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No endorsement deal? No problem. Spencer Dinwiddie created his own sneakers brand

Spencer Dinwiddie doesn’t look like a superhero, at least not on this January morning in Houston, but he just played like one. The night before, Dinwiddie, a long-armed, goateed 25-year-old from Woodland Hills, scored 11 points for the Brooklyn Nets in the last 90 seconds of the fourth quarter...

Feats of style: The NBA’s biggest sneakerheads dish about their shoe collections

Many of basketball’s best moments come in the air — players floating through the sky for a gravity-defying dunk, a soul-snatching block or buzzer-beating jump shot. However, the things that connect players to the court and anchor them to the floor — their sneakers — have become a source of passion...

After the NBA changed its sneaker rules, players are taking high fashion to the court

Thanks to an NBA rule change starting with the 2018-'19 season, players can wear any color sneakers they want. The result? A whole lot of self-expression - and an emphasis on the fashionable side of performance footwear.

Sneaker grails: Find out which sneakers cost more than cars

Sneakerheads call them “holy grails” — the most coveted and seldom-seen treasures, akin to that Last Supper tableware that medieval knights never tracked down. A grail list is highly subjective, but one way to measure rarity is by price. Some are one-of-a-kind creations never intended to be worn....

From Nike to Gucci, a brief history of basketball-inspired sneakers

From customized kicks to signature shoes, we've compiled a list of basketball sneaker standouts.

NBA stars turn to Salvador Amezcua, a.k.a. Kickstradomis, for colorful sneaker designs

L.A. native Salvador Amezcua gave up on art after a car accident but he returned to his craft after a visit with Karl-Anthony Towns Jr. and inspiration for a custom sneaker design for the Minnesota Timberwolves player.

Here’s how brand-endorsed NBA players get perfectly fitting footwear

If you’ve been hyper-focusing on the close-to-floor show this NBA season, the cacophony of color resulting from the association’s rule change might have brought something curious to your attention. Many of the marquee players are swapping out their kicks with surprising frequency. (On the off chance...

L.A. Clipper Montrezl Harrell builds a stellar sneaker collection — one rare pair at a time

The ancient Greek philosopher Heraclitus once observed that “no man ever steps in the same river twice.” Were Heraclitus alive today — and a fan of the Los Angeles Clippers — he would undoubtedly appreciate the sneaker game of Montrezl Harrell, who has made it a personal goal to never step onto...

Timeline: Highlights from a century of signature kicks

A look at some of the most important signature basketball shoes - on court and in popular culture - from the Converse Chuck Taylor All Star and PF Flyers to the all-new Nike Adapt BB.

Eastbay catalog memories: It’s where a generation went to look at sneakers — and dream

“It was my bible as a kid,” P.J. Tucker, the NBA’s savior of soles, the lord of laces, the king of kicks, told me early last month when I asked him about Eastbay, once a go-to resource for young athletes. Tucker wasn’t always able to put the finest fashion on his feet. Before earning the unofficial...

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Burberry apologizes for controversial 'noose' hoodie following criticism

<p><a href="https://wwd.com/tag/burberry/">Burberry</a> has unreservedly apologized for sending a sweater onto its fall 2019 runway that appears to have a noose around the neck. Both Marco Gobbetti, the brand’s chief executive officer, and Riccardo Tisci, the brand’s chief creative officer, expressed regret at what they referred to as a genuine...</p>

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