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It seems ‘hot lava’ is the new buzz color for April, with the recent release of the Air Tech Challenge, quite a few other sneakers have been getting a piece of the ‘hot lava’ action. The newest is the Air Max Wright which is a sneaker that has traces of the Air Max 90 on the upper and the Air Max LTD on the bottom. This colorway is currently available in select retailers and ebay.

Colors: White / Granite - Black - Hot Lava
Style #: 317551-101

> BUY IT: Nike Air Max Wright - Hot Lava

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The Air Jordan Opening Day Pack dropped in stores over weekend and sold out quickly. They are currently back in stock at Finishline in sizes 8.5 to 13. This pack has already been a hit with collectors and casual sneakerheads alike. Most Jordan fanatics know that MJ’s first sport was actually baseball and not basketball and when he “retired” for the first time he left the sport of basketball to pursue his baseball dreams. He landed with the Chicago White Sox and then was moved down to the minor league affiliate, Birmingham Barons. Jordan Brand wanted to commemorate Michael’s playing days on the baseball diamond with this Opening Day Pack inspired by the Home and Away jerseys of the White Sox/Barons and various aspects of baseball.
> Finishline: Air Jordan 1 Opening Day Black

> Finishline: Air Jordan 1 Opening Day White

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As a part of the adidas Originals, Sounds of the City, the three stripes have released a Superstar commemorating the late Jam Master Jay of Run DMC. The shoe features a patent leather Black upper mixed with a Gray/Off White sole and of course the legendary Jam Master Jay pictured on the side of the shoe. The shoe hooks up with the matching apparel, as adidas tries to honor one of the first people that put adidas Superstars on the map in the US. You can look for these at select adidas Originals retailers now or visit Overkill.

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Nike’s Sport Culture department is really getting behind the success of the Nike Air Structure Triax ‘91 and giving sneakerheads some options when it comes to this shoe. We saw the originals release last year when the shoe was brought out of retirement and in the past week we’ve seen two new releases including the Sunburst Blue colorway and now the Lucky Green/Germain Blue makeup. This Lucky Green/Germain Blue is a bold colorway that makes quite the statement and in addition the striped print on the inside of the shoe and parts of the outside give it a little extra flavor to really make it stand out. You can pick these up now on ebay.

Style: 318088 132
Color: White/Lucky Green-Germain Blue-Black

> BUY IT: Nike Air Structure Triax ‘91 - Lucky Green - Germain Blue

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> BUY IT: Nike Dunk High Pro SB - Dr Feelgood

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The Adidas Stan Smith is a sneaker designed for 1960s tennis star Stan (Stanley Roger) Smith, this year it receives a small make over with a ‘Vulcaniz’ or Vulcanized sole. The term Vulcanized refers to a specific curing process of rubber involving high heat and the addition of sulfur and other equivalent curatives. It is a chemical process in which polymer molecules are linked to other polymer molecules by atomic bridges composed of sulfur atoms or carbon to carbon bonds. The end result is that the springy rubber molecules become cross-linked to a greater or lesser extent. This makes the bulk material harder, much more durable and also more resistant to chemical attack. It also makes the surface of the material smoother and prevents it from sticking to metal or plastic chemical catalysts. (Wikipedia) In the sneaker world, the most famous use of the vulcanized sole is on the Vans line of sneakers. The Adidas Stan Smith Vulcaniz is available at select Adidas retailers and eBay. Photo: SUCREMEUSA / eBay

> BUY IT: Adidas Stan Smith Vulcaniz

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Earlier in the week we reported on the ‘home’ colorway of the Christ The King Zoom LeBron V which features a smooth leather and patent leather upper. Above pictured is the ‘away’ colorway which features smooth leather and suede. One of the High Schools LeBron and Nike sponsors is Christ The King High School in Queens New York. With each version of the Zoom LeBron signature sneaker, Christ the King has received their own colorway and this year, an away and home edition, for the basketball team. Both the home and away editions were available to the public for the first time at the House of Hoops in Harlem. Only 40 pairs of each were available to the public but lots of pairs are available on eBay. Photos Lazyaznbum / ebay

> eBay: Nike Zoom Lebron V - Christ The King - CTK - Home

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We first reported on these Nike Air Structure Triax Sunburst/Blue back in November but now it looks like they are finally available. The Structure Triax made it’s triumphant return this past year and have been well received by all sneakerheads, and now it seems like Nike is taking advantage of it by releasing more colorways including this one.

Style: 318088-116
Color: White/Sunburst-Black-WD Blue

Photos: kreator517 / eBay

> BUY IT: Nike Air Structure Triax 91 Sunburst

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Nike seems to be taking advantage of the Flight 89 and putting out more and more colorways by the day. Here is the latest colorway in Black, White, and University Blue featuring Cement print on parts of the upper and even a hint of patent leather. You can pick these up now on ebay or Finishline.

Style: 315793-142
Color: White/University Blue-Black

> eBay: Nike Air Flight 89 - Black - White - University Blue

> Finishline: Nike Air Flight 89 - Black - White - University Blue

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