Several NBA All-Stars Using Game To Debut New Shoes
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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).
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EAST
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| 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 |
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WEST
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| 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.
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