Curry 4 Low Flotro “Bruce Lee-Water” Official Look

Curry 4 Low Flotro “Bruce Lee-Water” Official Look

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Under Armour is slowly bringing back the Under Armour Curry 4 Low but with a new twist with the “flow” technology. When the Curry 4 originally released it had no “Flow Technology” but since Curry won his fourth championship they’ve brought back that particular model in high top form and low top form with its newest technology. 

This Curry 4 low Flotro “Dark Water” is part of the Curry Bruce Lee collection that has been slowing releasing throughout this month. They previously released one curry 11 colorway part of the Bruce Lee collection with two more on the way and also one SlipSpeed Under Armour casual shoe. This Curry 4 Low Flotro Bruce Lee “Dark Water” is on theme with the “Earth”, “Fire”, “Wind” and “Air” theme which have all been themes on some of the shoes that have released in the collection. This pair has water patterns near the toe box area and Flotro technology.

While no official release date has been announced it’s likely these will release fairly soon with a retail price of $130 USD. For now take an official look down below.

Jan 11, 2024 No Comments
Jordan Zion 3 “Glow” Official Look

Jordan Zion 3 “Glow” Official Look

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The Jordan Zion 3 “Glow” is set to be released very soon. The Zion 3 has been one of Jordan’s brand underrated sneaker models of the year. 

This colorway is pure dominantly a cream/white color with a black tongue, black laces, and a black sock liner. The most unique part of the sneaker is if given enough sunlight the shoe glows in the dark, making it one of the most anticipated Zion 3 colorways to release yet. It also features formula 23 cushioning which is seen on The Luka Doncic line. 

No official release date has been given yet for this colorway of the Zion 3, but for now take an official look down below.

Jan 10, 2024 No Comments
First Look At the Adidas Harden Vol.9

First Look At the Adidas Harden Vol.9

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Adidas and James Harden are just about wrapping up with the Harden Vol. 7 colorways and are expected to launch the Harden Vol. 8 very soon. Harden has been seen wearing his eighth signature shoe since joining the Los Angeles Clippers. But with the Harden Vol. 8 not even released worldwide yet, it seems that there are already photos of the Harden Vol. 9 all over the sneaker community.

The Harden Vol. 9 seems to have a very futuristic design to it compared to the Harden Vol. 7 but the Harden Vol. 9 seems to have the same foam technology as the Harden Vol. 8 and Newly introduced Adidas AE 1. While nothing has been confirmed as of yet it seems like this Harden Vol. 9 is very early in development and could be subject to change. 

While the Harden Vol. 9 is still far from releasing, Adidas surely plans to release many exciting colorways of the Harden Vol. 8 over the course of 2024. 

Jan 9, 2024 No Comments
The Minnesota Timberwolves Fall To Zion & The Pelicans (117-106)

The Minnesota Timberwolves Fall To Zion & The Pelicans (117-106)

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tonight would be the fourth meeting between the New Orleans pelicans and the Minnesota Timberwolves. This also gave the Minnesota Timberwolves fans a chance to finally watch Zion Williamson in person this season. Both teams match up perfectly against each other in tonight was another clear indication of that.

The game started out, neck and neck as the pelicans and Timberwolves were going shot for shot. It wasn’t until Rudy. Gobert got into foul trouble when things started to change for the Minnesota Timberwolves. Once Rudy Opia picked up two files, the pelicans made a point to attack the paint and both Zion, Williamson, and Brandon Ingram took full advantage of that tonight. Once Rudy Gobert was taken out the game early. It forced Minnesota to go smaller when they put Naz Reid in the game. Naz Reid does complement playing alongside Karl-Anthony Towns and Anthony Edwards, but it just didn’t work out on the defensive end tonight.

The Minnesota Timberwolves did a good job defending Brandon Ingram as he was trying to make tough shots all night long and he finished with 19 points on the night. The biggest problem for Minnesota was Zion Williamson was going to the paint and attacking the defenders that were in foul trouble. Once Zion made his decision to go to the rack, it was tough for the Minnesota defense, because when Zion attacked the paint, he drew the defense in and kicked it out to wide-open shooters like CJ McCollum, who are able to take advantage. Zion Williamson finished with 27 points and he was able to bully inside the paint all night long without Rudy Gobert there to help anchor the interior defense. If Rudy Gobert wasn’t in foul trouble, this game would’ve went a lot differently in my opinion but it’s tough to take away a defensive player of the year and try to replace that against the talented Pelicans team.

It seems like every single time the Timberwolves were making a run that CJ McCollum or Brandon Ingram made a tough shot that was contested, and there was nothing that can be done about it. The pelicans have some tough shot makers on the team and so do the Minnesota Timberwolves tonight was just the pelicans night. Can’t do much about it, but shake a man’s hand and say good shot.

The Minnesota Timberwolves didn’t go away quietly, as Anthony Edwards finished with 35 points on the night with 5 assists and 4 rebounds. Anthony Edwards was able to turn it up in the second half but the lack of stops on the other end made it tough to come out with a victory. The Pelicans didn’t beat Anthony Edwards tonight he was 11/22 from the field and just didn’t get the calls that he’s accustomed to getting. Karl-Anthony Towns had an off night as well and was able to see his shot go down in the 2nd half. This Timberwolves team is talented and loaded enough to hand with any team but tonight just wasn’t the night.

The Timberwolves will be looking a bounce back against the Houston Rockets on Friday as they look for their 25th win of the season.

 

 

Photo Credit: (Photo by Jordan Johnson/NBAE via Getty Images)

Jan 3, 2024 No Comments
Minnesota Timberwolves Defeated The LA Lakers (108-106) In A Nail Biter

Minnesota Timberwolves Defeated The LA Lakers (108-106) In A Nail Biter

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The Minnesota Timberwolves came in today’s game no and it was a huge Saturday night match up against LeBron James and Anthony Davis. Today, LeBron turned 39 years old and this season alone, shows that the age hasn’t caught up to him.

LeBron was questionable coming into tonight’s game as he wasn’t feeling well, but ended up shooting up in front of the Minnesota crowd. The target center was filled with purple and gold for the Lakers but it was the Timberwolves fans who had the last laugh as Anthony Edwards showed why he’s one of the best young stars in the NBA.

It’ll be another star, Anthony Davis who came out putting the Lakers on his back as the first quarter he was able to get every single thing he wanted inside and out the paint. Anthony, I was able to be aggressive to the point that Karl-Anthony Towns got into foul trouble. The Lakers took advantage of the foul trouble with Karl-Anthony Towns as they continue to pound the paint and make the best of the perimeter defense. Anthony Davis finished the first quarter with 17 points, 8 rebounds, and 4 assists. Anthony Davis was a force tonight, and it seemed like he was able to get to all of his spots with ease. Rudy Gobert did a great job on him with some of the shots that Anthony Davis was making were unreal. When Anthony Davis plays like he did tonight, he’s easily one of the top five or top 10 players in the NBA with no hesitation. The way that Anthony Davis can playoff LeBron and Austin Reaves is impressive and it was a sight to see.

 

Anthony Davis finished the game with 33 points, 17 rebounds, and 8 assists but After the first quarter, the Minnesota Timberwolves were able to make adjustments to slowing down a little bit. In the second half the birthday boy, LeBron James showed up as he was able to get his teammates involved and he was able to penetrate to the basket anytime you wanted tonight. LeBron finished with 26 points but in his eyes, it should’ve been 27 as he had a chance to tie the game up after the Timberwolves were up by seven points with less than a minute ago. The Timberwolves made some mental errors that could’ve cost of the game luckily, LeBron’s shot was called into instead of a three, or we still would’ve been playing in overtime probably right now.

The highlight for the Minnesota Timberwolves tonight was Anthony Edwards, as he’s continue to shine bright like the star he is. Anthony hours finished with 31 points tonight and he was able to put the Timberwolves on his back, making some tough shots in attack in the basket when the team needed points to stick around. This game was neck and neck, but it was a true test for Anthony Edwards as he showed everyone that he’s ready for the clutch moments and he’s ready to take on any challenge in front of him.

Anthony Edwards lead the way, but the Timberwolves wouldn’t be in the wind column without Naz Reid. Tonight Naz Reid was sensational and he picked up the Timberwolves team when Karl-Anthony Towns got into foul trouble. Some of the stuff Naz Reid does in the open court is impressive and unseen from big man in the league. Naz Reid went coast-to-coast tonight on the Lakers, and finished with a euro step flush and it’s stuff like that that makes Mr. Reid special. Both Reid and Edwards put the team on the back tonight as they were able to go pound for pound with the Los Angeles Lakers. This is a true test for the Minnesota Timberwolves to see who exactly they are when it comes to playing high-quality teams.

Up Next Minnesota Timberwolves will be heading to New York to be playing the Knicks in Madison Square Garden. The next just finished the trade today sending Quickley & RJ Barrett to Toronto in exchange for OG Anunoby so the Timberwolves will get the chance to look at the new look Knicks on Monday.

 

 

Photo Credit: Photo by David Berding/Getty Images)

Dec 31, 2023 No Comments
FCTRY LAb Co-Founder Omar Bailey Speaks about the Brand In an Exclusive Interview

FCTRY LAb Co-Founder Omar Bailey Speaks about the Brand In an Exclusive Interview

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FCTRY LAb Co-Founder Omar Bailey


In a recent Q&A Interview with FCTRY LAb Co-founder Omar Bailey he talked about the future of the brand, what the brand is about and what could potentially be coming in the year 2024.

How would you best explain your brand to people who aren’t aware of FCTRY LAb and what it is about as opposed to other footwear brands?

“The Core of the company is centered around our innovation lab, which is where we can develop prototypes for shoes. Developing shoes is a difficult task and this innovation lab gives us the ability to create prototypes faster domestically. As a brand we wanted to use our infrastructure to design, develop, distribute and sell footwear, we also use our infrastructure to help support other creators like athletes, creators, influencers, and entertainers. What we are trying to do is to make entering into the footwear industry easier for everyone.” 

What made you want to go after an NFL player to make a cleat and have your footwear in the NFL? What was the design process like? Was Jalen Ramsey hands on? 

JALEN RAMSEY FOOT BEING MOLDED FOR HIS CLEATS

“My passion for footwear started at 7 years old and it really started with performance design by designing football and baseball cleats. As I have gone through my career I have worked with professional baseball, football and basketball players so it was important to me because I gained a lot of experience through this journey. I met Jalen Ramsey a few years ago. We happened to run into each other at the right time, and he was looking to do something different and disruptive by designing his own football cleat. We dove in head first, Jalen was extremely involved in this process. It was also helpful that we lived nearby each other so we could work on this project. The most important thing to Jalen was the fit and the construction of the cleat itself, the design part he left to me but we both worked together creating this cleat. Once we went through the design process, Jalen was very descriptive about his game and the way he plays and the way he wants to feel on the field. It was my job to translate his needs into a product that can deliver on his performance requirements he was looking for. Jalen said this was the most comfortable cleat I haves ever played in” 

What was the process like getting it approved by the NFL? 

“My prior experience working with athletes in baseball and basketball in the past, I knew exactly what steps we had to take in order to approve the performance of our product. Once we followed those steps I did my own testing first then I handed off the cleat to the NFL and their third party testing where they test their helmets, cleats,  and pads. We got extremely positive results from them and we ranked top 5 among cleats in the NFL.”

Is the cleat specifically made for Jalen Ramsey and will it see a release date?

“For the cleat we have not decided but it is something that is possible to release in mass production. The plan for the cleat is to develop a sneaker version of the cleat or a trainer version. Our next project with Jalen is more for off the field and how he trains. Almost like a cross trainer shoe where you can do anything in them.” 

Do you plan to pursue any other NFL players besides Jalen Ramsey? Or possibly other sports like basketball?

“Yes absolutely, we have had discussions with other athletes and a lot of players have taken notice with the Ramsey cleats. This is bigger than a cleat and a collaboration this cleat is more about safety and comfort for athletes. We have a lot of athletes reaching out to us about doing collaborations and making products for these athletes.” 

What can we expect from FCTRY LAb heading into 2024? Are there Any more collabs and projects?

“2023 was really about establishing FCTRY LAb who we are and what we do. It started with the Knight RNR and we wanted to demonstrate that we can create and release products on our own. This next year will be a slightly different tune where we build off of everything we learned from 2023 and attach it to partners such as content creators, athletes or a rapper. We want to be able to help them launch their brand through footwear. We have about 5 collaborations for next year and there are a few other conversations happening. We have another collaboration coming very very soon in addition to Jalen Ramsey and Symba. There are some fun collaborations coming up and something really special is coming in April.” 

FCTRY LAb is set to have a busy 2024 with many collaborations and sneaker releases coming over the course of next year. FCTRY LAb also has a special collaboration coming in 2024 which could potentially be announced in the summer of 2024 which Bailey explained as “Something the footwear industry will be talking about.” For now take a look down below at Jalen Ramsey’s FCTRY LAb Cleat. 

Dec 23, 2023 No Comments