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March 2008 ushered in a new breed of basketball shoe as the Nike Hyperdunk debuted for the Beijing games. Kobe Bryant soared over a car in a viral film playing on the shoe’s minimal weight, while athletes, commentators, designers and sneakerheads marveled at the Hyperdunk’s futuristic, bold aesthetic. Designed by Eric Avar, the original 2008 Nike Hyperdunk [...]

Red, Black and White. All too familiar colors behind Jordan Brand. After the first set of colors released last February for the Jordan Super.Fly Low, here we have another Jordan-centric colorway for this month’s release. Next generation Hyperfuse is on the shoe’s upper, keeping the shoe lightweight coupled with the Lunarlon + Zoom Air cushioning [...]

Happy Easter! For people asking about the Easter Spiz’ikes, here’s your answer. This Quickstrike release popped out of nowhere as we all didn’t expect these to reach our shores. But I guess with the strong following the shoe (and the Brand) has built through the years, it wouldn’t be too much of a surprise the [...]

You’ve got til Sunday to get up to 40% off on the past season’s goods at Titan Burgos Circle! And with today being payday, I suggest you drop by and check out what steals you might find at Titan’s original store.

Last month, we featured the Reebok Sublite Pro Rise, Rbk’s foray into lightweight performance shoes for basketball. The Sublite foam on the midsole provides proper cushioning and great response. The monomesh quarter panels act remotely like Nike’s Hyperfuse or adidas’ Sprintweb tech, where it provides lateral support and stability. And Like other Reebok hoop shoes, [...]

I can’t believe it. It’s been 40 years. 10 years since Nike released Sole Provider. With the Bruin and the Blazer trailblazing Nike’s foray into basketball, we all know how the Swoosh has changed the basketball sneaker landscape. By 1982, they released the Air Force 1, the first hoop shoe with their Nike Air tech. [...]

19 years after its debut, Jordan Brand finally rereleased the Bordeaux VIIs. Since then, JB realized that they can actually use the colorway on other pairs, such as this version of the Son of Mars. With the shoe dropping worldwide the past week, we finally got a taste of the pair when it released yesterday. [...]

When I first saw photos of the Converse MVP Mid sprout online, I just had to try them out. I decided to pick them up and see how the Star Chevron was able to incorporate Nike’s Flywire Technology to their hoop shoe. This is not the first time Nike’s tech trickled down to their other [...]

If you can’t wait for the latest issue to arrive on your doorstep or in newsstands, our friends from Slam PH are finally online. If you need your daily dose and basketball blurbs, drop on by the site to get your fix. Slam’s actually been online since forever but this local version gives us NBA, [...]

Hoop fans from all over the country make it a point to visit Titan whenever they’d chance upon a trip to Metro Manila. Last Friday, Titan relaunched their website, Titan22.com, with nationwide shipping being the key feature of the reboot. With the site’s new look and function, expect hoop heads from all over ordering their [...]