Tag: Virgil Abloh

SPECIAL DELIVERY: Why Nike’s Off-White “Dear Summer” collection was so disappointing

Virgil can do so much better.

Virgil Abloh is not only one of the best designers at Nike — he’s one of the best designers in the world.

He’s the artistic director at Louis Vuitton, he gave us Off-White and he gave us an absolute hit collection of sneakers with “The Ten” at Nike. That’s the thing that really started it all for him.

So, of course, the bar is high for Virgil. And that’s why so many are disappointed with his latest collection “Dear Summer” collection with Nike.

There were 50 pairs of Dunks that were almost exclusively the same colors with a few variations on accessories between them. And that’s just not good enough for a Virgil Abloh project.

Sykes and the crew explain why it was so disappointing in this week’s episode of Special Delivery. You don’t want to miss this.

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LeBron James surprises kids with Anthony Davis at Chicago Boys and Girls Club

The Los Angeles Lakers superstar made a surprise appearance at an event where Anthony Davis was featured in AD’s hometown of Chicago.

One of the best things about NBA All-Star Weekend is you simply never know what cool thing might happen when you least expect it. On Saturday afternoon, for a group of kids at a newly redesigned Boys and Girls Club in Chicago, they got one of the coolest surprises you’ll ever see courtesy of LeBron James.

Anthony Davis had a special Nike event at the Dr. Martin Luther King Boys and Girls Club in Chicago, which was recently redesigned by Virgil Abloh. Then as Davis was sitting at the event being interviewed by the hosts, LeBron James surprised a group of unsuspecting kids, who then rushed James on the court.

The moment was captured by ESPN’s Eric Woodyard.

After things calmed down a little bit, LeBron joined Anthony Davis on the mic at the event. LeBron and Davis have been working together better than any other duo in the NBA this season, but few plays have been as cool to see as the one they delivered to those kids on Saturday afternoon in Chicago.

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