julius jenkins of #1 ranked alba berlin has played a monster of a season in germany’s top league bbl. the 27 year old shooting guard, who was recently awarded “best offensive player” (18,2 PPG) after having snatched mvp honors at the mid-season all star game, was handed his third individual award yesterday: regular season mvp. big up from your friends at k1x! up next: round one of the bbl playoffs vs. bremerhaven.
some of you have no doubt read the feature on our boy rick “open bar” apodaca in yesterday’s bouncemag post. and if you haven’t, read it here: www.bouncemag.com
after winning polish mvp honors in 2006 and leading the italian league in scoring last year, rick is currently on top of the turkish league with his besiktas istanbul squad. but that’s just half the story. rick has gotta be one of the most approachable and coolest ballplayers out there.
yo rick, remember the time you drained 9 threes in a row at the magic show to get a telephone number? remember drinking beers for lunch at tazza d’oro the first time you visited k1x headquarters? remember the time we drove thru puerto rico with a telenovela actress for two full days, looking for photo locations and chilling at the dopest bodega ever? the midnight shoot in the hood? remember why we decided to change you nickname to “open bar” at the complex party in vegas? this list will be continued this summer no doubt, when the strictly business puerto rico editions hit foot lockers in new york and pr. check em out below…
at the bodega…
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check em out at foot locker (in ny & pr) this summer: k1x strictly business pr edition
today, k1x warrior taxi (is that not the coolest nickname since world b free?) was the only japanese player selected into the j-leagues all-first team! in his rookie season no less. yeahhhh boyiii! after leading the league in assists (in k1x’s all new “187″), this is no big surprise, but still a huge honor. congratulations, taxi!
honorable mention – sergey bykov
dynamo moscow and sergey bykov finished 3rd in the uleb cup last weekend! after the crunchtime loss to girona in the semis, sergeys team defeated galatasaray in their last uleb cup game. reigning european champion bykov contributed an a.c. green-solid 7 points and 4 assits in 20 minutes of playing time.
ulm’s konrad wysocki bangs one home in his chiefglider 2′s…
shot caller marcus “oh no” wallace is back with another slam dunk clip. at just 5″8, his ups gotta be considered out of this world. check it out by clicking the image below…
now you can rep your favorite brand (and ballers) on your computer screen, by downloading these wallpaper designs below.
check the “free stuff” section to your right on k1x.com – to be continued…
K1X warrior Sergey Bykov of Dynamo Moscow has set European club competition career-highs in nearly every statistical category, becoming the only Dynamo reserve to average double figures in points. Despite his young age, the guard is also among the most experienced and decorated players in the ULEB Cup. Bykov is a reigning European champion with Russia and won the 2006 ULEB Cup with Dynamo.
Tonight, his squad takes on poland’s pge turow in the uleb cup’s final 8. Go to work in those k1x strictly’s and you be aight, sergey!
…read the complete feature on sergey here: www.euroleague.net
k1x warrior rick apodaca and his besiktas istanbul squad have made it to the uleb cup’s final 8. without losing a single game! considered favorites to win the coveted european team cup, they take on crosstown rivals galatasaray istanbul in turin (italy) tonight. it´s do or die – we’re rooting for you, son!
in a sneak preview of things to come, the puerto rican national player is already breaking out his customized k1x strictly business pr editions for big games, see wallpaper below! these will be exclusively available in nyc and puerto rico this summer!
peep this short interview with rick “open bar” apodaca, conducted recently in preparation for the uleb final 8 tournament here:
way to rep that swarmin tag hoody…
the formidable stack magazine for high school athletes recently paid us a visit at the magic convention in las vegas, and checked out some of our secret styles coming up this fall. peep the video by clicking the image below…
the facts: besiktas is the first uleb cup team ever to advance undefeated to the final 8. rick apodaca’s team is considered the main threat to lift the coveted european trophy. and their fans are more „auuu“ than the spartans.
only two days left ricky! and 3 things are for sure: the quarterfinals opener between archrivals besiktas and galatasaray tips off on thursday. besiktas fans are sure to act a fool! and there aint gonna be no love in this matchup. Not on the court, and definately not in the stands – not even after the game. but until then go celebrate with compadre apodaca and besiktas hools:
A for A-game, A for Apodaca!
in 2004, sneaker don bobbito garcia designed a limited edition version of the original chiefglider: the chiefglider bounce.
some of his pairs have received a second life in zimbabwe due to mark crandall’s great organisatition hoops 4 hope, that delivers used basketball shoes to young hoop talents in africa.
read about hoops 4 hope, hoopsafrica and bobbito here:
www.hoopsafrica.org
www.hoops-4-hope.com
www.somosarte.com/bobbito
www.myspace.com/bobbitogarcia
read the whole story on bounce magazine here: www.bouncemag.com
limited chiefglider bounce pairs are still available at: www.kickz.us
K1X was in full effect @ the Pink Elephant last nite for the Nina B/Madonna tribute party. the place was packed with industry heads and stars alike. The “pink” carpet was off the hook!! DJ Clue, Kay Slay, a bunch of NY Yankees, Kevin Liles, and funny man Anthony anderson all repped well. even C-viz aka Mr. K1X got into the act! Looks like the nation of hoop is taking over one club at a time as well.
em-vee-pee-em-vee-pee…!
nyc big man darren phillip, currently playing the five position for zaragoza in spain, is ballin’! and has been all season. but after destroying reigning mvp brad oleson (13 pts, 2 rbs in 35 mins.) and his rosalia team this past weekend, “primal fear” (22 pts, 7 rbs in 22 mins.) looks like the leading candidate for the leb oro league’s mvp award 2008! and even better, his team is now in first place, and looks set to mix it up in the acb league next season. keep beastin’ dp!!!
for those of you who speak spanish, here’s a short recap of the game:
this video just hit us from poland and features freestyle wiz baranek doing some crazy shit, like burning balls and simeoultaneously dribbling about a million rocks…definitely some stuff here, that has never been seen before!
corey homicide williams, recently acquired by croatian powerhouse cibona zagreb after wowing the australian nbl for the townsville crocodiles, has now made his mark. after having spent the first couple of games “just” passing the ball and getting his new teammates involved. this week, in a valiant effort vs. top euro squad partizan, the “silver surfer” matched up vs. former nba guard milt palacio. playing in his brand new signature shoe, the k1x 187, corey broke out for 28 points (11/15 fg), 2 assists, 3 rebs and 1 stl, while grounding palacio for 1 point on 0 of 8 shooting with t-wolves gm kevin mchale sitting courtside.
here’s a closer look at corey’s signature shoe, our tribute to “the most dangerous” ballplayer new york’s. the “187″ has dropped in europe and will be exclusively available at foot locker usa in late may. it features a german engineered w.h.u.i.t.a. spring pad, traction tech outsole and the k1x-typical extra low and wide stance, for superior court feel and ups, resulting in maximum ankle protection. plus a bunch of hidden details, pick it up at a store near you…
or is this the thug of the month? k1x warrior martin has just upped the ante here. dude means business! check his fresh-out-da-box chiefglider-logo ink.
love it! watch out: there’s a little surprise from your friends at k1x coming your way!
here is the original chiefglider logo for download. send us a picture of your new chiefglider tat to press@k1x.com and win tons of cool stuff!
rick and besiktas istanbul made it look sooo easy, advancing unbeaten to the uleb cup’s final eight. señor apodaca looked pretty comfortable in his chiefgliders adding 24 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists in the 81- 69 victory over european powerhouse red star belgrade. wanna see and feel and hear how pretty ricky felt with these one-of-a-kind supporters backing him up? check the latest episode of „besiktas fans gone wild“ – british hools ain’t shit. and: love is for after the game!
our aussie k1x fam recently went out of their way to big up the australian basketball community, by teaming up with foot locker to host “shoot pass & slam” streetball tournament at sydney’s moore park. $ 10,000 in prize money and wicked give-aways, as well as a k1x-typical “for ballers by ballers” set-up motivated hundreds of players and spectators to show and prove. special guest and nbl “most exciting new player” corey homicide williams showed up to personally host the event as mc.
special shout goes out to our home-town heroes justus, chuck, martin & the iceman, who claimed victory in the 2nd men’s division and took home some much needed pocket-money. way to play hard and…
read all about it in this months issue of handle magazine, by clicking the images below.
NY’S DUTCH AND POUND TOOK A TRIP DOWN I-95 TO COMPETE IN THE ATL ROOKIE OF THE YEAR COMPETITION. THE BATTLE WAS HOSTED BY THE SUGAR HILL CLUB IN THE FAMOUS ATLANTA UNDEGROUND. DUTCH AND POUND WON OVER A CROWD OF HARDCORE ATL-IENS AND TOOK HOME THIRD PLACE. NYC WAS DEFINITELY “BIG BALLIN’” – CHECK THE THREADS.
PEEP A PERFORMANCE right here.
k1x’s international outlook is backed by a colorful history of ballplaying warriors all over the word. we are the nation of hoop, remember! france has always been a great home for k1x, thanks to guys like streetball activist johnny kilroy, slam nation, kevin couliau, anchor man george eddy, french national ewodo narcisse, streetball wiz 6-kay and u.s. pros like kareem reid, cedric brooks and others.
it was the godfather of dunk and k1x head kadour ziani who first introduced us to “fly guy” dupuy. guy’s freakish dunking skills made us snap our fingers in disbelief (check him out on youtube!), while his friendly personality made us instant believers. the future of dunk is now an official k1x warrior and currently featured in k1x’s “marks the spot” campaign (see below) as well as in fabulous reverse magazine.
welcome to the fam guy, we are very proud to have you aboard!
click the images below to see/read the article in detail.
www.basketsession.com
guy dupuy’s slam dunk weapon of choice is the all new “chiefglider 2″! GERMAN eNGINEERING FEAT. W.U.H.I.T.A. SPRING PAD, TRACTION TECH OUT- Sole & EXTRA LOW/WIDE STANCE FOR SUPERIOR COURT-FEEL and MAXIMUM INJURY PROTECTION.
now available at selected sportswear pushers all over.
available at selected foot locker doors (usa) in april/may.
