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Jayson Tatum, Kyle Kuzma among 9 stars who created Nike shoes for NBA opening week
The NBA’s newly relaxed color restrictions on shoes will lead to lots of fun.
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When the NBA announced back in August that it would loosen the color restrictions on footwear this season, the sneaker world exploded with the thought of NBA stars rocking unique and colorful kicks every night.
Now, we’re starting to see our hopes come to fruition.
Seven NBA players — including Jayson Tatum, Luka Doncic and Kyle Kuzma — and two WNBA stars designed their own Nike shoe
Tatum, Doncic, Kuzma, De’Aaron Fox, Collin Sexton, Jordan Bell and Frank Ntilikina, along with WNBA standouts Kelsey Mitchell and Kelsey Plum, all created custom designed shoes to celebrate the NBA’s return this week.
Here’s a look at what each player will wear for opening week. All shoes are available on Nike.com and range between $130 to $170.
The PG 2 “Coloring Book” was inspired by Tatum’s 10-month old son.
Luka Doncic
The former EuroLeague MVP and Mavs rookie used Dallas’ retro colors to create his shoe, the KYRIE Low “Retro Glow.”
The second-year forward borrowed the Lakers’ famous yellow and purple colors to put together his shoe, the “Kuzz Kontrol.”
De’Aaron Fox
The Kings point guard is apparently a big fan of the solar system, which is the inspiration behind the crimson red across his shoe.
Collin Sexton
The inspiration for Sexton’s shoe comes from his parents, and the first initial of his father and mother’s names appear on the shoe’s tongue.
Bell took notes from his native hometown, Long Beach, California and matched it with the Warriors’ colors to create the PG2 “Long Beach.”
The Knicks’ second-year point guard pays homage to his home country, France, with the kicks he’ll wear. The KD11s also feature the letters, “FP,” which are initials for Ntilikina’s nickname: the “French Prince.”
Kelsey Mitchell
The green, red, and black is a nod to the outdoor basketball court Mitchell used to run on while she played at Ohio State.
Kelsey Plum
The Los Vegas Aces point guard used the colors from her offseason Turkish club to create her version of the Kyrie 4s.
The NBA regular season begins on Tuesday, and don’t worry, we’ll be keeping tabs on all the new kicks and colors the stars bring out this upcoming season.
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