Which Nike Basketball Shoes Are Yours? - Recreation and Sports Articles

Which Nike Basketball Shoes Are Yours? - Recreation and Sports Articles

Nike basketball shoes are found in a variety of sizes, colors, and styles Cheap Kevin Durant Elite Sale. They are made of different materials and many of them are specialized for specific purposes while playing on the court.

Nike basketball kicks are found in stores coast to coast. There are the Nike stores found in metropolitan areas and suburbs that usually keep up with all the latest styles. Additionally, there are outlet malls, local shopping malls, and sports shoes stores where Nike basketball sneakers can be found.

Nike traditionally produces and sells shoes connected to specific NBA players. Superstars, stars, and the elite players of the game all have signature shoes Cheap Sale Kobe Shoe. Kevin Durant, Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, and Carmelo Anthony are current elite players playing ball in their own creation.

For 2011, the company will sell the Zoom Kobe VI, the LeBron 8, and the KD III. Each will have a multitude of colorways that will be released periodically in late 2010 and throughout all of 2011.

The most popular shoes, however, continues to be the Air Jordan, regardless of how many years Michael Jordan has been retired. In 2010, the 25th Air Jordan was released, keeping alive the tradition that started with the first Jordan shoe. A 26th Air Jordan incarnation is expected to release in 2011.

The 1984-85 NBA season is credited with when the shoes with the swoosh began to become popular for NBAers to wear them Discount Jordans For Sale. Until then, shoes were always white and adidas and Converse were as popular as Nike, if not more.

The initial Air Jordan shoe transformed an industry. The shoe was available in several color schemes. One model in particular, primarily black and red with very little white, caused the NBA to levy fines at Jordan for each time he wore them.

There was further revolution when Air Jordan II was released the next year because, until then, the fact of shoes evolving from year to year, like cars do, had not been the norm. A second Air Jordan model was revolutionary enough; that it came out the year following the first model was amazing. It is the norm now, of course.

Of course, there are other well-known models with no player affiliation, as well. Two popular models are the HyperDunk and the HyperFuse series. The HyperDunk is known for its light weight, coming in at under 12 ounces. The HyperFuse shoe is made of composites, making it light as well as strong.

A feature that many basketball kicks fans like is the NikeiD program. It is a feature found on its web site and in official Nike brick-and-mortar stores. This program allows customers to choose their favorite style of basketball shoe for personal creation.

All parts of the sneaker, from the laces to the heel, the sole to the swoosh, and anywhere in between, are available to be set in a myriad of colorways. Mesh, nubuck, patent leather, brushed leather, and suede are just a few of the materials that can be made into the shoe. The shoe can be done so as to create a unique shoe found nowhere else. There are virtually no limits to what can be constructed.