Sunday, August 31, 2014
Saturday, August 30, 2014
The adidas D Rose 5 Boost Gets a Hometown Look
The adidas D Rose 5 Boost was unveiled earlier this Summer at an event where Kicks on Fire had the chance to attend and even ask Derrick Rose and Damian Lillard some questions about their upcoming shoes.
adidas recently unveiled some photographs of an upcoming colorway of the D Rose 5 Boost that is slated to release on October 23rd. While the colorway has no official name yet it could possibly be an homage to Rose’s hometown MLB team the Chicago White Sox. The sneakers feature a black mesh upper with what looks like a satellite/digital pattern throughout and a White trim line on the side of the shoe. Down below we have the new Boost cushioning that has been hit with adidas branding and last but not least a blue translucent sole.
No release date currently exists so stay tuned as we will bring you more developing information.
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Add Some Color to Your Collection With The adidas Tech Super “Rich Red”
We recently saw the “Mint Toe” colorway of the adidas Tech Super which is a dope pickup for the upcoming Fall season. Today adidas brings us another split-colorway in “Rich Red” that has a premium Fall look to it. This iconic runner features a mix of Rich Red (that looks more like an Orange), Purple and Black suede all throughout the upper. Joining the party are hits of Black mesh on the tongue and toebox along with White on the Three Stripes and the midsole. Look for these to hit adidas retailers later this Fall.
via: Kix and The City
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Friday, August 29, 2014
adidas Originals 2014 Fall ZX 710 Premium
Following the return of the silhouette's OG "Fresh Green" colorway this spring, adidas Originals has resurrected the ZX 710 for a premium encore this fall. Available in "Spice Yellow" and "Ash Grey," the luxurious versions of the retro runner see pigskin suede construction with premium leather applications and OG details like a split-tooled outsole, Polypag inserts, and ribbed Three Stripes branding. Look for both takes on the 30-year-old silhouette to hit adidas Originals retailers worldwide September 1.
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The adidas Crazy 8 Has Got Linsanity
Two years ago Jeremy Lin was the talk of the town when he played out of his mind during a short stretch with the New York Knicks. He played so well that the Knicks could no longer pay him the following season due to how much his stock had gone up. He decided to sign with the Houston Rockets in 2013 and was recently traded this past off-season to the Los Angeles Lakers. Earlier this year adidas also decided to officially sign Lin to their roster of athletes and despite his change of squads, they will still move forward with a planned release of the Crazy 8 PE in a Rockets-themed colorway.
The shoe sports a grey leather upper along with a black inner lining and red and yellow accents throughout. Lin’ signature has also been included along the lateral ankle, while his logo has been placed at the bottom of the tongue near the toebox.
Even though the colors do represent his former team, they could also double as a China-inspired colorway, which will still be relevant to Jeremy Lin and his true fan base. No release date is currently scheduled but we expect these to release on time for the start of the NBA season.
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Rise
Rey Mysterio is not an NBA great. Mysterio is not a streetball legend, either. In fact, he probably wouldn’t know a crossover from a cronut. That’s because Mysterio is a professional wrestler, not a baller. And yet, WWE fanatic and Atlanta Hawks point guard Jeff Teague says he can see similarities to Mysterio in his own game: “He’s quick, fast,” Teague says. “A high-flyer, fun to watch.”
Cross-sport comparisons are tricky, but when it comes to sheer entertainment value, Teague’s got a point. While Mysterio makes his money flying around a wrestling ring smashing heads in, Teague makes his by flying around a basketball court breaking ankles en route to easy buckets.
If you were somehow still sleeping on JT’s talents, the 2014 NBA Playoffs were a convenient snooze button. After dropping a career Playoff-high 28 points to shock the East’s top-seeded Pacers in Game 1 of the first round, Teague helped Atlanta push Indiana to seven grueling games, averaging 19 ppg along the way. Ultimately, the Pacers fought back to win the series, but the way Teague carved up Indy’s much-lauded D had the national audience finally showing love. Regular season averages of 16.5 points, 6.7 assists and 2.6 boards per game hardly begin to illuminate what he means to the Hawks.
Last season, Teague’s first under new head coach Mike Budenholzer, the 6-2 point man took the kind of strides Atlanta hoped he might when the team matched a four-year, $32 million offer sheet dangled his way by Milwaukee last July. Now, Budenholzer is hoping to mold Teague into a leader like Tony Parker, with whom he worked for TP’s entire career in San Antonio. With the way he gets in the paint and sets up his teammates, while still leading his team in scoring many nights, it’s not hard to view Teague as a young Parker. Only one problem.
In June, Teague took to Twitter and typed, “Yo boy getting old.”
Wait, what?
He laughs. “I’m in there, in the gym today, and Dennis Schroeder and John Jenkins and them guys are in there, and I’m like, damn, these are the young guys,” explains Teague, who at just 26 years old is preparing for his sixth NBA season, all with the Hawks. “When Dennis Schroeder told me he was 19 last summer, I was like, OK, I’m the old guy. I was the young guy in the locker room not too long ago.”
The self-proclaimed old head speaks via cell phone from a barbershop in downtown Atlanta, where he’s getting his coif correct before heading out for Fourth of July weekend at Lake Lanier with the family. He thinks back to his formative years; Teague grew up quick on the basketball court. Coming up in Indianapolis, Jeff’s father Shawn would routinely drag him to men’s leagues games to face guys twice (sometimes three times) his age.
Besides his pops, who played point guard at Missouri and later Boston University—under a young head coach named Rick Pitino, and alongside Kyrie Irving’s father, Drederick—Teague says he didn’t model his game after any player in particular. But there was one who caught his eye.
“I liked Jason Williams, White Chocolate. That’s the only player I really was, like, in awe of when I got a chance to meet him, because that’s a guy I really liked to watch,” says Teague, who still has a vivid memory of matching up with JWill during his rookie season. “It was cool. I had to pressure him full court. He was a little older, playing for the Magic at the time, so he wasn’t as fast and as crafty with the ball as he was in his younger days. I was a little nervous, still.”
The nerves Teague felt matching up against Williams and his ball-on-a-string handle aren’t unlike the anxiety opponents undoubtedly feel checking the Hotlanta point guard these days. Or at least, they should. Just ask Teague’s little brother, Marquis, who fell victim to a killer crossover in the fourth quarter of an early April game in Brooklyn this past season, and was left crumpled on the floor near the free-throw line.
On a nightly basis, Teague is one of the League’s top candidates to shake a helpless defender right out of his shoes. Ironic, since he’s also one of the L’s biggest sneakerheads, once claiming to own upwards of 4,000 pairs of kicks.
“I’ve got shoes everywhere. At my mother’s house, I have a room full, a garage full. At my house here in Atlanta, there are shoes everywhere, I can’t lie—downstairs, upstairs,” Teague says. “When I had my first house here in Atlanta, I know I had close to 1,500 pairs. At my mom’s house, it’s bananas, I don’t know how many I have there.”
Since inking with the three stripes during the 2012-13 season, the majority of that collection has been transformed into adidas. Teague says he’s partial to the Mutombos, anything by Jeremy Scott, and old-school shell toes when it comes to off-court style. As for business attire, he’s already beaming about the Crazylight Boost’s incredible comfort.
“Everything is top notch, everything is A-1,” Teague says of his experience as an adidas athlete. “When I was growing up, I’d never see people with adidas. But now, it’s like the thing to wear. If you’ve got a fresh pair of adidas, you’re labeled as a poppin’ person. Now, everyone is wearing adidas.”
Even pro wrestlers.
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Thursday, August 28, 2014
Gear up for this Blazin’ Burgundy Colorway of The adidas Originals ZX Flux 2.0
The adidas Originals ZX Flux 2.0 was announced earlier this Summer and we keep waiting on the edge of our seats to see the variety of colorways that will be available. We have already seen some variety such as this Grey option and this Black/Volt combination, but today we get a “sweet” bordeaux hue (pun intended). Slated for a Fall release is this “Core Burgundy” ZX Flux 2.0 that features a burgundy mesh upper that sits atop a clean white sole. Take a look at the pictures above and let us know whether or not you plan on copping this fresh colorway when it releases in the Fall.
via: Kix and The City
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adidas Crazy 1 Teal/Orange
Adidas Poland Launches Instagram Game to Promote New Cleats
Adidas Poland has launched a new interactive game on Instagram in order to promote their new Adidas Predator soccer cleat. The company claims that it has created the first game in the form of a picture-matching game.
In order to play the users have to go to the Adidas Polska Instagram profile page in order to find the password of the day. Then they have to click on pictures of the Predator cleats that are posted on the account, which are linked to tagged profiles. Hidden within these other accounts are pieces of the four-part password combination. The first person to like the fours parts in the correct order each day wins a pair of the shoes, which retail for about $200. The next 10 runners up will receive Adidas soccer balls. The game started on August 25th and will run through September 3rd.
In addition to Adidas’ attempt to push out their new cleat, this is also an effort to reach out to it’s young customers, which we all know are very VERY active on social media.
What do you think about this social media game created by Adidas, is too much or just right? Voice your opinions down below and let us know what you think.
via: Ad Week
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An Early Look at the Black/White adidas D Rose 5 Boost
Wednesday, August 27, 2014
adidas Launches Yamamoto Designed Real Madrid Kit and adizero F50 Cleat
adidas Basketball Adds Rookies Jordan Adams and Kyle Anderson
Real Madrid x Adidas Release 3rd “Champions League” Kit
Adidas and Real Madrid have released a third black “Champions League” Kit. The Champion League winner will be wearing items from the Black kit when it comes time for them to defend the title, which will take place in Europe.
The Black kit features a Yohji Yamamoto design that showcases a dragon kind and a dragon bird. These symbols represent the “greatness and power of the club” and the club’s “resistance, determination and agility”, respectively.
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adidas Originals Readies the EQT Support '93 'OG Pack'
adidas TMAC 3 OG "Away"
Hate it or love it, #copordrop, the adidas TMAC 3 is mounting a comeback with an assortment of original colors. Having dropped a version that complemented the Orlando Magic’s home uniforms back in the spring, Tracy McGrady’s 2003 signature sneaker now appears in a black and blue “Away” colorway. While its upper sports a black leather material made to resemble crocodile skin, its blue-striped medial is what catches the eye of onlookers. The adidas TMAC 3 OG “Away” is now available at select retailers, including Packer Shoes for $150 USD.
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This Is Why Big Sean Didn't Design a Pro Model for His Latest adidas Collab
adidas Crazy 8 Black
The adidas Crazy 8 is now back in its original black/white colorway. Kobe Bryant's first signature from his time with adidas , the Crazy 8 was built around the German footwear brand's "Feet You Wear" design ethos and featured a then-groundbreaking curvy, organic midsole design which was echoed by the upper. This release sees the shoe decked out in a classic combination of black and white. Look for the shoe now at select adidas accounts including Wish.
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