The Cobra Intramural Basketball Team Plays in Style
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No bitching from me here — Nike has just released three limited edition G.I. Joe basketball sneakers, and I gladly bow my head at their awesomeness. Between Destro’s silver, Storm Shadow’s cross-straps, the massive Cobra symbol on the Cobra Commander shoes’ tongue — there’s seriously nothing about these that’s not 100% awesomeness (especially the old-school packaging). Alas, the only place I’ve seen online to order them is RMK, which is already sold out, but apparently there are a few at the House of Hoops stores; if you just want to drool over some bigger pics of the shoes themselves, you can here. (Via 16bit)
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