8/20/19 O&A NYC WITH WALESTYLEZ FASHION: UNDEFEATED x Nike Zoom Kobe 4 Protro Pack

By Adewale Adekanbi Jr

A better look at the UNDEFEATED x Nike Zoom Kobe 4 Protro Pack. Representing Team Kobe members DeMar DeRozan, Devin Booker, Kyle Kuzma and Giannis Antetokounmpo. To celebrate Kobe Bryant’s Mamba Day, UNDEFEATED and Nike have teamed up to release the Nike Zoom Kobe 4 Protro Pack. Continue reading

3/27/18 O&A NYC WITH WaleStylez FASHION: Nike Kobe AD NXT 360

By Adewale Adekanbi Jr

Nike Kobe AD NXT 360, will officially release on April 13th on nike.com. Originally debuted by DeMar DeRozan in-game in March, the Kobe AD NXT 360 makes use of the newest generation of Flyknit that offer 360-degree fit for a true one of one feel. Continue reading

2/5/18 O&A NYC WITH WaleStylez OSCAR AWARDS: Kobe Bryant Wins Oscar for His Animated Short Film, ‘Dear Basketball’

By Adewale Adekanbi Jr

Five time NBA champ and Oscar winner. Kobe Bryant‘s legacy continues to grow after winning an Oscar at the 90th Academy Awards. The former NBA shooting guard’s Dear Basketball beat out Garden Party, Lou, Negative Space and Revolting Rhymes for Best Animated Short Film.

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2/16/18 O&A NYC WITH WaleStylez SPORTS: NBA All-Star Dunk Contest Dunks Top 10 Since 2000

By Adewale Adekanbi Jr

NBA Slam Dunk Contest  is an annual National Basketball Association competition held during the NBA All Star Weekend. The contest was inaugurated by the American Basketball Association at its  All Star Game in 1976 in Denver, the same year the slam dunk  was legalized in the NCAA. Continue reading

8/29/17 O&A NYC WITH WaleStylez FASHION: Kyrie Irving Pays Respect To Kobe Bryant With Nike Kyrie 3 “BRUCE LEE”

By Adewale Adekanbi Jr.

Nike Kyrie 3 model will follow suit with an homage to Kobe Bryant and one of the Black Mamba’s most famous colorways, an homage to martial arts legend Bruce Lee. Continue reading

8/15/17 O&A NYC WITH WaleStylez FASHION: Inside The Head Of Kobe Bryant With Nike’s New Kobe A.D. “Mamba Mentality” Pack

By Adewale Adekanbi Jr.

 The Mambacurial edition of the Nike Kobe N.X.T A.D and the reworked iteration of his classic adidas Crazy 8 during his time with the Three Stripes, Nike has recently revealed the Black Mamba’s latest sneaker pack.  Continue reading

8/14/17 O&A NYC FASHION: Kyrie Irving Speaks About His New Sneaker Collaboration With Kobe Bryant

Kyrie Irving said his new special-release Nike Kyrie3’s are inspired by Kobe Bryant. “So it started off as just an idea. I was 17 years old playing in the Nike Extravaganza in California, and I ended up wearing these Nike Kobe Bruce Lee editions for that game. And we ended up winning, and from that point on it was hands-down my favorite shoe ever,” Irving said in a post via Instagram.

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8/19/15 O&A NYC: The Rucker Basketball League Turns 50

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Malcolm X stated, “History is a people’s memory, and without a memory, man is demoted to the lower animals.” The documentary Rucker 50 establishes the collective conscienceless of the history of the now world-renowned basketball tournament/ phenomenon. The Rucker is celebrating its fiftieth anniversary and to mark this milestone Robert McCullough Jr. and Darryl L. Neverson have written and directed the film Rucker 50.   Continue reading