In another NBA player hosted charity exhibition game, many stars including Kevin Durant assembled together on the court to help the public. This time around was Lamarcus Aldridge’s charity event named the Rip City Basketball Classic. Nate Robinson probably stole the show with his choice of footwear by wearing the Air Jordan Retro IV (4) Doernbecher. Great to see a professional athlete rock a pair of sneakers with a good cause behind it. With another charity game happening later in the week hosted by Rudy Gay in Memphis, expect more NBA player sightings again.

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We all remember the monumental 2009 NBA Slam Dunk Contest Final Round, pitting defending champion Dwight ‘Superman’ Howard against the gravity defying Nate ‘Kryptonate’ Robinson, or more specifically — for us sneakerheads — Nate’s PE Foamposite Lites. The same radioactive color scheme that dropped so many jaws is now being applied to the latest model in Nike‘s ‘posite’ family, the Zoom Skyposite. Featuring a gradient upper similar to that of the Amare Stoudemire PE Zoom Skyposite we showed you a few days ago, the colorway also incorporates Green Spark into the sole and tongue tag. Although the model has no official affiliation with Robinson, it will be hard to distinguish the sneakers from Kryptonate’s high flying antics. The vibrant colorway will make its way into House of Hoops locations this December.

On Valentine’s Day, Nate Robinson told us he’d be wearing “green shoes” for the dunk contest. During the All-Star Dunk Contest, Lil’ Nate broke out a pair of lime green pair of Nike Foamposite Lite a.k.a. “Kryptonates”, hopped over Dwight Howard and took the competition. The shoe released a month later at House of Hoops in NY, and predictably, sold out in minutes. The Nike Basketball shoe surfaced in limited numbers in Asia, and is accompanied by a t-shirt. Quantities moved quickly so your best bet for a pair is to try eBay.

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Many of us tuned in to watch the 2009 Sprite Slam Dunk Contest earlier this NBA season. After everything was said and done, the final two competitors were Nate Robinson (2006 Slam Dunk Champion) and Dwight Howard (Defending Champion). Nate whipped out a bright green colorway of the Nike Foamposite Lites, soon dubbed the Kryptonates. Here’s a photo of a custom box for the very symbolic Kryptonates. It’s a well-designed gold chest featuring the Kryptonate symbol on the inside, along with plenty of kryptonite surrounding the sneakers. For sneakers this sick, Superman would probably risk his life to get a chance at these. Via: Shoe York