Union LA, fragment design, and Jordan Brand Unite in This Week’s Best Footwear Drops

 The Seattle Seahawks are your Super Bowl LX champions. While fans continue to celebrate this accomplishment, the West Coast has more action on the way: NBA All-Star Weekend is coming to Los Angeles this week. Footwear brands, including Nike, adidas, ASICS, Jordan Brand, and Crocs, are capitalizing on the moment by preparing a stacked list of sneaker releases to anticipate. Before we dive into all 10 drops, let’s look back at last week’s news, starting with two new footwear features.While in Paris for Fashion Week, we connected with the Louis Vuitton team, including designers Thibo Denis and Mathias Patillon, to discuss the new “LV Tilted” sneaker. We also revisited Nike and Jordan Brand’s “Year of the Horse” collections from 2014, comparing it to this year’s range.As for the traditional news, word of Nike bringing back the Nike Kobe 10 Protro with a “5 AM Flight” colorway surfaced. We also spotted J Balvin at the Super Bowl wearing a new version of his upcoming Air Jordan 4 collab. Meanwhile, Bad Bunny drew the attention of the world with his halftime show performance, in which he wore a new adidas BadBo 1.0 “Resilience” colorway.Elsewhere in the sneaker space, Thom Browne’s runway show included an ASICS GEL-KAYANO 14 collaboration. Meanwhile, Rich Paul’s Klutch Sports has a New Balance AC Runner on the way. For KEEN, it expanded the UNEEK roster with the introduction of the 360 model. Rounding out the week, both JJJJound and Diemme, as well as PUMA and NO/FAITH STUDIOS, previewed upcoming projects together.Now that you’re up to date on the latest and greatest from the footwear industry, let’s look ahead at this week’s list of releases. Make sure you hit up HBX afterwards to see which pairs are available today.fragment design x Nike Book 2Release Date: February 10Release Price: $145 USDWhere to Buy: HBXWhy You Should Cop: Speaking of HBX, it is set to raffle off a new project between Hiroshi Fujiwara and the Swoosh this week. The fragment design x Nike Book 2 is the culmination of several collaborative teasers between fragment and Devin Booker over the years. The Phoenix Suns star’s new signature shoe has been modified with the Swooshes on each side being cut off by the mudguard, as opposed to the typical overlapping. fragment’s logo is stamped at the lateral heel while special text referencing the project is visible at each side of the midsole.adidas Basketball “Backyard Legends” CollectionRelease Date: February 12Release Price: $95 USD to $160 USDWhere to Buy: adidasWhy You Should Cop: adidas Basketball has prepared all four of its latest signature shoes to participate in this year’s “Backyard Legends” collection. Up first, the Anthony Edwards 2 combines an orange base with mint green detailing. For Donovan Mitchell’s D.O.N. Issue #7, a multicolor gradient is present across the upper. Switching to the Dame X, it sees orange combine with black. Rounding out the lineup is James Harden’s new Harden Vol. 10, which sports a sleek silver upper.Sy