Of the many ongoing sports leagues capturing our attention currently, none can top what just happened in the World Series. The Toronto Blue Jays and Los Angeles Dodgers went back and forth for 18 innings last night, with Freddie Freeman coming in as the hero for the Dodgers with a walk-off home run. As players (and fans) recover for game four tonight, the show must go on, and so will the footwear industry. Jordan Brand, Vans, PUMA, Nike, and New Balance have all prepared notable drops for this week, but before we dive into the complete lineup, let’s look back at what footwear news stood out to us in the past seven days.Nike led the way with the unveiling of NIKE, Inc. Sport Offense, a consolidated unit of innovation, design, and product teams from Nike, Jordan Brand, and Converse. It also teamed up with Zellerfeld to present the Air Max 95000, the duo’s second 3D-printed sneaker, one that builds upon the DNA of the Air Max 95. Speaking of the 1995 classic, we got an official look at the return of the Air Max 95 Zip and Eric Koston’s version of the SB-designed Air Max 95. Another shoe Nike SB is remixing is the Air Force 1, which finally leaked with a classic “Flax” colorway. The Nike SB team also saw official images of its Kirkland Signature-branded SB Dunk Low hit the net. Meanwhile, Jordan Brand’s rollout of the Air Jordan 40 continued with colorways that pay homage to the Air Jordan 16 and Air Jordan 23.Elsewhere in the industry, adidas hosted its “POWER OF THREE” runway event at Shanghai Fashion Week, sharing a preview of upcoming footwear projects. In addition to this, it dropped a new colorway of Pharrell’s adidas VIRGINIA Adistar Jellyfish, offering a “Blue” version exclusively in Las Vegas. Its key output was rounded out by the unveiling of Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team, Bad Bunny, and adidas’ Bad Bunny Adiracer GT and Motorsport collection. New Balance made plenty of noise too, with Joe Freshgoods teasing a new ABZORB 2010 collaboration and Aimé Leon Dore’s RC56 appearing in an in-line “Blue Gemstone” colorway. The brand was also one of two featured in CDG’s latest set of sneaker collaboration launches.With all of the past week’s key headlines revisited, let’s dive into what to expect from the week to come, starting with another Zion Williamson x Air Jordan 1 Low OG. Once you complete your walkthrough of the 10 drops ahead of us, don’t forget to slide by HBX to shop styles that are available today.Zion Williamson x Air Jordan 1 Low OG “Voodoo Alternate”
