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Although LeBron James hasn’t fully committed to playing some USA Basketball this summer we would love to see him continue his support to the country. After all, playing on an international stage with the biggest names around you is what allows basketball to expand its borders. For us sneakerheads it also means more shoes. The U.S.A. squad has already redeemed themselves after winning the Olympic Gold, but they still need to avenge the loss in the 2006 FIBA World Championship. LBJ has a lot of nice kicks in Olympic/USA colorways and the one you see below is one of the rarest as it’s the first time they are posted online. Back in 2007, Nike released the Navy/White/Red Zoom Soldier to public. We have already profiled one of King James’ Player Exclusives, but it was the same as the GR plus some special USA logos. He wore that in the State Farm Challenge in Las Vegas. Finally, when the 2007 FIBA Americas started for good he switched to the other PE, which apart from the USA logos featured a different color blocking. If you’d like to get a pair be sure to visit eBay as one pair in LeBron’s size (16) is available for purchase. Continue reading for more photos.
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This shoe is a legend. There were so many rumors about the existence of a so called Hardwood Classic Zoom Soldier I that people have wondered if they’re true at all. Fortunately, LeBron James is currently in his HWC mojo, rocking two different shoes in the last couple games, but what’s even more interesting… he used a pair of Zoom Soldiers (first edition) during his pre-game warm up at the Rose Garden in Portland, Oregon. So this is how the HWC Nike Zoom Soldier Player Exclusive has finally leaked to the Internet. It’s reminiscent of LBJ’s Playoffs/Finals PEs with a similar color blocking, but again the theme used here features those popular Royal Blue/Orange/White colors. What do you think about these shoes? I have a feeling we’re gonna see more detailed pics very soon. Info via NikeTalk.
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New Wizards forward Mike Miller recently wore LeBron James’ Nike Zoom Soldier III kicks to practice and was told (jokingly, we think) by teammate DeShawn Stevenson, “We don’t wear these around here.” James response? Whatever, dude.
“We already have a war against them, he can’t wear that,” longtime James agitator DeShawn Stevenson told the Washington Post. But Miller had his reasons.
“When you’re unathletic and white like me, you got to have the lightest shoe out there,” Miller told the newspaper. “They feel good on my feet.” James and Miller have been friends for years and James has been getting a laugh out of the quotes. “He’ll wear them,” James said. “He said for a white, unathletic guy he’s got to have the best shoes. And I agree with that.”
“Mike is a good friend of mine,” said James. “He named his son after my best friend, Maverick (Carter). We have a good history.” James said Miller should lace up his sneakers, though. Bonus video “Blow the Whistle” by Jay-Z after the break.
Read the rest of this entry » Oct 9, 2009 at 2:43 am |
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The shoes you see below were introduced way back at Nike’s Future Footwear presentation during the 2007 NBA All-Star Weekend in Las Vegas. Since then… any trace of the shoe has simply vanished. Featuring White, Purple and Gold colors the Nike Zoom Soldier is one of those rare samples that has never made it into production. If you look closely at the tags it comes from Nike’s Pou Chen factory in Taiwan. Pou Chen Corp., a major Taiwanese transnational shoemaker, opened the factory in 1993 at a cost of $100 million and produces more than a million shoes a month exclusively for Nike. Some of the rarest kicks with the Swoosh logo are made there. Too bad we don’t get to see most of them. More photos after the break.
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There’s always some controversy around Fairfax LeBron sneakers and that was exactly the case when this shoe hit House of Hoops back in 2007. It was the first and the last shoe featuring the Fairfax logo that was released to public. Shortly afterwards a bunch of logo-less samples were made, but they were too late to replace them at the HOHNY. The reason for that mishap was lack of a legal agreement with the California Federation of High Schools. Anyway, seems like another version of the Fairfax Nike Zoom Soldier exists. This one comes with the logo, but has a Patent Leather toebox. Nowadays only Lions’ basketball players get the Fairfax’s, but it’s still one of my favorite themes in the LeBron James collection.
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So far we’ve have had about 1 good photo of the Nike Zoom Soldier Skills Academy PE. Obviously these one-event shoes are pretty hard to obtain so finding pictures is not an easy task either. Fortunately, our readers and friends from all over the globe help us every way possible. That’s why today, courtesy of Akron-native KDogLBJ23, we give you a closer look at the Skills Academy Player Exclusive from the ‘07 season. There’s also a 2008 version. Read more on that here. The LeBron James Skills Academy PEs are usually GR models with a special logo on board. That’s also the case this time with a special Skills Academy logo on the insole and on the ankle collar.
Read the rest of this entry » May 22, 2009 at 12:12 am |
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Sometimes even the smallest details set shoes apart. Very often a line between a rare Player Exclusive and a widely available General Release is almost unnoticeable. Let’s look at this example of the Nike Zoom Soldier – LeBron’s Playoffs shoe from the last year. One of the released team colorways was the White-Red-Gold edition, but there’s also a very similar PE edition made exclusively for the Ohio State University basketball team. Both Soldiers feature the same main colors and materials too (suede upper, patent leather toe box). The only major difference is the Gold outline in the GR and Grey in the PE. Even these little details make shoes so much special and unique. Photos via 3peat.jp and NLB.net.
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