Last weekend I also saw these kicks lying around at the nearby Nike Stadium. Ofcourse these are LeBron’s alternate/off season sneaker for balling. I’m not quite sure what this is for, especially if he has the VIIs for the Regular Season and the Soldier for the Playoffs. Anyhoo, you might be wondering why Lebron has a shoe done in the Charlotte Hornets’ colorway. He’s not chiming on Kobe’s draft day nor did he play a single minute with Grandmama’s crew. LeBron, however, played AAU ball for the Summit Lake Hornets (which took Charlotte’s teal and purple garb). So there. That’s why they’re done in this colorway. The purpley black suede here is a dirt and dust magnet, which isn’t too great for the shoe. But if you just need a decent looking shoe to rock while balling, this is an option.

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.

I was out yesterday and decided to drop by Rockwell for a couple of things. I still don’t have my camera with me so You’ll have to excuse some photo grabs from the net for this one. Nike Rockwell has a couple of new pairs for the new season- the Melo M6 and the Zoom LBJ Ambassador II. Though I’m not a fan of their signature lines, they’ve been playing like the stars that they are early into the season. Aside from these new pairs, Steve Nash’s PE, the Cradle Rock Low is now available. The shoe has a white/white/purple/orange colorway. Finally seeing the shoe up close, it’s alright. Kinda looks like the Dunk (which is a plus- especially if you want to rock it off court). I wasn’t able to try them on, but I’m sure they’re ok for ballin’. I believe the Cradle Lows will be an exception to the rule when it comes to baller shoes for offcourt use.

Speaking off this rule, don’t you just hate it when you see someone wearing baller shoes in the club? I HATE IT. I saw this dude last weekend at Circa for their Halloween Party (presented by BTV, ofcourse) and was wearing the Huarache 09s while wearin’ his get up. Now, it may have been his “costume” but it was messed up. I was so close to tell him that his get up was weak, but I had to refrain from doing so.

Aside from the Nike drops, Adidas is now carrying the LTs for Dwight, Tim, and KG. They also have the white/blue/gold colorway for the TS Cut Creator Lows for Gil. Yes, my boy Gil’s back in action and he’s lookin’ real good.

Lastly, Shoe Salon had a couple of pairs worth mentioning in these pages. There was a Top Ten Lo in multi colors and stripes. Pretty crazy for me, but I’m sure some nut can rock them right. They also have Sambas in 4 colors/materials. The classic was there, a white/cream one, along with a denim and an old leather version. Pretty nice to see the Samba back in the fold.

Well, that’s it for now. I’ll be posting a couple of things worth feasting on.

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