The National Basketball League has named Townsville Crocodiles import Corey ‘Homicide’ Williams as the Player of the Week for Round Two after leading his team to a perfect 2-0 record …
read the complete story here: www.nbl.com.au
it’s getting colder pretty much everywhere, but they’re still hoopin in Canarias, Las Palmas. these pics were sent to us from the recent “urban lkxa 2.0″ 3 on 3 tourney, where “streetflavor” won the damn thing and took home 600 euros as extra lunch money. way to rep the nation of hoop fellas!
sneaker don bobbito garcia recently visited berlin city to promote europe’s freshest basketball venue, the o2 arena, home of the reigning german champs alba berlin. after hooping it up with k1x’s tom gabreezee and the live demo crew, bob saw alba taking on (and winning) vs. quarkenbrück in front of 14 800 fans (which is the second most ever for a german league game). the o2 arena will host the nba europe games in berlin when the wizards take on cp’s hornets on october 14th. see our friend kool bob love’s promo clip by clicking the image below…
bob: www.somosarte.com/bobbito
the venue: www.o2world.de
alba berlin: www.albaberlin.de
jaaaaaaaww … check out the new video joint “can’t you tell” from our front line soldier joell ortiz. and guess what? he’s reppin the kay-one-ex in this one like he be reppin bk all day!
it’s official: cory underwood is the latest member of the philadelphia 76ers. the undertaker will join phily’s training camp roster today. good luck with the sixers c-wood!
here is what c-wood himself had to say:
here’s a short highlight recap taken from aussie tv that shows the townsville crocodiles in a close comeback-win vs. cairns last weekend. homicide put the team on his back and wowed the crowd with a one handed jam in transition en route to a 31 point performance. the post press conference proves once again that 187 is the best interview in basketball. and wait ’til you hear the presenters sexy accent …
the man who started the mohawk trend among ballplayers gets his dome k1x-tomized before taking off for an all new season of action down under.
by the way, the ‘hawk seems to be working! two days ago, homi led his crocs to the second victory of the season over the cairns taipans. 187 scored 31 pts (10/16), 9 rbs and 4 assists in a 100-96 home effort. rumor has it “the most dangerous” even scored on a one handed dunk! somethings goin on in the hood … homi gets buckets (lots of em!), but dunks? we’ll believe it when we see it homi :-)!
the crocs are now 2:1, and homicide seems to be gunnin’ for that mvp trophy early on …
k1x warrior c-wood just sent us this cryptic message outta training camp in philly. more as things start to crystalize …
I MADE IT – I’MA 76ER …!
C – W* o* o* d*
k1x warrior t-dub just won the loaded nba sprite slam dunk contest in the ay-tee-ell in convincing fashion, beating out fellow studs rizer, werm, elevator, golden child, jfk and sopecial efx. t-dub took home 5k and a whole lotta bragging rights. all in all, a pretty good look for the 5’9 phenomenon.
michael “hawk” hawkings (27), nephew of THE nba hall of famer/nyc playground legend connie hawkins (!), just sent us this clip outta phoenix. watch him soar …
it’s getting cold in here. time to break out the the all new booyaka army jacket from this winter’s “versus” collection by k1x. choose from two killercolor-ways that’ll make the decision a tough call: terra or grey sweat? the jacket boast 5 pockets and button loops as well as a zipper and a warm fake fur inside. it reps “team sierra leone” with a tonal embroidered stitching on the right shoulder and the k1x/team sierra leone coat of arms on the back. see below for pics of sean price, cory underwood and saigon, who have already taken this classy item out for a stroll.
last season, corey williams made a grand entry in australia’s nbl by mixing things up for the townsville crocs as well as at the all-star game and receiving strong consideration for season mvp honors in his rookie season. homicide’s non-bullshit game, on-fire approach and likable personality made him an instant fan favorite. of course, homi is back with the crocodiles down under this season. here’s a look back at some of last season’s highlights …
a little older but still hella fresh: check out Statik Selektah’s video feat. Cassidy, Termanology and our boy Saigon, reppin’ his custom made k1x-tag-tee with “Saigon”-writing on the back. I know … you just see it when you know it but … now you know!
Check out the man Sha Stimuli in the studio with his partner TL Cross, introducing himself, talking about creativity, sales, the internet and presenting their new track “Hustle Don’t Stop”.
Kardinal Official celebrated the release of his Konvict debut “Not 4 Sale” in NYC. Brooklyn’s own Sha Stimuli get the crowd ready for Kardi right after the jump …
as a new feature of this blog we are going to give you a detailed look at the sneakers that our k1x warriors wear when they step on the court. the first one is “fly guy” dupuy with his special make up (smu) of the chiefglider 2. these joints are limited to two pairs world wide so you would have to rob guy to get one.
leading spanish sneaker site lovezapas just posted this fresh interview with k1x footwear mastermind sneaka pete. read it in english below or click the link for spanish …
1. k1x has always been influenced by the old school style on one hand and by performance on the other. While the Chiefglider is radically old school the SB silhouette is a high level performance shoe on the court. is every shoe designed in the same way? Is it part of a different fashion line at k1x or will you
keep coming up with old school style performence shoes?
We do not really see ourselves as particularly old-school. But we do not like the fancy stuff often times included on a performance shoe for show. So we keep it straight forward. We actually prefer to hide footwear technology in the sole, rather than boasting with it on the outside. K1X’s core performance philosophy is to push for a wide outsole, that is built low to the ground. This makes for superior court feel and limits injuries, obviously you are less likely to roll your ankle if the ankle is closer to the ground! Basketball typically involves quick lateral movements and turns, our construction supports that fact.
Eventho we always claim to be from the Nation of Hoop, we are also from Europe, specifically Germany. but of course. Most of the Basketball music is played in the USA, so you could say we are U.S. inspired, but always have a distinct Euro-twist in the K1X design. Our next shoe is a very sleek, very very sporty pure breed performer with a revolutionary upper. At the same time, we have just launched the DCAC (Don’t Call It A Comeback), a reloaded version of Basketball’s most classic silhouette. So you see, we like to mix it up.
2.How much contact to the athlets wearing your shoes is needed? How do you handle this at
k1x?
We make every sample in sizes 11/5, 12 and 13 before seriously thinking about mass production. The 11,5 is for me and our marketing guy, Niels. The 12 is worn by most of our athletes (Homicide, Rick Apodaca, High Rizer etc.), and the 13 fits our brand manager Fu, as well as our CEO Chris. That way, we can personally take them for a spin, which makes for the most valuable feedback. We are in regular communication with most players on the performance of the shoes, mostly in terms of comfort, traction and wear & tear. In developping the Corey Homicide Williams signature shoe 187 we went back and forth with Homi alot to make sure that the shoe bigs up his hustling attacking style of play.
3. What kind of roots does the SB bluprint have? They say that the bootleg is based on a
roller-skate. It’s common to get inspiration by extern elements. Based on which idea is the SB
designed?
Legendary hip hop combo EPMD’s album “Strictly Business” was the main inspiration: authentic, real, no ornaments, no bullshit.
A shoe that hits home without frills. A shoe that gets the work done in a blue collar manner. A dope shoe.
4.What other projects/designs are you working on at the moment?
Right now, this very second, I am in China visiting our factories, inspecting our new and upcoming models and looking for ways to tighten all possible screws. I want to make sure that when we hit the market, we hit it at full throttle. Play hard, don’t embarrass our products! It’s actually quite inspiring here, I have managed to fill a whole new sketch book in just one week …
5.Have you been working for other brands/companies?
I used to design football shoes for the german footwear brand with the big cat, but it didn’t feel right. I am a ballplayer and want to make basketball shoes. Also, because basketball shoes are the cream of the crop in footwear design period. I feel blessed and very proud to work with my friends and bring our very own interpretation of basketball to the courts.
our guys from gigantes in spain have just hit us up with this new feature on the newest member of team flight brothers: guy dupuy.
check out the article by clicking on the images below!
french dunking sensation guy dupuy has joined “the best team ever” as he calls it: team flight brothers. watch the first tfb clip with “fly guy” including footage from espn’s city slam.
