ÿþI always keep a roll of adidas tubular yellow tape in my bag and when I give it to Dame, he understands it's the ultimate reward. Our yellow tape is a form of motivation to always be better. It's something Damian and I are both familiar with being from Oakland. I'm humbly blessed to work with a man like him  he's a rare breed."The yellow caution tape doubles as a reminder of Lillard's killer mentality on the court. The D Lillard 2 Yellow Tape features "Do Not" on the right sneaker with "Cross" on the left. The textile upper features a vibrant graphic print filled with sharp yellow and black accents for a colorway that will be hard to miss when worn on-court. The Bounce midsole sees additional speckling to match the eclectic graphic-heavy aesthetic.

As usual with almost every sneaker brand, the current Chinese zodiac year is celebrated on a few adidas originals special edition sneakers. Being that 2016 is the Year of the Monkey, get ready for a plethora of monkey-themed kicks, like this upcoming edition of the adidas D Lillard 2 . The special Year of the Monkey makeover features Damian's second signature shoe in a predominantly black upper with a adidas stan smith matte base and glossy tonal graphics across the silhouette. Along with all the black are blue, red, and gold accents to complete the year of the Monkey's traditional color palette. No official release date for this D Lillard 2 or any other adidas hoops model within the Year of the Monkey collection has been announced yet, so stay tuned to Sneaker News for further information.

The three stripes glistened on the hardwood as well, as Louisville laced up their D Rose 4 connection in a tough loss to the Tar Heels, and that's not even cracking the top ten teams so adidas boost hit the click for a full recap and let us know which pair was your favorite.The adidas Rose 3.5 continues to be the center of attention as far as the adidas Basketball catalog is concerned. The latest little bit of love that's been given to the design is the miadidas touch, letting customers take the sneaker for a spin on that customizable subsection of adidas' online portal.

Continue reading to see more angles on the adidas D Rose 4 "Chicago Nightfall" and watch for this pair to release on December 5th, 2013, with a presale available starting November 21st.The adidas D Rose 4 has a pretty big opportunity to shine this Spring given how many adidas Basketball affiliated squads will likely make it to March Madness. Of course the adidas team has plenty of basketball silhouettes to choose from to outfit those teams, so it's by no means a guarantee that you'll see special versions of the D Rose 4 for the Big Dance. But there are special versions out there  like this "Fighting Irish" white and gold colorway being toted by Notre Dame women's basketball team member Natalie Achonwa.

The adidas Rose 4 looks to be a sneaker adidas gazelle that will continue to shed light on Derrick Rose's past with a host of Chicago flavored colorways. This one is linked to his Simeon Career Academy alma mater, a spot that folks have hopefully gotten even more familiar with in recent years thanks to the likes of young star Jabari Parker and slain legend Benji Wilson, who was immortalized in a 2012 30 for 30 piece by ESPN. Take another look at the split style adidas D Rose 4 "Simeon" with us by clicking through and stay tuned to see what other stories these new Derrick Rose sneakers will tell.