by admin | Apr 25, 2024 | Representation, SEW
In October of 2023, after Game 1 of the WNBA Finals, Las Vegas Aces coach Becky Hammon was asked a question: Does star player A’ja Wilson deserve her own signature shoe? Hammon’s response was one of incredulity. “You think?” she said....
by admin | Apr 10, 2024 | Representation, SEW
The WNBA is getting its own exclusive retro Air Jordan, and it’s one of the best-looking retro releases we’ve seen so far all year. The Air Jordan 4 “First Class” PE is a premium edition of the beloved silhouette, made for WNBA athletes who “continue to pave the way...
by admin | Apr 9, 2024 | Representation, SEW
SABRINA IONESCU COULDN’T wait for the start of the NBA season. Specifically, the WNBA All-Star circled the Boston Celtics’ season opener as appointment viewing, brimming with excitement about Jrue Holiday’s debut with his new franchise. Ionescu, the...
by admin | Oct 7, 2022 | Representation, SEW
After headlining Nike’s adaptive and inclusive “FlyEase” series of basketball shoes for several years, Washington Mystics star and two-time WNBA MVP Elena Delle Donne is launching her own signature shoe with the sports apparel brand. Dubbed the Air...
by admin | Sep 28, 2022 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
Team USA captain Breanna Stewart is changing the game in more ways than one. Widely considered as the best player in women’s basketball, the Seattle Storm star boasts one of the most impressive resumes in the game while she is still very much in her prime. Read...
by admin | Sep 20, 2022 | Representation, SEW
Serena Williams may be a tennis legend, but she’s also obsessed with design. As a Nike-sponsored athlete since 2003, she has collaborated with the brand to design clothes and sneakers for two decades. And this has shown her just how underrepresented Black designers...
by admin | Sep 8, 2022 | Representation, SEW
Two of the W.N.B.A.’s biggest sneakerheads got a win well before their postseason began. Dearica Hamby, of the Las Vegas Aces, and Satou Sabally, of the Dallas Wings, both received Air Jordan 36 PEs (player exclusives) designed by Melody Ehsani that are as tough a...
by admin | Jul 26, 2022 | Representation, SEW
The Phoenix Mercury continue to honor their star player, Brittney Griner, as she remains in a Russian jail cell … this time, the team handed out 1,500 sneakers to the community, an ode to her charity. The WNBA team shared video of the amazing deed Monday …...
by admin | Jun 21, 2022 | Leadership, Representation, SEW
Nike (NYSE:NKE +1.78%) is paying homage to the 20th anniversary of Lisa Leslie‘s legendary and historical dunk in a WNBA game. Lisa Leslie became the first woman to dunk in a WNBA game in 2002. She has played for the Los Angeles Sparks since 1997 and has since won...
by admin | May 6, 2022 | Representation, SEW
After former WNBA MVP Elena Delle Donne debuted the Nike Zoom UNVRS in 2019, the Washington Mystics star has quietly previewed another upcoming basketball shoe from the Swoosh. In last week’s pre-season matchup between the Mystics and the Minnesota Lynx, Delle Donne...
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