XX8 Days of Flight

With the Air Jordan XX8 now launched, here is the entire XX8 Days of Flight "Stealth/Green" collection.

OG To The Fullest

Dropping next week (hopefully stateside, but confirmed UK as a QS), the original Nike Huarache runner.

Centaur of the Universe

In 1984, adidas launched three running shoes for the LA Olympics: the Rising Star, Micro pacer and LA Trainer.  At the time, this trio was the pinnacle of state-of-the-art technology for running shoes.

But a fourth shoe -- a lightweight, no-frills runner called the Centaur -- became legendary and the precedent to the current day ZX series.  The two colorways above are originals, re-issued at London-based Size? (should still be available), while the quickstrike colorway below dropped at Scotland-based Hanon last week (sold out).

Random

FinishLine randomly restocked 10 Jordan retros this morning (if you had followed FNL on Twitter, you knew), which led to their site crashing.  Hope you were one of the lucky few to snag a pair this morning!

Witness This

Check out adidas' below-the-belt shot...the SVSM T Mac 1 PE that LeBron James wore in high school.  

Available now at Packer & Finishline!

(Valenti)nes Day

Things are not good for the Lakers right now.  The Lakers are 17-25 right now (not in the playoffs), Dwight Howard and Steve Nash can't stay healthy or find chemistry.  Mike D'Antoni is running the team into the ground.  Plus, cross-city rival Clippers are in third place (32-12) and one of the most exciting teams

But the one constant is Kobe Bryant. Second to only Kevin Durant in scoring, Mamba is still one of the league's deadliest scorers. 

One thing that has remained the same for me is my favorite Kobe signature shoe...the Zoom Kobe IV.

My only Kobe iD is this AZK IV, which emulates the "Valenti" iD  AZK IV he wore 5 years ago...

A cool pic now, since they Kobe and Metta World Peace are now teammates.

As you can see here, the ankle guard & ankle collar are different colors.  The "Valenti" and "24" embroidery are lacking, but the rest is the same.

In my opinion, the AZK VI is the best performing Kobe (though the VIII is growing on me fast)...but all around the IV is still my fav...

Always On My Mind

Nike All Star Basketball pack or Raygun collecton?  Pass like gas.  "Black History Month" kicks?  Not interested.  Any "Year of the Snake" release? Yawn.  Air Jordan XX8 "Days of Flight" or AJ V this weekend? #couldcareless

I'm just trying to hold off buying these NB998s or NB1300s from Packers.  Sigh...