Arriving during the very last weekend of February is Air Jordan 2 the Air Jordan 3 Retro ‘Black History Month’ Edition. Since the birthday of Martin Luther King Jr. last month, NBA players have been wearing Black/Gold special edition colorways of sneakers during games to pay tribute and represent the proud history of Blacks in America; the Black and Gold theme was selected to represent history and greatness, and there are very few shoes that carry as much weight as the Air Jordan 3. Michael Jordan won his second slam-dunk contest in these sneakers, and created one of the most memorable moments in sports history when he flew from the free-throw line and dunked the ball in elegant fashion. These aren’t set for a release until February 26th, and considering these will be a limited release, grab a pair now from 95soleman on stores online.

It’s fitting that a 2011 set to see a revival from the Nike Dunk SB Low, that its first release was the ‘Neon J-Pack’ colorway once believed to be a long lost sample.  SB is improving the Dunk’s design and getting back to what made it the hottest sub-label of the last decade, the above pictured colorway echoing one of the all-time greats.  The Nike Dunk SB Low ‘Iron’ offers similar construction to the 2003 original, a University Blue Swoosh separating these Nike Free Run Sale from the silver box OG”s royal shade.  These should hit Nike Free Run 3.0 V2 retailers in August as part of the Fall 2011 collection, so be sure to stick with Sneaker News for updates.  via N-SB

LeBron James has come a long way from his first NBA game against the Sacramento Kings in November 2003…or has he? The doubters and critics were out in full force from the moment LeBron was drafted first overall by the Cleveland Cavaliers to his first regular season game as an eighteen-year-old Pro, but it’s not like the kid was lost in the woods – he dropped 25 points, grabbed 6 boards, dished out 9 assists, swiped 4 steals, and his numbers today aren’t that much different. The guy was simply a star from the moment he touched a basketball, and a hefty bidding war between Nike and Nike resulted the Air Zoom Generation (design inspired by the H2 Hummer), with a slew of releases and special edition colorways hitting stores through the season. We stumbled upon a cluster of LBJ autographed Air Zoom Generations in the White/Black/Red, the Wheat ‘All-Star’, and the LA ‘All-Star’ PE so check out the gallery below and pick up the White/Black/Red, Wheat ‘All-Star’, and LA ‘All-Star’ pairs right now from abas15 on stores online.

The term ‘AC’ is one we’ve heard quite a lot from Jordan Brand over the last few years. AC signifies ‘Auto Clave’, which is the style of the midsole seen here – a smooth, flat base that instantly transforms a sporty shoe into a lifestyle option. Next up on Jordan Brand’s ‘AC’ transformation is the Air Jordan 3; the first thing to notice is the obvious lower cut of the Nike Free 6.0 shoe, which forced a slight redesign particularly on the heel (an interesting full-elephant) as well as on the base of the lace placket. Six colorways are viewable below, so take a look and let us know Nike Huarache Free 2012 what you think of this ‘AC’ idea, because more Air Jordan Retro ‘AC’ models may be on the way.

Nike just released a trio of similarly colored basketball retros, each of them dressed up in some crazy blue and pink mixtures. Usually when that sort of thing happens there’s a theme hanging out in there somewhere, but we can’t really put our finger on any Nike Zoom Elite 5 unifying story for this one. Shown is the Nike Real Deal from the group, a sneaker that’s very much been launched back into the collective conscious of the sneaker-loving world thanks to the frequent NBA wears going on. See a full set of images on this new Nike Real Deal pair that just released and keep in mind that CNCPTS has them in stock as we speak.

The Oregon Ducks PEs of the Air Jordan 3 has been one of the biggest news stories on Sneaker News during the second half of 2011, as each new development reveals a new layer of information on these amusing shoes. As you already know, the White ‘Home’ colorway of the Air Jordan 3 ‘Oregon Ducks’ doesn’t feature the Pit Crew logos on the upper, but instead uses a clean blank slate. This particular pair is autographed by Jaison Williams, former Wide Receiver for the Oregon Ducks; according to one lucky owner of this rare PE, Williams played a part in the design of the Air Jordan 3 ‘Oregon’. This autographed pair just so happens to be up for sale, so check out the new images below and check out the auction from digitaljordan44 on stores online.

Yet again, Nike Free Run Japan comes out with a dope collection.  For May 2009, we get a bunch of Chuck Taylor All Stars in high and lowtops along with a couple Jack Purcells, two One Stars and a nice rainbow-coloured Weapon Hi.  Each of the Chucks feature tonal toecaps and ankle insignias for a nice, subtle change.  There’s one Purcell each in golden snakeskin or camoflauge, while the One Stars stick to black or white, each with a dash of accent colour.  All of these are available now at Japanese Nike Free Run stockists.  via HS

Another solid week of WDYWT submissions from our loyal readers and Sneaker News Blogs: WDYWT regulars, so let’s take a look at the twenty best Nike Dunk SB Mens of the past week! Some great collaborations were spotted, like the CLOT x Nike Free Run 3 and two different Huf SF joints, and a  pair of Under Armour All-Star PEs deserved some attention (just to add a little variation). Two readers chose to rock their ’99 Bred IVs, while we got a look at an upcoming Air Jordan 5 that has ties to the original Black/Red Air Jordan 5 (ahem, Ehlo). There’s more with Nike SB and LeBron heat so check out the Nike Free Run 3.0 V3 twenty best Nike Air Jordan Mens below and vote for your favorite at the end!

Not much needs to be said about this sneaker release. The most iconic colorway on a ground-breaking sneaker returns yet again, touching down on the final weekend before the big Holiday on December Nike Free Run 3.0 V5 25th. But is this sneaker the centerpiece of Jordan Brand’s Holiday 2012 roll-out? With the Kilroy Pack and the Air Jordan 5 ‘Thunder’ creating a ton of buzz, the Bred XI might be ‘second chair’ in this season’s big-time shopping period. We’ve got a detailed set below, so take a look and let us know if these are in fact the best of the Holiday’s bunch, or if you’ve got something else in mind, let us know.

Chi, LA, and NYC are the three major basketball cities connected in this high-intensity pack of Nike Top Ten 2000 colorways – each representing it’s own town with a trademark NBA team colorway done in metallic style. All three cities are featured on the tongues, with NYC, CHI, and LA embroidery (with the respective city colored in) making each version official – although the colorways themselves are enough to tell us what’s what! Air Jordan 4 Eastbay has all three available right now so head there now to cop Nike Free Mens and let us know which of the three you like best.

Earlier today Sneaker News gave you the heads up on an available pre-order of the Nike Air Foamposite Pro ‘Pearl’. In an effort to clean you out completely, we’d like to share another pre-order for the Air Jordan 11 Cool Grey that is currently slated for a late-December release. Considering the release is months away, there Nike Air Max Mens is a considerable mark-up involved, but some might say the extra dough is worth shelling out if it means avoiding a release like the Air Jordan 11 Space Jam. The earliest shipment for this pre-order isn’t until September 30th, but peace of mind is worth more than a few bucks, right? Take a look at the extra Nike Air Max Womens detailed shots and reserve your pair now at VMVINC.

Looks like Kevin Nike Free Womens Durant’s line of signature sneakers with Nike has finally garnered enough attention to warrant its own take-down line, with the shoe set to morph into the Nike KD Trey 5 come next year. The model returns to the low cut look from the Nike Zoom KD IV, adorning the design all around with Durant’s logo and name. Click through with us for a first look at the Nike KD Trey 5 (a callout to Durant’s #35 with Oklahoma City as well as his Twitter handle) and check back with Sneaker News for release info as soon as it’s available.

If there was a perfect time to release this shoe, based on its name, it’d have to be fall season.  With young people everywhere back in the scholastic school of things, here’s the latest colorway in this year’s Air Jordan Ol’ School IV.  The fourth Ol’ School from Jordan Brand follows the same general theme as the previous three, vaguely touching on familiar design cues on Air Jordan Legacy kicks from nearly 20 years ago.  These navy Nike Free Run 3.0 V3 and white joints feature angular, swooping lines derived from Jays VI and VII.  Whereas the black pair we showed you a little earlier offered quite a bit of Elephant print, these move things up from an AJIII influence to AJIV, adding a bit of the Four’s signature speckle print to the blue midsole sections.  Check out more images after the jump and look for these at select JB retailers like FinishLine.

Light, powerful and ready for liftoff, the Nike Zoom Hyperdunk 2011 extends Nike Free Run 4.0 V2 the series into its fourth year with a Flywire and carbon fiber-equipped revision we’ve been waiting on since Blake Griffin stole the spotlight at this year’s NBA All-Star weekend.  And now that the first pairs have dropped along with a sizeable run of general releases right around the corner, Nike Basketball has put pieced together an ensemble of video images highlighting the shoe’s strengths.  Click through to see what a ferris wheel, fighter jet and great white have in common; we’ve got the full ‘Superior Elevation’ video waiting for you after the jump.

As the release of the Nike LeBron X Low draws ever closer, the known colorways on the horizon continue to get more and more diverse. Shown here is a pair that comes the closest so far to his actual Miami Heat colors, a mostly university red affair that also sports minor white sections Nike Free Run 3.0 V5 and a nice speckle treatment on the midsole. Take a full look at this Nike Air Max LeBron X Low preview via the photos lined up after the jump and stay tuned to find out when this and all the other upcoming colorways will be releasing.

While the most notable on-court sneaker sighting from the recent OKC thrashing of LA was Russell Westbrook and his ‘Thunder’ Air Jordan 3, there were some other surprise footwear moments that evening in the Staples Center. Sitting courtisde (right next to Jack) was Adam Sandler wearing the Nike Zoom Revis. Sandler is a Brooklyn boy by birth so it shouldn’t come as too big of a surprise that he selected the out-of-the-gate New York Nike Free Run 3 0 V2 Womens Jets looking colorway. Continue reading for the shots of Sandler in the Nike Zoom Revis and stay tuned for more unexpected sneaker sightings.

There’s no denying an unspoken rivalry between Kobe Bryant and LeBron James. Mens Nike Free Run 5.0 V3 Both are regarded as two of the best ballplayers on the planet and it’s no surprise that their season match-ups garner a ton of publicity and ratings. This friendly competition may reach as far as their sneakers, with Team Kobe and Team LeBron trying to outdo each other in terms of design, tech, and most importantly, sales. While LeBron’s got the “luxury” part down pat, the Zoom Kobe has perfectly established itself as sleek and sexy. Less is more, and with the new sticky snake-skin upper, the Kobe VI is one temptation that will be hard to resist. This colorway of the Nike Zoom Kobe VI is set to release in December 2010, so take another look at Kobe’s sixth shoe and stick with Sneaker News for more Nike Kobe information. via in52.

If you want Nike Sportswear to release 90′s models in their original forms and colorways, brace yourself for some new Mens Nike Free Run 3.0 V2 colorways. This rugged new colorway of the Nike Air Trainer Max ’96 almost has a trail-boot feel to it because the combination of Black and multiple tones of grey has that ACG-ish vibe, and given the overall comfort of Nike Air Trainers, why wouldn’t you wear these for an early-morning hike? Luckily, Nikestore just made these available online, so if you’re interested, head there after you take a look at the detailed angles below.

Last week’s Sneaker News “Beauty Shots” of the Air Jordan V “Black Grape” was probably the final nail in the coffin in regards to your response to the release. Those who were “on the fence” were likely pushed over with great force into another Saturday sneaker purchase, while those who already considered these a must-have only found the wait tougher to endure. The original Air Jordan V “Grape” – one of the most revered OGs in the entire Air Jordan catalog – was already met with a great response when it re-released one month ago, and we figure the Black Grapes will experience the same simply because it tightly grasps that heralded “Grape” motif while embodying a whole new identity.

Along with long lines outside Nike Free XT the door, broken e-stores and doubled-or-greater resale prices on stores online, one easy way to determine if a collaboration succeeded is whether the partnership persists for later projects.  By that measure, French fashion label Kenzo is crushing it with Off the Wall of late, as their sixth set of Vans lowtops makes its first Nike Free Everyday appearance today.  Following up on memorable patterns including multicolored snake and stripes, floral, grape, marble and moth designs comes three each Kenzo x Vans Authentics and Slip-Ons, Nike Free Run 5.0 all treated to prints somewhere between rosettes and colorful flowers as inspired by the clouded leopard.  As far ahead of the Year of the Snake as they were with last April’s drops, Kenzo pushes even stronger to the top of the pattern charts with these designs combining two of the hottest textures.  Click through to see which of these six is your favorite and look for the latest Kenzo x Vans drop next Friday, March 15th at select retailers.

The 2012 NBA All-Star Game is underway right now, but before we give you a full recap of all the in-game Feet, here’s a look at the official team photos of the NBA All-Star Teams. Here we have a better look at the Nike All-Star ‘Galaxy’ PEs as well as the signatures, but let’s see if some of your are quick to catch LeBron James Air Max 87 Mens Shoes wearing the LeBron 9 ‘Swingman’ (to match the team uniforms, later switched to Big Bang/All-Star) and Rajon Rondo rocking the Air Foamposite One ‘Galaxy’. Stay tuned to Sneaker Air Jordan 12 News for more 2012 NBA All-Star Game coverage, and be sure to check out the entire gallery below! via ESPN

Rev Run‘s children are certainly taking advantage of their opportunities, aren’t they? His two daughters, Angela and Vanessa, have already established themselves in women’s urban fashion, and his second eldest son, Diggy, is making the jump into footwear as well. Here’s a look at a Web Episode by Chivalrous Culture, Diggy Simmons’ line of lifestyle footwear; not only does the video provide a sneak peek at an upcoming Chivalrous Culture shoe, it also gives the viewer and interested buyer an idea of the vibe and mission statement behind the label. Continue reading for the full video and let us know what you think of the kicks!

413′s been holding down the limited Supras for quite some time. Think back to all the 413 releases like the 413 Silver Skytop from 2008 to the more recent Heartbreakers Supra Skytop that was also a 413 Exclusive. Check out what Supra and 413 has in store for us next; simply titled the ‘Suprawood’, the Supra Vaider features a black and gold colorway with tiny perforations in shapes of stars, depicting a starry night on the clearest sky you can imagine. Stick with Sneaker News for more on this exclusive release. via Supra.

When the Nike LeBron 9 ‘Watch the Throne’ popped up it was a case of the age-old “life imitating art” thing, with the painstaking detail of the sneaker mimicking the cover art to Jay-Z and Kanye West’s collabo album of the same name. Looks like things have come full circle now, with art imitating life this time around, as a fellow by the name of VanShun has put together this killer display piece in tribute to that most-unattainable of Nike LeBron 9 colorways. Stripping the sneaker of the glittery gold context, this planar sculpture maintains the flossy feeling thanks to the geometric jewel and chain designs that wrap around the centerpiece sneaker. Follow us Nike Free Run 5.0 V1 after the jump for some extra shots of the Nike LeBron 9 “Watch The Throne” sculpture, which is on display now at its fitting home of Shoe Gallery out in Miami.

Rarest Nike LeBron 9 out there? Yeah the ‘Championship Pack’ was nearly impossible to get your hands on but at least those released to the public. The ‘Watch the Air Jordan 4 Throne’ is pretty high up as well but frankly we’ve seen more pairs of those than we have of these, the Nike LeBron 9 ‘What the LeBron’ that comes as an intersection of a multitude of colorways previously released for the sneaker. These crispy new shots are the first to give a good Air Jordan 6 idea of the design at multiple angles, with perhaps the coolest detail being the luxurious print hitting on the outsole shank plate as borrowed from the aforementioned WTT release. Click through to check out the ‘What the LeBron’ Nike LeBron 9 and stick with Sneaker News to find out whether or not these will actually end up releasing.

The return of the Air Jordan V ‘Laney’? Such rumors of the controversial Grape/Laney Pack have been quashed, but these neck-breakers might be the closest thing to a Laney Retro we’ll get. Issued to Jordan Brand athlete Mickael Pietrus during his tenure with the Golden State Warriors, these AJVs capture MJ’s high-school colorways to an alarming degree, but with a slightly darker shade of blue. With it comes Pietrus’ #2 logo on the heel and his autograph on the rear, making these PEs a certain must-have for the hardcore collectors with deep wallets. We’ve got a nice gallery of images below, so flip through ‘em below and let us know if you’d like to see an Air Jordan V ‘Laney’ Retro. Want to see what the asking price for this PE is? Hit up the auction from brokeonjordans on stores online.

Michael Jordan’s passions outside of the game of the basketball are reflected in each and every Air Jordan design. For example, the Air Jordan XVII was Nike Free Run 5.0 V3 designed after Michael’s passion for jazz music, as seen on the musical notes used to inspire the design on the upper, and golf, which can be seen on the outsole traction of the sneaker, which mirrors a golf course. Golf has been one of Michael’s favorite recreational hobbies after he officially retired from the NBA, and he certainly goes through holes one through eighteen in style, with this custom Air Jordan golf bag that features his six NBA Championships rings stitched proudly on the side. We also have a look at another custom golf bag, which features Air Jordans all around. Definitely one of the cooler bits of Air Jordan goodies, so take a look below and let us know what you think. via TerezOwens.