Last year during the Air Force 1's 25th anniversary, Nike release a couple of Plaid Nike Air Force 1's for the ladies. This year, plaid is back, for the kids. Nike recently released the the "Pink Fire" Nike Air Force 1 Low GS which features a Plaid toebox and a Plaid midpanel. In addition to the Plaid, the "Pink Fire" Nike Air Force 1 Low GS features a Pink Patent Swoosh and a Light Brown/Brown leather trim.
 
The "Pink Fire" Nike Air Force 1 Low is available now at Nike accounts in Grade School sizes.
 
Tech Info:

Nike Air Force 1 Low GS

Sail/PinkFire II-Black

314219-164
 
All Pics Taken at [Moe's]
 
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With many Americans looking forward to watching Team USA go for the Gold in 2008, with the coming and going of every Summer Olympics since 1992, Basketball fans around the world can not help but think about the original/official/only Dream Team. Though many have said that this year's USA Team is the best assembled since the 1992 Dream Team, there will never be another Dream Team. This year's retro of the Nike Flight Lite only helps to bring back more vivid memories of trouncing handed out in Barcelona. Worn by Scottie Pippen during the Summer Olympics, the Nike Flight Lite was heralded as the lightest Basketball sneaker of it's time. Weighing in at under 10 oz., the Nike Flight Lite helped Scottie run circles around his international competition.
 
Following up on the "Red/Bulls" Nike Flight Lite Low retro, Nike recently released the "Deep Royal" Nike Flight Lite. Utilizing the same classic Flight Light colorblocking, the "Deep Royal" Nike Flight Lite low features a solid Nubuck Deep Royal upper broken up by a White Swoosh.
 
The "Deep Royal" Nike Flight Lite is available now at select Nike accounts.
 
Tech Info:

Nike Flight Lite

Deep Royal/White-Neutral Grey

318644-411
 
All Pics Taken at [NORT/Recon]
 
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Concluding our coverage of the initial Nike Dunk Hoop release, we take a look at the "Oreo" Nike Dunk Hoop. Like the other Dunk Hoop kix that we have looked at, the "Oreo" Nike Dunk Hoop is a mid-level Nike performance Basketball sneaker, and due to it's colorway and material usage, it takes on an aggressive lifestyle angle as well. The "Oreo" Nike Dunk Hoop features an upper inspired by the classic snack with a smooth White Leather toe and midfoot strap, a Brown rubberized heel, and a Brown vintage cracked leather upper body. Breaking up the cookie and cream upper, Nike also brought in a little Oreo box inspiration with Blue stitching at the toe and Blue laces.
 
The "Oreo" Nike Dunk Hoop is available now at the [House of Hoops by Foot Locker]
 
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Continuing our look at the recently NYC Basketball tournament inspired Nike Dunk Hoop series, we take a look at the "Tri-Cities" Nike Dunk Hoop. The "Tri-Cities" Nike Dunk Hoop features a Black Cement upper, a Red Swoosh, Red accents, a White toe cap, and Yellow accents at the la 
ces and tongue.
 
The "Tri-Cities" Nike Dunk Hoop is available now at the House of Hoops by Foot Locker in Harlem.
 
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As we alluded to in our ["Conrad McRae" Nike Air Force 25 Low post], Nike recently released a pack of Air Force 25 Lows and Nike Dunk Hoops inspired by up and coming youth Basketball tournaments. As part of this pack, Nike released the "Conrad McRae" Nike Dunk Hoop. Inspired by the Conrad McRae Youth Basketball Tournament and the deceased legend himself, the "Conrad McRae" Nike Dunk Hoop features a White Cement toe, a Yellow hit at the toe and yellow laces, and a Royal Blue/White Leather upper.
 
The "Conrad McRae" Nike Dunk Hoop is available now at the House of Hoops by Foot Locker in Harlem.
 
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Two months ago Nike released a pack of Nike Huarache Basketball 2008s and Air Force 25 Lows dedicated to the most famous outdoor courts in NYC, this month Nike has released two Dunk Hoops and an Air Force 25 low dedicated to up and coming Basketball tournaments, Tri-Cities and Conrad McRae. Though the "Conrad McRae" tournament is known now as a Basketball tournament, the name behind the tournament is much more important.
 
Conrad McRae, a native New Yorker who attended Brooklyn Tech, was a legend in New York, he earned the nickname "McNasty" while playing in the Rucker Park Entertainer's Classic, was selected as the PSAL player of the year three years straight, and was a McDonald's All-American in 1989. After graduating High School, McRae stayed in New York to play under Jim Boeheim at Syracuse. Though he was drafted into the NBA, McRae never played in the US, opting to become an international star for several squad overseas. In 2000, at the age of 29, McRae collapsed and died during a practice session with the Orlando Magic's Summer league squad.
 
In his memory, the former Dean Street Park tournament, a tournament that Conrad McRae helped develop, was renamed the Conrad McRae/McNasty tournament shortly after his death. The Conrad McRae tournament serves the young 11-15 year old junior high school player at Dean Street Park Playground on Bergen Street between Carlton and 6th Avenue in Park Slope, Brooklyn.
 
With all of this in mind, Nike recently released the "Conrad McRae" Nike Air Force 25 low. The "Conrad McRae" AF25 features a White leather upper, Blue Contrast stitching, Yellow accents at the tongue and laces, a Blue translucent midsole/outsole with a Yellow accent as well.
 
The "Conrad McRae" Nike Air Force 25 Low is available now at the House of Hoops by Foot Locker in Harlem
 
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In addition to the ["Bird's Nest" Nike Air Force 1] series of Summer 2008 Olympics inspired AF1s, Nike has begun to release their "Octagon" series of Olympics inspired AF1s as well. Playing off of the 8/8/08 launch to the Olympics, the "White/Red Octagon" Nike Air Force 1 Low features an perforated Octagon pattern, the 8 sided geometric shape represents the triple 8 launch, in the mid panel. The rest of the "White/Red Octagon" Nike Air Force 1 Low features a simple Summer appropriate colorway/colorblocking of a White upper sitting on a Red midsole with a Red heel tab.

 
The "White/Red Octagon" Nike Air Force 1 Low is available now at select Nike accounts.

 
Tech Info:

Nike Air Force 1 Low '07

White/White-Varsity Red

315122-993

$85
 
All Pics Taken at the [House of Hoops by Foot Locker, Harlem]
 
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