Dilim (right), Ümit (left), Sami and Nils got the streets on lock. These dudes have been holding it down in the German capital for years and personify Berlin streetball to the fullest. Last weekend, they won the Sprite 3on3 city championship O.G.-style for the Nation of Hoop. Great job, fellas!

Parisian streetball documentarist Kevin Couliau and the one and only Bobbito Garcia have been touring the NYC playgrounds for quite some time now. Whenever they were not playing ball or talking smack themselves, they took pictures and videos capturing the unique atmosphere that can only be found in the Mekka of basketball. Reason enough to [...]

“Brighton Summer Madness”, UK’s most legendary streetball tournament, went down last weekend – in honor of a local ballplayer who recently passed away. Hundreds of players and spectators were on hand to pay tribute. And to witness the fitness of basketball made in UK. In the sun. On the boardwalk. 4on4. Play hard! Here’s a [...]

The Brighton Summer Madness tournament is looking to bring the heat to Brighton’s famous beach court this weekend, and has been dedicated to the memory of a player who used the beachfront court regularly. Shaun Pinkney, 32, a local basketball player from Hove, died earlier this year. “We are proud to dedicate this tournament to [...]

Venice Beach League hustler Nick Gaillard aka DJ Ansom was in Berlin to visit and dj at the after party of his brother, artist Cyprien Gaillard. “Cyp”, who was on the last cover of SUPREME catalogue before Lady Gaga, launched his highly anticipated two month exhibition “The Recovery of Discovery” at notorious KW Institute of [...]

Inspired by the unique atmosphere we experienced while hanging out at one of our favourite tournaments in New York City during the summer, this crewneck epitomizes the streetball lifestyle. Together we chill! Available in grey and black!

We teamed up with got-next artist Lil Thugs from Paris to create an exclusive series of t-shirts featuring four iconic ballplayers  that personify our trademark “play hard – don’t embarrass our products” philosophy. All designs are exclusive to K1X and feature the unique cartoon illustrrations that have cemented Lil‘ Thug’s reputation as the definition of [...]

Bobbito Garcia, co-director of the upcoming documentary “Doin’ It In The Park: Pick-up Basketball, NYC” (360 Creative Films), has contributed to the Jock Doc film series at Harlem’s Maysles Cinema by organizing and hosting Playground Basketball, starting tomorrow Oct. 27th. During the three day event, a number of basketball documentaries will be shown – including [...]

Taking the old to the new! GT, JG and company took their talents (and some cover heat) to newly formed MVP magazine. Covering the BBL, NBA and Team GB as well as the latest gear and shoes MVP brings you our H1top in its premier issue (out since this Monday).

Here’s the translation from this recent Guinness Book of World Records: “We congratulate dutchman Kiran Harpal (aka Ia-Sonn), who broke the world record for most basketball dribbles at “the nextdoor” youth center, when he bounced a basketball 384 times in just one minute.” Congrats Ia-Sonn – Way to “play hard” and represent…!

Brooklyn’s Finest, Darren “The Most Sought After” Phillip spent the summer in NYC. Which basically amounts to patrolling the paint on every major city tournament on the circuit. That in turn, is bad news for pretty much every other player considered a “big fella”… Photo Credit: Kevin Couliau (Asphalt Chronicles)

Today were are bringing back a classic like 2K will bring back Mike from ’84. The Chiefglider was our first basketball shoe and with A-grades from SOLE Collector magazine (amongst others) definitely left its mark on the sneaker scene. Now we literally went to the other side of the world to get you the last [...]

One of our highly decorated performance shoes is back in business. After earning numerous performance awards on the blacktop and an A-grade from SOLE magazine here is your chance to grab one of the last pairs of the Strictly Business.

The bags are back and in full effect. The gametime bag and backpack saw their original release back in 2009 and have been in high demand ever since. The reason for that is simpler than getting a bucket against the Warriors. With unique basketball inspired details and more tools than your Swiss army knife these [...]

Last weekend marked the next stop of the infamous PXA basketball tournament: the Pigalle court in Paris (where it all started 12 months ago). Repainted with an amazing piece of art by Yue Wu, the unique court welcomed some new teams such as ROUCREATION, MAIN DE FER & GANTS DE VELOURS, LE CLOSET as well [...]

The French basketball magazine is not only celebrating the latest title by the Lake-Show but is also giving a preview for the upcoming streetball season. What would be more suited that our practice reversible set and our Postseason Pack? Exactly. Read the rest of the article after the jump!

Last weekend, Berlin flossed its unique flavor in celebration of the famous “Carnival of Cultures” which – like every year – attracted hundreds of thousands of visitors who peacefully basked in the cultural richness of the German capital. And since basketball is part of this richness, KICKZ.com and YAAM (young african art market) teamed up [...]

But seriously, last weekend was way more than that. Suki, Chris and Joey (Bread & Butter) invited a selected crowd of fashionistas (or simply: cool cats) to hoop it up family-style in Amsterdam. The 3rd edition of the PXA basketball invitational (following Paris and Berlin) had all the makings of a classic. Even the Gods [...]

If his performance on the hardwood for the French team of Vichy this season is any indication of what we can expect from Kareem Reid this summer, the Big Apple better look out! There’s no way you can still travel by the name of “Best Kept Secret”after getting eight pages of shine in the leading [...]

A couple of days ago the Express Your Style Battle took place for the fifth time and Munich City was the venue. This battle is a unique event in Southern Germany, as it requires a high artistic level in urban dance, authenticity and quality. Locking, Hip Hop, Popping, Krumping and B-Boying – do what you [...]