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Nike Officially Announce the Devin Booker 1

by Angel Ortiz | Sep 14, 2023 | Featured, Sneaker Releases, Sneakers

Nike has officially revealed and announced the Nike Devin Booker 1. The Phoenix Suns superstar Booker has been promoting his first signature sneaker on his Instagram and other social media platforms.

There are a lot of unique features in this sneakers in terms of design. The heel tab is inspired by the spinal part of the book, on the heel tab there is also a pulltab with mini pulltabs inside of referencing a book, and there is also the number 96 in reference to Booker’s birth year. As far as technology goes there is a Nike Air Zoom unit in the heel area, a cushlon midsole, a TPU side cage for extra stability and a unique traction pattern for Booker’s playing style.

The Booker 1 is slated to release in the spring of 2024 either before or a little bit after the 2023-24 NBA playoffs begin. Booker may lace up his Booker 1s to kick off the NBA 2023-24 campaign with a long road to the NBA Finals.

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Nike Basketball Announce 2023 Holiday Lineup

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by Angel Ortiz | Sep 14, 2023 | Featured, Sneaker Releases, Sneakers

Nike has announced their Nike Basketball Fall releases and have a strong lineup. As we head towards the end of 2023, Nike looks to end on a strong note.

Releasing in October will be the KD 16 “Aunt Pearl” and Ja Morant 1 “Zombie”. The KD 16 “Aunt Pearl” is a continuation of the popular colorway on Durants sixteenth signature sneaker. The Ja 1 “Zombie” is in reference to Halloween.

Releasing in November will be the Nike KD 3 “Aunt Pearl”, the KD 3 never received a the Aunt Pearl colorway, it all began with the KD 4

Releasing in December will be the Kobe 6 “Reverse Grinch” and Kobe 4 “Black Mamba”. As if the holidays couldn’t get crazier with sneaker releases. Nike is releasing two highly anticipated Kobe colorways.

While most of these sneakers are the most highly anticipated, Nike still has more sneakers coming this fall like the Nike LeBron 21 and new Giannis 5 colorways. Also worth mentioning the announcement of the Booker 1 which is coming in 2024. For now take a look down below at some of Nike’s newest products coming this fall and winter.

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Nike Reveals Nike LeBron 21

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by Angel Ortiz | Sep 14, 2023 | Featured, Sneaker Releases, Sneakers

Nike has revealed the all new Nike LeBron 21, this colorway was inspired by his Daughter. Originally the Nike LeBron 21 was revealed back in July when James was attending a basketball practice session.

On the Underfoot The shoe features a Zoom Turbo unit in the forefoot. a bottom-loaded, 13-millimeter Zoom unit in the heel; and a full-length Cushlon 2.0 foam carrier. The Nike LeBron 21 was slightly inspired by the LeBron 20 for its lightweight design, The upper has a lightweight mono-mesh reinforced by 360 degrees of zonal cables around the midfoot, helping support and secure the player over the footbed. Also directly from the head designer of the Nike LeBron 21.

“As we took our next steps from the LeBron XX, we were inspired by the way LeBron maintains his body and his game during the offseason,” says Jason Petrie, Lead Designer for the LeBron XXI. “His trainer says it’s like taking care of an F1 car. You tweak the car between each race. You don’t need to rebuild the car completely. We wanted to retain some of the elements we know he loved, like the Zoom Turbo unit, but refine some of the finishes in the upper.”

The Nike LeBron 21 is expected to launch on Thursday, September 28, for $200 in adult sizes.

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Primetime Preview: Minnesota Vikings Vs Philadelphia Eagles (TNF Week 1)

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by Ryan Ezell | Sep 14, 2023 | Featured, NFL

Both teams started off the 2023 Season off slow, the Eagles didn’t come out airing the ball out in what was a rainy matchup against the Patriots like we were use to seeing from last year, and tried to get the run game going but struggled against a very good run defense. The Vikings started off the 2023 with a loss to the Buccaneers. The Vikings star receiver Justin Jefferson picked up right where he left off last season, and rookie receiver Jordan Addison had a big play for 39 yards for a touchdown to get his career started.

Don’t be surprised if the Eagles come out slinging the ball and try to get the air raid going that was so successful last year. Jalen Hurts only threw for 170 yards on 22/33 passing and only ran for 37 yards on 9 attempts. The Patriots defense ran a lot of blitzes with spies to keep track of Jalen Hurts. The Eagles defense looked good to start the game but got sloppy and tired mid 3rd quarter and showed it because the Patriots were able to march down the field. There will be multiple key pieces missing this matchup in young saftey Reed Blankenship and Kenneth Gainwell, while Veteran defensive tackle Fletcher Cox is questionable.

Minnesota couldn’t seem to get the offense rolling Sunday while still going for a total 385 yards of total offense but couldn’t break away from Tampa Bay. Kirk Cousin threw for 344 yards on 33/44 passing but threw a late interception in the 2nd quarter that took the game into halftime tied which was a win for Tampa Bay. The running game Minnesota used to have won’t be as dominant as it has been in the past with Dalvin Cook leaving this offseason. If the Vikings want to try and come in, and leave Philadelphia with a win they will need to try and establish the run and play a clean game with no turnovers as the Eagles were in the top 5 in forced turnovers last season averaging 1.6 turnovers a game. Be expecting the Vikings to get Justin Jefferson going early in the game Thursday night.

Score Prediction Eagle 27 – Vikings 17

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SneakerReporter WNBA Series Preview: Minnesota Lynx vs Connecticut Sun

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by Travis Singleton | Sep 13, 2023 | Featured, Minnesota Lynx, WNBA

The WNBA Playoffs are upon us and we got one of the best 1st Round matchups you will see this year when Connecticut takes on the Minnesota Lynx. The regular season series is 3-1 as the Lynx dropped 3 out of the 4 games to the Sun but this is a different Lynx team. Those games were right before this team started gelling as they’ve played tremendously from August through right now. The Lynx have been one of the hot teams coming down the stretch.

The Connecticut Sun finished with a record of 27-13 and have been playing without one of their key pieces Brionna Jones who got hurt in June. Brionna Jones was there for the 1st matchup between the Lynx & Sun but she wasn’t there for a couple of those matchups.

Missing Jones has put more on Alyssa Thomas and DeWanna Bonners plate but both have been up to the task. In the regular season Alyssa Thomas averaged 15.5 PPG, 9.9 REB, and 7.9 AST and DeWanna Bonner averaged 17.4 PPG, 5.6 REB, and 2.2 AST. Both will be a key part to how far this Sun team makes it in the WNBA Playoffs. During the season in the matchups against the Lynx both Thomas/Bonner combined to average 19 PPG, 8.8 REB, and 6.1 AST. Both Bonner and Thomas are All Stars and will be looking to apply pressure all series long as it starts tonight in Connecticut. Thomas has played great against the Lynx with triple double like numbers so the Lynx will need to slow her down if they want to be successful in this series.

On the Minnesota Lynx side of things Napheesa Collier has been a Superstar all season long. Collier finished the regular season with 21.5 PPG, 8.5 REB, and 2.5 AST. Everything that Coach Reeve has asked of Collier she’s met the challenge and answered with Mamba Mentality. Napheesa has been a true leader and has shown that her all around game is top tier throughout the whole league. One thing that Napheesa was able to do this season was put her two way playing ability on display. Collier has been blocking shots and making shots for the Lynx all season. They will need their Superstar to show up this series as on the season she’s averaging 25.5 PPG, 4.5 REB, and 3 AST in 2 games against the Connecticut Sun.

You can’t have the Lynx success without newly extentioned Kayla McBride as all season long the veteran has showed up on both ends of the floor as well. The Lynx will go as far as Kayla and Napheesa bring them this postseason. Kayla McBride averaged 12.5 PPG against the Sun during the season but the way that KMac has played to finish the season is all that matters now. Her experience in these playoff moments will help get the Lynx to that next level especially the way she plays alongside Napheesa Collier.

The Rookies Diamond Miller and Dorka Juhasz have both exceeded all expectations this year for the Lynx fanbase and they’ve been playing like sophomores because of the impact on the game. Diamond’s defense and her play making ability have been amazing this season and Dorka has showcased her ball handling skills with her dominance on the boards.

This will be a great series and with the familiarity of both teams this should be a true battle as we find out who wants to get to the next round in the WNBA Playoffs.

Photo Credit: Jordan Johnson,

John Minchillo / AP file

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Nike Ja Morant 1 “Halloween” Official Look

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by Angel Ortiz | Sep 12, 2023 | Featured, Sneaker Releases, Sneakers

The Nike Ja Morant 1 will receive the Halloween treatment this October. As of lately Nike hasn’t done a Halloween themed basketball sneaker they’ve done it on Nike Dunks lately.

This Ja Morant 1 has a light green base along with the outsole and with a grey midsole and swoosh. The Swoosh actually has a claw reaching out like it’s coming out of the grave and it also has claw marks on it, as well as the heel tab. The heel also has Morants number 12 in red.

While no exact release date has been announced yet, The Ja 1 “Halloween” is expected to be released on October 20th for $130 USD at select few retailers.