas Rose 3 Low done in the Bulls colorway. Here’s another one that’ll definitely knock your socks off. Although there is no official story tied to it, other sneaker sites were hinting that this could be adidas’ attempt at a Black History Month (which by now would be over a month [...]