Several NBA All-Stars Using Game To Debut New Shoes

Richard Hamilton Using All-Star Game To Debut New Air Jordan XX2

With the NBA removing color-scheme restrictions for the All-Star Game, a number of players are using the game to unveil new shoes, according to Oscar Dixon of USA TODAY. Heat G Dwyane Wade will wear a limited-edition Converse Wade 2.0, available in stores today for $100. Pistons G Richard Hamilton will unveil the $175 Air Jordan XX2 that go on sale Saturday. Rockets F Tracy McGrady will don a $140 red, white and blue version of his adidas T-Mac 6 “highlighted by a series of NBA All-Star logos.” McGrady: “I think the game being in Vegas this year is definitely going to have an effect on some of the ‘fashion’ we’ll see on the court.” Sporting Goods Intelligence Publisher John Horan said of companies unveiling shoes at the All-Star Game, “It’s a great opportunity. You know the announcers are going to be talking about the shoes. If you put a gold pair of shoes on somebody, it’s going to make it on TV” (USA TODAY, 2/15).

SHOE STOPPER: The following presents a player-by-player list of All-Stars, with their shoe affiliations. Nike leads the way with 16 players, followed by adidas with six (THE DAILY).

EAST
Gilbert Arenas	adidas
Chauncey Billups	adidas
Chris Bosh	Nike
Caron Butler	Nike
Vince Carter	Nike
Richard Hamilton	Jordan
Dwight Howard	adidas
LeBron James	Nike
Joe Johnson ^^	Nike
Jason Kidd ^	Nike
Jermaine O'Neal	Nike
Shaquille O'Neal	Dunkman
Dwyane Wade	Converse
WEST
Ray Allen ^^	Jordan
Carmelo Anthony ^^	Jordan
Carlos Boozer ^	Nike
Kobe Bryant	Nike
Tim Duncan	adidas
Kevin Garnett	adidas
Josh Howard ^^	Nike
Allen Iverson ^	Reebok
Shawn Marion	Nike
Tracy McGrady	adidas
Steve Nash ^	Nike
Dirk Nowitzki	Nike
Mehmet Okur ^^	Nike
Tony Parker	Nike
Amare Stoudemire	Nike
Yao Ming ^	Reebok

NOTES: ^ = Not playing due to injury. ^^ = Injury replacement.