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Ben Affleck & Matt Damon To Write & Direct Film About Nike’s Pursuit of Michael Jordan
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Franco Origlia / Getty Have y’all sneakerheads ever wanted to see a movie about how Michael Jordan ended up signing with the Nike brand? Well, y’all are about to get your chance to find out. According to Nice Kicks, childhood buddies turned Hollywood heavyweights, Ben Affleck and Matt Damon are once again teaming up to star in a film about Sonny Vaccaro, who was the main catalyst that swayed Air Jordan to sign with the Nike brand instead of his preferred brand at the time, Converse. Related Stories Damon will be taking on the role of the aforementioned Nike executive while Affleck will play another famous Nike head honcho, Phil Knight, with both men also taking on writing, directing, and producing duties on the film. The film will mainly focus on the damn...
Nike To Use One Sneaker Box To Ship & House Their New Releases
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Nike / NIke For decades Nike has been known for their innovative and creative products and with climate change a big topic amongst the world’s population, the Swoosh brand is doing their part to help curb global warming any which way they can. Source: Nike / NIke Now the good folk over at Nike are looking how to cut down on double-boxing their product and creating a sneaker box that will more than likely infuriate sneaker collectors who’ll love to have their collection intact and spiffy. According to Nike they’re looking to take their “Move To Zero” initiative to the next level and are adding to their line of shoes that are made with at least 25 percent to 50 percent recycled material by giving those sneakers a sneaker box that doubles as a shipping box. ...
The Jig: Prices On Air Jordan 1 Retro High OG To Increase In 2022
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Jordan Brand / Jordan Brand It looks like the streets will have to pay a premium in order to catch that drip. Nike is rumored to be increasing the price on the Nike Air Jordan 1 High sneaker by the end of this year. As per Sneaker News the iconic shoe is in very high demand, so much so that the ticket on these feet pieces is rumored to go up by the start of holiday season. The Beaverton, OR based brand has yet to formally confirm the speculation but one sneaker insider says that the writing is on the walls. @zSneakerHeadz recently reviewed the upcoming Air Jordan 1 release schedule for the remainder of 2022 and was quick to point to the elephant in the room with the slightly more expensive tag of $180.00 for the Jordan 1 Reimagined “Chicago.” Re...
These Are the Biggest Trainer Trends of 2022. Here’s How to Wear Them
As POPSUGAR editors, we independently select and write about stuff we love and think you’ll like too. If you buy a product we have recommended, we may receive affiliate commission, which in turn supports our work. With spring and summer approaching, it’s time to update your sneaker collection — and that can be a pretty big task. A new season means new styles and trends, and it’s often difficult to keep up with the ever-changing landscape of fashionable footwear. That’s where we come in. Whether it’s dopamine dressing, designer collaborations, or dead-stock chic, we have the definitive list of this year’s most stylish trends. One in particular that doesn’t seem to be going anywhere soon is designer collaborations, mostly thanks to ongoing partnershi...
Nike To Change Its SNKRS Pass From FCFS To A Raffle aka Draw
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Nike / NIke As sneakerheads continue to complain about not getting a fair shake on Nike SNKRS app due to bots, raffles, and “preferred” accounts, the Swoosh has announced new changes to another one of it’s apps features, “SNKRS Pass” in an attempt to level the playing field. In a statement released yesterday, Nike announced that going forward the “SNKRS Pass” method of securing a pair of sneakers at your closest Nike retailer will go from first-come, first-serve, to, wait for it… a raffle! SMH. If y’all thought it was impossible to win a draw on a regular release date, the “SNKRS Pass” offer a limited amount of sneakers at any given participating retailer so chances will be slimmer. Still, bots would eat merch before one could even press the “Reserve” but...
Nike To Pull Its Kicks From Foot Locker & Other Major Retailers: Report
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: aqua / aqua For weeks now there’s been talk that Nike will eventually cut ties with Foot Locker and other stores and websites in order to sell their own products and get 100% of the revenue it garners. Not too long ago Nike sent letters to smaller mom and pop shops informing them that they’d no longer be getting product from Nike as they weren’t moving enough merchandise to justify continuing business with them, but now Nike plans on pulling it’s brand from the big boy franchises including Foot Locker, Foot Action and Shoe Palace. With word that Nike will be opening up more brick and mortar stores across the globe and making the SNKRS app more “fair,” they’ll need all the product they have in order to make both plans a huge success. At the same time that ...
Drake’s NOCTA x Nike Hot Step Air Terra Sneaker To Drop March 3
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: NOCTA / NIke Drake and Nike have dropped a few collaborations over the years with OVO remixing some classic Nike and Jordan silhouettes, but now Drake will be getting his first original signature sneaker under the swoosh brand. Having released some interesting attire with Nike under his NOCTA brand, Drake will finally be releasing some footwear in the NOCTA x Nike Hot Step Air Terra that boasts a stealth look in an all-black leather colorway with a Matt finish and features small green air bubble in the sole. The reflective 3M in the side panels of the base of the sneaker definitely make them stand out as well. Simple, but hard as well. The NOCTA x Nike Hot Step Air Terra will also be coming in an all-white colorway with both colorways sporting a G-Tek tra...
Drake’s NOCTA x Nike Hot Step Air Terra Sneaker To Drop March 3
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: NOCTA / NIke Drake and Nike have dropped a few collaborations over the years with OVO remixing some classic Nike and Jordan silhouettes, but now Drake will be getting his first original signature sneaker under the swoosh brand. Having released some interesting attire with Nike under his NOCTA brand, Drake will finally be releasing some footwear in the NOCTA x Nike Hot Step Air Terra that boasts a stealth look in an all-black leather colorway with a Matt finish and features small green air bubble in the sole. The reflective 3M in the side panels of the base of the sneaker definitely make them stand out as well. Simple, but hard as well. The NOCTA x Nike Hot Step Air Terra will also be coming in an all-white colorway with both colorways sporting a G-Tek tra...
Nike Slaps StockX With Lawsuit Over Alleged Sneaker NFTs Jig
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Joe Raedle / Getty Nike does not play when it comes to its likeness or its products. StockX is the latest company to find that out. Per NiceKicks, the sportswear industry leader slapped the online sneaker resale website with a lawsuit in federal court on Thursday (Feb.3) for allegedly “selling unauthorized images of Nike shoes marking the latest lawsuit over NFTs and digital assets.” Related Stories The lawsuit claims that StockX’s Vault NFTs “infringe on Nike’s trademarks and will likely confuse customers.” Nike is seeking unspecified damages and is requesting an injunction blocking further sales of the NFTs. The complaint also states StockX sold unauthorized NFTs of its trademarked sneakers, telling customers they would be able to redeem the digital tok...
NFT battles: Nike takes seller of unlicensed NFT sneakers to the court
Popular sneaker maker Nike has started the “licensed NFT” wars by taking an online reseller called StockX to court for trademark infringement or sale of unlicensed nonfungible token (NFT) sneakers. According to a Reuters report, Nike has filed a lawsuit against the reseller in the New York Federal court demanding an undisclosed amount in damages and a halt of sales on such virtual collectibles. StockX reportedly started selling Nike sneaker NFTs in January and promised buyers they can redeem the real-world version of the sneakers in the near future. Nike in its 50-page complaint claimed StockX has sold nearly 500 NFT sneakers with the Nike branding which has dented their reputation and legitimacy. The shoemaker brand also alleged the NFT sneakers were being sold at inflated pri...
Nike’s NBA All-Star 2022 Uniforms Celebrate NBA’s 75th Anniversary & City of Cleveland
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: NIKE / NIke The NBA All-Star starters have been announced, so of course, the uniforms to be donned by your favorite pros have as well. Nike NBA All-Star 2022 uniforms will be performing double duty as they pay homage to the NBA’s 75th Anniversary along with the host city of Cleveland. Source: NIKE / NIke While NIKE, Inc. is holding down the uniforms overall, each of its brands—Nike, Jordan Brand and Converse— will deliver for specific games. Jordan Brand will handle the kits for the NBA All Star Game proper, and its typography is a nod to Cleveland’s bridges and its aesthetics are a tribute to uniforms from the 80’s and 90’s. The silver, blue and red colors are a call out to the NBA logo’s 75th anniversary design. Nike handles the Clorox Rising Stars unif...
Jordan Brand’s Larry Miller Seeks Forgiveness For 1960s Murder He Committed
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Aurelien Meunier – PSG / Getty The memoir of senior Nike executive and former NBA team president Larry Miller has gained some notoriety upon its release, leading to his seeking forgiveness from the family of the person he murdered decades ago. In reporting from the New York Times, the book that Miller wrote with his daughter, titled Jump: My Secret Journey From the Streets to the Boardroom, was published on Tuesday (January 18). One key segment of the book discusses how Miller, as a 16-year old gang member in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania pled guilty to the second-degree murder of Edward David White back in 1965. He wrote about that crime as well as other crimes he committed before rehabilitating his life and becoming the former president of the Portland Tra...
