adidas Basketball has been making strides of late both with its marketing and we can’t forget about those stellar new signatures for Derrick Rose and Dwight Howard. But one area Three Stripes unquestionably trails the Swoosh is in the basketball retro department. Nike’s rich retro heritage is unmatched by any brand, but knowledgeable sneakerheads know one of their biggest stars started with adidas. The adidas Crazy 8 is back again, marking the second round of post-Kobe retros for the young Mamba’s second signature sneaker. The three colorways we see here today are about as classic as you can get, from black/white to Bred and a USA flag edition whose ‘8’ tongue embroidery is most clearly visible. Click through to see all three and stick with Sneaker News for the US release date. via Kenlu
