The Micro G Blur is Under Armour’s latest basketball silhouette currently being tested on court by the Milwaukee Bucks’ Brandon Jennings and the company’s college and high school sponsored teams. The shoe features a clean mesh upper and UA’s Micro G cushioning underfoot. Today, we preview four previously unseen colorways in the shoe including Black/Red, Grey/Blue, Black/Yellow, and Red/Black/Yellow styles. Under Armour has yet to set a public launch date for its expected basketball product lines, but we’ll keep you updated with any new info. Continue reading for larger images of all four Under Armour Micro G Blur models.
Under Armour released a new commercial campaign today with the refrain: “Protect This House. I Will.” The video features UA athletes such as Brandon Jennings, Dez Bryant, Georges St Pierre, and new endorsee Michael Phelps. Brief shots of the unreleased Under Armour Prototype 2 basketball model can be seen in the clip which we’ve screenshot and posted above and after the jump. Continue reading for another image of the shoes and the full Under Armour video.
The last time we heard from Brandon Jennings, he created some news with a general launch date for his yet-unreleased Under Armour basketball footwear. Playmaker Mobile caught up with the Milwaukee Bucks’ rookie again this past NBA All-Star weekend to talk about his favorite sneakers of all time and the development of his Under Armour line. As for a new statement on the official release date of UA’s basketball sneakers? “There’s no date on it right now,” Jennings says in the clip. “It’s still in the works.”
Tyreke Evans and Brandon Jennings helped lead the NBA rookie team last night to their first win since 2000 in the NBA Rookie Challenge. While Evans captured MVP awards wearing the Nike Air Max Rise, it was Jennings’ dual colored Under Armour Prototype 2’s which caught most of the attention. Continue reading for more game images of Jennings in the still yet-to-be released Under Armour Prototype 2.
Under Armour athlete Brandon Jennings will be participating in the NBA Rookie Challenge Game this Friday. The day before, on February 11th, Jennings will make an appearance at the Foot Locker inside Galleria Mall in Dallas, TX from 7:30-8:30PM. While you won’t be able to purchase any Jennings-branded Under Armour shoes just yet (see: here and here), you will be able to meet and get autographs from the Milwaukee Bucks rookie.
We just reported on the Under Armour Q4 2009 Earnings Conference Call held this past week where company CEO Kevin Plank issued the statement that Under Armour has “no major footwear launches planned for 2010” and that new footwear categories “will begin to impact business in 2011 and beyond.” That seems to be a clear statement by top-level Under Armour executives that its Basketball product lines will not hit retail on a wide platform until at least next year.
In the video above shot by Playmaker Mobile, Under Armour-sponsored athlete Brandon Jennings however seems to vaguely hint at a launch of his sneakers in November “of next year”, which some are reporting as a 2010 release. We contacted Dewey Hammond of Playmaker Mobile for an exact recording date of the video clip with Jennings. Hammond’s response was that the video was recorded “right at the turn of the New Year” so the exact translation of Jennings’ statement remains unclear. In either case, a major Under Armour Basketball Footwear launch is at minimum several months off. We’ll update with any new developments.
The Under Armour Fourth Quarter 2009 Earnings Conference Call held this past Thursday expanded on the Baltimore-based brand’s continual retooling and refitting of its footwear business, as stated in previous sessions. While Kevin Plank, Under Armour Chairman and CEO, says the company “sees momentum” and is “absolutely committed to becoming excellent” in the footwear space going forward, Under Armour has no major footwear launches planned for 2010. Basketball fans will have to wait until at least 2011 to get a chance at any of the UA models Brandon Jennings has been wearing in the current NBA season. Continue reading for a more detailed look at the developing footwear story in the Under Armour Q4 2009 Earnings Conference Call.
The latest special make-up colorway in the Under Armour Prototype 2 for Brandon Jennings comes by way of SLAM’s “Kick of the Day”. The shoe features a White based upper with Hunter Green overlays and Red accenting to match the Milwaukee Bucks team colors. Also seen on this style is the nickname “YOUNG BUCK” imprinted on the tongue along with the jersey number “3″ seen on the lateral sides of the shoe. This is the same model shoe Brandon Jennings debuted against the New Jersey Nets on Tuesday in a 98-76 Bucks win. Continue reading to see an NBA game photo of Jennings in his newest Under Armour Prototype 2 from inside the IZOD Center this past week.
