The ‘Shattered Backboard’ has been a bit of a mythical colourway for the Air Jordan 1. Not on the roster of original colourways, the Shattered Backboard instead takes inspiration from Michael Jordan’s uniform when he shattered the backboard during an exhibition game in Italy, transplanting a mix of orange and black onto the shoe. The… Read more »
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Jordan Brand Introduces The ‘SBB’ Colourway In The Air Jordan 1 Low
We’ve had multiple colourway iterations that have been reused and reworked to fit the low model, from the ‘Black Toe,’ ‘Royal,’ ‘Bred Toe,’ ‘UNC,’ and ‘Gold Toe,’ and now Jordan is blessing one of its most coveted colourways unto the silhouette, ‘SBB,’ with slight changes in usage of materials. As per the Low, toebox and… Read more »
The Air Jordan 1 ‘Shattered Backboard’ Satin Is Launching Again
Picture Credit: Foot Fire If You Missed Out, Now’s Your Chance The ‘Shattered Backboard’ colourway has already cemented itself as a legendary colour amongst the others, having had a total of 3 iterations with another one coming along sometime later in the year. One of them is the ‘Satin’ version, replacing the materials on the… Read more »
Masses Picks: 17 Best Sneaker Releases Of 2018
A year filled with continuous sneaker releases, and we have finally reached the end of 2018. Uusually during this time of the year, a question arises among sneakerheads, ‘What was the best release of 2018?’ and with an abundance of shoes being released practically every week, it’s almost impossible to determine which is the best since… Read more »
8 Best Air Jordan 1 Releases This Year
2019 is counting down soon, and with the new year approaching the corner, we take a look back at some of the best shoes that dropped over the past few months. Jordan 1s take center stage when it comes to the garnering the most heat, much more so amongst the others. Hence, we’ve compiled a list… Read more »
This Reverse Shattered Backboard Air Jordan 1s Are Going For $146,000!
Credit: Freaky_Blink First thing’s first. Who would’ve thought a factory defect would go for a price this astronomically high? Secondly, it’s a miracle on it’s own these passed inspection at the factory, but then again, without the slack in QC, we wouldn’t be able to have a look at a unique pair of Jordan’s. It… Read more »
Air Jordan 1 Pine Green and Court Purple Is Dropping Soon
“But Is It SBB Quality?” We’ll go straight to it. Yes. It is ‘SBB’ quality, at least, the pictures seem to suggest that. Continuing on with Jordan Brand’s experiment of non OG colourways, the Jordan 1 ‘Pine Green’ and ‘Court Purple’ makes their debut into the main lineup. Nothing out of the ordinary, except that… Read more »
Are Giant Brands Killing The Exclusivity Of Their Cash Cows?
If you are reading this, you probably have better knowledge of the resell market and have the same hunch regarding the supply and demand of sneakers these days. What we are about to discuss today is related to giant brands such as Nike and Adidas, killing the exclusivity of their cash cows. Please note that… Read more »
The Hoarder Series | Victor Chan
A seemingly discreet CEO of an event company has in his house, one of the largest collection of Jordans we’ve seen in some time. In this episode of Hoarders, we meet up with fellow Jordanhead, Victor Chan (IG: @blacktrix), as he talks us through his first Jordan love, his criteria when choosing a shoe, and… Read more »
Is It ‘Shattered Backboard’ (SBB) Quality Though?
If you are active in the Facebook groups meant for reselling sneakers, you would probably have stumbled across comments asking, ‘Is it SBB quality?’ and if you do not know what SBB stands for, it’s the acronym for the Air Jordan 1 ‘Shattered Backboard’ which apparently has one of the best leather quality on a… Read more »