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Jordan Brand is aptly spreading its wings with its scholar program, expanding to the Philippines. The Jordan Brand Wings Scholars Program makes its way to Ateneo de Manila University where six Filipino undergraduate students will receive full, four-year scholarships at the school. Each of the students will receive skills training, career guidance and mentorship. The Philippines is a key market for basketball culture and is the newest destination of the Wings program, which is already in North America, China and France. The Jordan Brand Wings Scholars Program helps to break down barriers for young people, providing them with additional tools to reach and redefine excellence on their own terms. Joining the global family in the Philippines, the program is partnering with NGO Bahay Tuluyan to identify high-performing and committed students, often the first generation in their families to go for higher education. The selection process began with over 400 students and a final group of Jordan Brand Wings scholars were selected due to their champion mindset and drive. The first group of Filipino scholars are scheduled to graduate in 2026. Since 2015, Jordan Brand Wings has granted more than 2,886 scholarships across the world.For more information check out the Jordan Brand’s mission online.In case you missed it, the Dime x Reebok Workout Plus has arrived in two classic colorways.

Kevin Durant’s list of accolades includes an MVP award, two NBA Finals MVPs, four NBA scoring titles, an NBA Rookie of the Year Award and more. He’s one of the most decorated active players in the league and his profound impact was eventually going to spark Nike to give him a retro run. 2023 is slated to be that year for the Brooklyn Nets superstar as his Nike KD 3 is set to return, and after news of his “All-Star” reissue surfaced, we’re now learning that a white and gold variation is on the way.For this court-ready installment, the Swoosh designers employ a pure white paint job to the tumbled leather overlays, tongues, toe boxes and Swooshes. Off-white accents fill in the liners, heightened mesh heels and mid-foot for slight contrast. Gilded finishes then pop up on the controller-inspired “KD35” buttons that are stationed on the heels, the borders of the aforementioned Swooshes and the KD logos that arrive on the tongues and insoles. It’s tradition for Nike to apply this type of color scheme to sneakers that are worn in the Finals to nod to the Larry O’Brien trophy, but in this case, it’s being passed down to its hoop division’s inline offerings.Nike and select retailers will likely be dropping these in the early half of 2023.For other news, the Nike Air Max 95 “N7” Pack is equipped with a pouch.

This past September marked the beginning of a new chapter between LeBron James and Nike with the official unveiling of his latest signature: the LeBron 20. Since then, the hoops-centric silhouette has seen a wealth of inline colorways hit the market and was recently fashioned in an exclusive palette for Miami Art Week. And now the silhouette is being lobbed into the NCAA ecosystem in the form of a special player exclusive for Florida A&M.Its louder color scheme references the signature colors of the FAMU Rattlers. Knitted base layers are made with a forest green filling and come arranged with double-stacked Swoosh logos — the foreground insignias arrive in white with tonal borders while the background checks are coated in a bold orange tone. Extra design details to note include the tonal “XX” lace deubres, the fierce Rattlers icon that is situated on the heels as well as the forefoot of the midsoles which are designed with outlines of floral graphics and palm leaves.It’s likely that other schools will receive special PEs of the King’s signature as the season progresses, but until then, enjoy beauty shots of this pair for the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference squad.For other news, a Nike LeBron 20 “Christmas” colorway has been revealed.