Great, great, great video here entitled “Mandingas,” about the little extra things it takes to win and some out-of-the-ordinary inspiration behind Brazil’s uniforms. For some reason the video insists on buffering its entire length before it will start playing, so give it five or ten seconds after you hit play.

This time of year is interesting, because several Nike athletes start to break out special edition shoes an postseason joints. On that note, this is the Nike Air Max Hyperize POP, arguably the best Air Max Hyperize to date. The shoe features the standard Air Max sole unit, a light grey Flywire window, a university blue midsole and heel bumper and a blue/white patterned upper. I’m sure these will hit stores in the near future, so stick with NikeBlog for updates. More pictures after the jump.

The World Cup-inspired Nike Dunk High AC are hitting stores this weekend, starting with at least the Netherlands, France and Brazil Dunks. As you probably recall, the Dunk High AC features a canvas upper with a simple rubber sole unit, and these particular pairs feature a solid-colored upper based on the country’s color with the country’s secondary color bordering the midsole. All three also sport a white Swoosh. Check out full-size photos after the jump. Pictures via hufsf.com.

Chris Paul has been having some issues sleeping lately, so he took some inspiration from Paranormal Activity and filmed himself sleeping. Some pretty wild stuff went down, check it out.

With an official release date set for March 20th, the Nike Dunk Low Pro SB “Larry Perkins” has started arriving at the occasional store this week. This shoe, as you may remember, was known as the “chirping bird” Dunk as its hallmark feature was a tongue which chirped when squeezed. That sound has been changed though, to that of a ringing phone. Again, these will be in stores by March 20th.

Here’s another in-depth preview of the most anticipated shoe of the year, the Air Jordan 1 AJKO black/white-varsity red and white/varsity red. The AJKO release date is set for next Saturday, March 20th and is now available for pre-sale at Kinetics. More pictures after the jump.

The Gonzaga Bulldogs are in the field of 65, so let’s preview their dancing shoes in advance of their 8-9 matchup with Florida State. The Nike Hyperdunk Gonzaga PE features a navy and red colorway, with a gradient blue-to-white Flywire window on the side panel, as well as Gonzaga’s Spike mascot logo on the tongue. Check out more photos after the jump.

Former Oregon Ducks star and current Houston Rockets standout Aaron Brooks finally has his own shoe. Well … his own edition of an existing shoe. The Nike Hyperdunk Low Aaron Brooks PE sports a white/red colorway, matching up well with the Rockets’ home uniforms, and an off-white Flywire window with red strands and a painted red Swoosh atop it. As evidence that this really is an Aaron Brooks shoe and not just a white/red Nike, the rear features Brooks’ “AB #0″ logo. No release announced in the US yet, but it’s possible we could see a limited run at House of Hoops in the near future. More pictures after the jump. Via in52.net.

Here’s another collaboration between Hiroshi Fujiwara’s Fragment Desgin and Nike, the Fragment Design x Nike Air Footscape Freemotion. The shoes sit on a white Free sole unit with an upper, coming in blue or purple, made of canvas with dark Flywire strands on the outside. While a US release is still up in the air, you can try to order a pair and have it shipped from Asia at Kinstor.Taobao.com. And of course I’ll forward any US release news on to you. More pictures after the jump.

And another upcoming release here, likely a quickstrike, the Nike Dunk Hi SB “4th of July.” The shoe features a black side panel, and denim-style overlays on the toecap and framing the side panel. As one last Independence Day tribute, the collar features white and red stripes similar to the US flag. Look for these to hit stores around the end of June. Via twitter.com/harvington