[this short clip just hit us from toronto, canada. it features “ball 4 life” player mike “ghost” zanidean and some sorry dudes trying to get in his way. sometimes it’s hard to understand why people would wanna attract ridicule like that, but hey, every man has a right to make his own decisions. so if you decide you gotta challenge ghost, come and do it at the magic trade show in las vegas (august 27th - 30th), where the k1x cage (booth # 30506) will feature the likes of homicide, underwood, a-$, and ghost himself. that way, we all get a laugh out of it.
Archive for the 'news' Category
Monday | August 20th | 2007
Friday | August 10th | 2007
after winning “best booth” award at the last las vegas shoe convention “wsa” in febuary, k1x made another gate-crashing visit last week, presenting freshest footwear styles for spring/summer 2008. (and some brand new silhouettes, which you will be seeing here first! when the time is right.)
here’s a short recap: all in all, it was a quiet show but k1x wasn’t gonna have it. with the bumpin sounds of g-minor and c-viz on the mic, the k1x cage was bumpin’ & thumpin’. obviously, homicide, underwood, a-$, drez (aka hater) and ceez did their part - probably didn’t hurt that there was money on the line … the action drew some major crowds and serious hating from our next door neighbour and the wsa sound police, who were looking to pull the plug. but that’s like telling kobe to pass the rock.
see you at magic, where nyc finest ballplayers and a xxl freestyle battle feat. joell ortiz will be on hand to rock the boat proper-like …
here’s a shot of homicide in the cage, presenting his signature k1x streetball shoe, “187″ (launch early 2008, which is why we’re gonna keep it a secret from you guys just a little longer ).
Tuesday | July 31st | 2007
read what nyc basketball-icon bobbito garcia aka kool bob love had to say in ny’s nr. 1 streetball-blog “bounce magazine”, about rick apodaca’s sterling performance for team k1x …
Tuesday | July 24th | 2007
it’s been a long time, since we left you, with a dope beat to step to…
don’t call it a comeback, but the steamiest party since, well - since authorities forced us to shut down a year ago, is back on track. with a vengeance. and on the beach.
munich city beach that is. every friday. this week, we feature dj petko (baby) and a whole lotta freaks. come round for a good time …
Tuesday | July 10th | 2007
here is what went down with team k1x this weekend. not that much actually. k1x was scheduled to play at orchard beach (hoops in the sun) versus first place DDN/Sean Bell All-Stars, and looking forward to the challenge. DDN was looking to keep up the the momentum after winning Quai 54 in France and beating local powerhouse Dominican Power by 30 points last Friday. Unfortunately, the game never happened because DDN didn’t show up until after 5pm, though the game had been scheduled for 4pm! after an hour of waiting around, team k1x took off and the game was called and a win for the good guys, who are now 3:1 at “hits”.
The next game at the beach will be on july 21st (noon) when K1X takes on Court Masters who feature Mike “Optimus Prime” Glover.
The next Kingdome game will be this Sunday (july 15th 6:30 pm) versus S&S. K1x, looking to stay undefeated in harlem, will go to battle without key players Homicide and Corey “The Undertaker” UNderwood, who are both playing in the NBA Summer League.
Wednesday | May 23rd | 2007
looks like quicksilver took a page from our playbook. same chairs, same wall, and two dudes just kickin’ it. and that’s totally cool. but who’s having more fun? those two sentimental surfers in quicksilver? or the cali agents in k1x? go figure…
Monday | April 30th | 2007
k1x is now available at sacramento’s nr.1 sneaker spot, retro sole! check out this radio-byte for complete info…
Wednesday | April 25th | 2007
Corey “Homicide“ Williams has obviously made the right decision by signing with the Dakota Wizards in late February. The Wizards beat Williams’ former team the Sioux Falls Skyforce 115-113 on Saturday. They will now face the Colorado 14ers on Sunday, April 29th at 6:00 p.m. CT.
“Homicide” and his Dakota Wizards now have a shot at the NBDL title at the Bismarck Civic Center after winning 19 of their 25 home games this season.
Corey Williams has contributed 14.0 points, 4.0 rebounds and 3.4 assists per contest in the 20 games he has played for the Eastern Conference champion. In the Conference Finals against Sioux Falls he was one of the reasons why the Wizards made it past the Skyforce, pouring in 16 points (on 6-9 from the field) and 6 assists in just 21 minutes.
“Homicide”, who is probably going to be a starter for Sunday’s game, is now trying to put an exclamation point behind a very successful season in the NBDL.
You want to see Corey Williams in action? Check this gettyimages preview!
Tuesday | March 27th | 2007
europe’s biggest hip hop magazine, juice (www.juice.de), just dropped this slammin’ fashion editorial, featuring some of the styles, ballers and artists featured in our newest “world tour” catalogue (spring/summer collection ‘07). check out homicide (www.myspace.com/chomicide), cali agents (www.pocketslinted.com), 6-kay (www.myspace.com/6_kay), team sierra leone (collection.k1x.com/index_sl.html), the spezializtz (myspace.com/spezializtz) and sir samuel (www.sirsamuel.net), decked out in the latest k1x gear.
want the complete “world tour” catalogue delivered to your front door for free? just drop us an e-mail (including your adress!): catalogue@k1x.com
Monday | March 26th | 2007
grady reynods became the first player ever to win both, the slam dunk contest and mvp of the polish all-star game. after stints argentina, iceland and israel, the red storm alum is taking the first polish league (DBE) by storm: cleaning boards, abusing rims and killing opponents with nasty rejections. and guess what… he’s doin’ in the k1x strictly business.
our man in poland michi beta talked to gr after the slam dunk contest….
bio:
Team: Polonia Warsaw, Poland
Position: Forward
Height: 6’6’’ (196 cm)
Born: 1980-02-26
Birthplace: Abbeville, Alabama (USA)
College: St. John’s, New York
2007 Polish League All-Star Game MVP
2007 Polish League Slam Dunk Contest Champion
Stats per game: 16 pts, 8.5 rebs, 2 blks, 2 stls, 55% from the field
What are your expectations for the rest of this season?
As a team we lost our chance to reach playoffs, so I would say that keeping the first division. And when it comes to the individual… I don’t care about stats. I just wanna play to win. That’s what I do.
What would you like to achieve next season? Where would you like to play?
For that question it’s too early right now.
But if you could choose right now.
I woulda say Spain. To be on a good team, make playoffs and play for a championship. That would be the best thing.
What do you plan to do on summer?
Playing and just workout. Work on my jumpshot and one-on-one stuff.
What is your basketball dream?
Every basketball player’s dream is make it to the NBA. That’s my dream.
Do you think you can reach the NBA at this point of your career?
Not right now. Maybe in year or two.
What’s your favorite basketball moment until now?
My favorite moment… Well it had to be our win in NIT championships (Ed. National Invitation Tournament, New York, 2003 - St. John’s vs. Georgetown 70:67). That’s got to be the one up to now… cause that’s the only championship I won… the biggest one.
Whats your vertical?
They measured it in college. i forgot. It was like 35 inches.
Have you trained your leap using the special programmes like jumpsoles?
No, I didn’t train it using anything like that.
How old and tall were you when you made your first dunk?
Oh, maybe 15 years old, 10th grade I think. I was like 6’2”.
And what’s your best dunk?
360-arm-in-the-rim, that’s the best one.
How can you describe your game? What are your strengths and weaknesses?
I’m a great athlete, great defender, great rebounder, that plays both ends. I call them basketball players, who can do some of everything. Weakness, I will have to say, my pull up jumper.
What basketball means to you?
Basketball is my life.
Who’s your favorite player?
My favorite player in the NBA woulda be Steve Nash.
And who was your favorite player when you were a kid?
It gotta be Grant Hill. Of course Michael was everybody’s favorite player but Grant Hill was tough.
What can you say about the Polish League?
Polish League is ok. I’m not a very experienced player and I haven’t played in a lot of leagues… but it’s really physical. It’s a good league.
How do you find our country?
Poland is good. Warsaw is a nice city. You have some nice people here. Pretty much Americanized I guess.
I heard that you met Ron Artest. What would you tell him about Poland?
Wow. What would I tell Ron about Poland? Look better in your rearview mirror when you’re leaving (laughs). Nah, Poland is pretty good. I won’t tell him anything about basketball cause now he’s in the NBA. But I would tell him it’s a nice place. He might come here when he ain’t got nothing to do. It’s not a best place in the world and not the worst place in the world. It’s a nice country.
Who do you think is the best local and foreign player in our league?
You have a lot of good players. Andrzej Pluta is good, Wojciech Szawarski is good, Robert Witka is good… But I don’t know which one is the best Polish player. I really don’t know. Nobody stands enough over all. To me… I think Przemek Frasunkiewicz is the best right now. And from the foreign players…
Otis Hill? Tony Akins? Dean Oliver?
I would say I’m the best foreign player over here(laughs). I play on both ends of the floor. Yeah, that’s a no brain (laughs).
You have played in the Entertainers Basketball Classic at Rucker Park, the most famous 5-on-5 streetball tournament. What can you say about it?
It’s a lot of tricks out there but they do play serious. It’s a tough place to play. But I don’t like all the tricks and stuff. I like to play organized basketball. I played out there when I was in college back in 2003. It was nice to go and see everybody. You know, the players and celebrities coming out there.
Did you play against the NBA players over there?
Smush Parker was one of them. Amare and Bron came out there but they didn’t play.
Do the NBA players play hard in Rucker?
Some of them play hard out there and some of them don’t. Someone could get hurt. You know Ron Artest he plays hard out there but I haven’t played against him.
We recently hooked you on k1x, what dou you think?
They got some really nice stuff. My teammates keep on asking me about it and we’re waiting for the new collection.
One of the K1X mottos is: “You can’t teach heart”. How do you get to these words?
Yeah, It sounds good. It’s something that you earn back in the days playing on the playgrounds. “You gonna roll it over or you gonna play, you gonna take a challenge or you ain’t”.
see grady reynolds do his thing here: