It’s been well known that the Phoenix Suns superstar Devin Booker was going to receive his first signature sneaker with Nike. Thanks to SneakerNews we received a first look at the Devin Booker 1.
The Booker 1 technology features have yet to be confirmed, but at first glance it is reminiscent of a Nike Kobe AD sneaker and a Nike Air Force 1. There seems to be two versions of the Booker 1, one with a big swoosh taking up most of the upper and one with a smaller swoosh right in the middle of the shoe. It hasn’t been confirmed if these are just prototypes or the real pairs that will be hitting shelves next year, but there is Devin Booker branding on the tongue.
While we wait for official announcements and release dates for the Booker 1, take a look down below at a first look of the Booker 1 thanks to SneakerNews.
The Nike KD 4 “Weatherman” is one of Kevin Durant’s most coveted sneakers In his signature line and possibly one of Nikes best basketball colorways of all time. It is rumored that Nike Basketball will be bringing back the KD 4 “Weatherman” in 2024.
The KD 4 “Weatherman” released back in 2011 it’s unknown if Nike will add newer technology to it or keep it original. The upper is dressed in green and the heel has a multicolored radar pattern on the heel and tongue. The pattern is also featured on the translucent outsole which has a black tint to it, and on the forefoot strap there are also weather like patterns.
The KD 16 is on the horizon but many longtime KD fans will be happy to hear that the KD 4 “Weatherman” will make a return next year in 2024.
Drake is currently traveling around the country for his “It’s All A Blur Tour,” and day one into his tour in Chicago he broke out an all new pair of Nike sneakers. Drake debuted his Nocta Glide sneaker that’s been heavily anticipated by many.
The Nocta Glide is his second sneaker under the Nocta brand in collaboration with Nike. Drake use to collaborate with Jordan Brand with co branding from OVO but it’s been years since we’ve seen an OVO X Jordan Brand release. Previously Drake and Nike released the Hot Step Air Terra. This Nocta Glide draws inspiration from the Air Zoom Flight ’95. So far there are six different colorways of the Nocta Glide coming in Green, Black, Red and white. The first Nocta Glide being released is set to be the all white pair with the others following throughout the year.
The Nocta Glide “White” will be released on August 1st with a retail price of $160 USD at select few retailers. These may be available at select tour date locations while Drake is still on tour.
The Minnesota Lynx came into the game against the Las Vegas Aces on a 5 game winning streak. It was going to take a strong effort to keep that streak alive with the WNBA best Aces in town. The Lynx wanted to limit the inside drives knowing that Wilson and Stokes are in the paint. They got caught up heading to the paint and weren’t able to get away from that situation. The Lynx did have a bright spot as they shot 50% from the field.
The downside to that is they gave up a lot of second chance points and they couldn’t find Kelsey Plum to slow her down. Kelsey Plum finished with a career high 40 points in this game and looked unstoppable. It seemed like every time the Lynx got the game within 10 then Kelsey Plum hit a 3 pointer or floater to slow the momentum. Kelsey Plum was a tough matchup for the Lynx as she was able to roam within the offense and get lost leading to a wide open shot. When someone shoots 14/18 from the field they definitely have it going on and that’s exactly what happened with Plum. Tonight was her night as she made the Lynx pay inside and outside.
A’ja Wilson had a quiet night offensively but made her impact on the defensive end in this game. Wilson was a ball hawk and made it tough for the Lynx to find any opening to get easy looks to go in.
The Minnesota Lynx were able to fight in this game but it wasn’t good enough. Napheesa Collier finished with a team high 18 points but just wasn’t able to get the normal looks that she makes to get in. Collier played some heavy minutes in this game too but showed a lot of competitiveness never quitting on plays and putting her teammates in a great position every time she made a play. Collier had a quiet night and so did Diamond Miller but this was against the Aces.
The Lynx have turned that corner and have played with confidence and it showed on that 5 game winning streak. We talked about some positives that you could take into the next game against the Dallas Wings and it comes down to defense. When the Lynx have their defense turn into offense it helps them in a major way. Tonight the Aces had their way with the Lynx offense but they took the challenge head on and didn’t back down even being down by so much.
The Minnesota Lynx will look to bounce back against the Dallas Wings on Wednesday as they look to start a brand new winning streak.
Jordan Brand is set to release the Air Jordan 38 during the 2023/24 NBA Season, the Air Jordan 38 debuted a few months ago on a WNBA Court and shortly after in the NBA.
The Air Jordan 8 takes inspiration from the Air Jordan 8 similar to the Air Jordan 31-37 where they take inspiration from the original Air Jordans. It’s also worth mentioning that the Air Jordan 38 is reminiscent of another shoe the Adidas D Rose 1.5, Derrick Rose was also a former Chicago Bull. Jordan Brand released a new a new sole unit that features a radial herringbone pattern that is paired up with a full-length Zoom Strobel unit and full-length Cushlon 3.0 foam. According to Hypebeast “the Air Jordan 38 uppers commemorates Michael Jordan’s incredible NBA Finals appearance in the 1992-93 season 41 crosshatches nod to his 41 points-per-game average and the three medial diamonds note the Bulls’ third consecutive championship.” It is also being said that the Air Jordan 38 is made out of 20% recycled materials.
These are set to release on August 18th with a retail price of $200 USD on the Nike website and select few retailers.
