The last time the Cleveland Cavaliers went from last-place in the East to the brink of the NBA playoffs, it was on the shoulders of Rookie of the Year and No. 1 overall draft pick LeBron James.

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The lightest basketball shoe ever made doesn’t just happen. Crafting something akin to the weight of air that won’t be ripped to shreds during the wear, tear, cutting, and planting is borderline rocket science. And it took years for the footwear developers at adidas to create.

This season, three college teams will be flaunting specially designed colorways of the Nike LeBron 9. Before the Miami Hurricanes edition of the Nike LeBron 9 hits stores this weekend, check out our chat with lead Nike LeBron designer, Jason Petrie, as he gives us the inside scoop on LeBron’s expansion into the college basketball [...]

With the December retro return of the Air Jordan XI ‘Concord’ poised to be one of the biggest sneaker releases of the year, we bring you a look at how to clean and restore your pair once they start to show some unfortunately unavoidable signs of age and wear.

Improving on the successful blueprint from Dwyane Wade’s first signature Jordan shoe, the super-lightweight Jordan Fly Wade, the Fly Wade 2 offers a sleek look with some nice tech upgrades and a fresh new logo sure to turn heads. Check out how the two models stack up side by side in our detailed photo comparison.

When you shoot a commercial, there’s usually a lot of downtime between takes. On the Crazy Lights shoot, the ballers took to the court and have some fun. Check it out.

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