Week 1 of the playoffs is officially over and boy were we entertained. There were a couple usual sweeps that we saw coming but for the most part all of the series have been very competitive. Will there be an upset on the horizon if one of these higher seeded teams doesn’t get their act together? Is the East more of a race than people anticipated? Nothing like having playoff basketball in August and September to help answer all of these questions.

Kawhi Leonard’s new signature shoe with New Balance is displaying some very colorful iterations – ones that go against Leonard’s reserved personality. Kobe’s 42nd birthday would’ve been this past week and players all over the league were paying tribute and sporting old signature models of his. Budding young superstar, Luka Doncic, has put the league on notice that he not only has arrived, but he is here to stay and to take over. Jordan Brand is probably sitting back grinning ear to ear, happy that they were able to sign the now 21-year-old to their company. Paul George’s kicks have been on fire, unfortunately his game has yet to resemble his “Playoff P” mantra. P.J. Tucker wowed us the past week with yet another sneaker we have never seen on court. King James paid homage to Crenshaw’s very own, Nipsey Hussle. Will someone knock off Lebron for this past week’s #1 spot in our Kicks Through the Lens?