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First off, I'm regular as hell. Got a job, a family, etc. I've been in and around sneakers forever. So when out of the blue Nike asked me "would you be interested in attending our World Basketball Festival media event?", I was floored. For two days, easy. Attend an event hosted by my favorite brand? "Do you have the right person?"
When they asked, the first thing I wanted to do was mention it to NT...but I didn't want them to catch wind and say "you know what, stay home buddy." So I waited.
What I've tried to do here is compile parts of my trip. I posted a brief preview when I got back on Friday and finally finished an update with my take on the basketball kicks I saw. I've got a least one more entry I want to do, discussing the whole World Basketball Event, sponsored by Nike and USA Basketball, but I'll get to that later (subscribe for future updates by using this link -- http://smokingsection.upr...ld-basketball-festival).
Part One -- http://smokingsection.uproxx.com/TS...all-partner-for-the-world-basketball-festival
Part Two -- http://smokingsection.uproxx.com/TS...tball-festival-media-event-the-sneaker-report
Part Two is more detailed and includes a handful of pics (I've got a whole slew still to sift through) including shots of the Hyperfuse and Hyperdunk 2010.
And yes, they gave us free shoes...to hoop in...but I ended up scuffing mine
![laugh.gif](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fstatic.yuku.com%2Fdomainskins%2Fbypass%2Fimg%2Fsmileys%2Flaugh.gif&hash=42141b95863c2639b3e62e91ecfb4013)
When they asked, the first thing I wanted to do was mention it to NT...but I didn't want them to catch wind and say "you know what, stay home buddy." So I waited.
What I've tried to do here is compile parts of my trip. I posted a brief preview when I got back on Friday and finally finished an update with my take on the basketball kicks I saw. I've got a least one more entry I want to do, discussing the whole World Basketball Event, sponsored by Nike and USA Basketball, but I'll get to that later (subscribe for future updates by using this link -- http://smokingsection.upr...ld-basketball-festival).
Part One -- http://smokingsection.uproxx.com/TS...all-partner-for-the-world-basketball-festival
Part Two -- http://smokingsection.uproxx.com/TS...tball-festival-media-event-the-sneaker-report
Part Two is more detailed and includes a handful of pics (I've got a whole slew still to sift through) including shots of the Hyperfuse and Hyperdunk 2010.
![Nike-Hyperfuse-Group-540x334.jpg](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fcdn.tss.uproxx.com%2FTSS%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2010%2F06%2FNike-Hyperfuse-Group-540x334.jpg&hash=f843849e8a15d258b3bea41f7bf3765b)
![Nike-Hyperdunk-2010-table-540x352.jpg](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fcdn.tss.uproxx.com%2FTSS%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2010%2F06%2FNike-Hyperdunk-2010-table-540x352.jpg&hash=3a960d1fddc034b35cca52e94bacfc1c)
And yes, they gave us free shoes...to hoop in...but I ended up scuffing mine
![laugh.gif](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fstatic.yuku.com%2Fdomainskins%2Fbypass%2Fimg%2Fsmileys%2Flaugh.gif&hash=42141b95863c2639b3e62e91ecfb4013)
![mad.gif](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fstatic.yuku.com%2Fdomainskins%2Fbypass%2Fimg%2Fsmileys%2Fmad.gif&hash=ebbdbf30de857fc71baa3572ccda753b)
![Hyperdunk-2010-540x360.jpg](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fcdn.tss.uproxx.com%2FTSS%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2010%2F06%2FHyperdunk-2010-540x360.jpg&hash=1e32b48f1efe538f81a01409682f6bd8)