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'''k1x – Nation of Hoop''' (pronounced as “kay-one-ex”) is a [[basketball]]-lifestyle-[[brand]] that evolved from the KICKZ store ([[Munich]], [[Germany]]) and the trail-blazing website www.kickz.com. Founded in 1993, k1x is the only true „by ballers for ballers“ brand, the first to simultaneously emphasize on-court and off-court clothing. The product range consists of various shoes, hiking boots, tees, suits, jerseys, shorts, caps, hats, sweatshirts, hoodies, socks, jackets, balls, jeans, bags and various other accessories. 

  [[Image: k1x-want-beef-collection summer 2006.jpg|thumb|Want Beef? - the k1x summer collection 2006.]] [[Image: k1x-b.w.a-collection spring 2006.jpg|thumb|Ballers with Attitude - the k1x spring collection 2006.]] 

In 2002 k1x launched its first basketball performance [[sneaker]], the “Chiefglider”, which has appeared in twenty different variations (one of them designed by sneaker pimp Bobbito Garcia) and received rave reviews by mags (Sole Magazine, SLAM Kicks) and tested sneaker sites like www.kicksology.net. In 2005 k1x gave birth to the “Strictly Business” (winner of the Brand New Award at the ISPO trade show) and the pure breed performer “Evo”. Off-court sneakers like the “Lazy Layup” or “Club Selecao” and the “H1ke” boot continue to take hip hop consumers by storm.

Grass-roots partnerships with institutions like Rucker Park, Bobbito Garcia or Team Sierra Leone have made k1x the “got next” phenom. November 2005 was a milestone in k1x history: NBA superstar and media magnet [[Ron Artest]] decided to sign with k1x, making him the first [[NBA]] player to officially rock the “Chiefglider” on the hallowed hardwood of the NBA. A big step into the U.S. market and ultimate validation for k1x. 

==External links==
*http://www.k1x.com
*http://www.kickz.com
*http://www.ronartest.com
*http://www.chiefglider.com
*http://www.lazylayup.com

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