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Nike basketball shoes come in many colors, sizes, and styles. Made from a variety of materials, many have special designs tailored to any of the certain particulars of the playing.
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 is known for designing, creating, and selling shoes that are specific to NBA players who have achieved a certain status in the game or who are superstars. Such player edition models include ones associated with current mega-stars as Kobe Bryant, Kevin Durant, and LeBron James.
For example, in 2011, the sportswear maker will sell the sixth version of Zoom Kobe Bryant, the eighth edition of the Air Max LeBron James, and the third incarnation of Zoom Kevin Durant. As in the past, each of these lines is expected to be released starting in late 2010 and continuing throughout 2011 in a variety of colors and patterns.
However, it is the Air Jordan series, the signature hoops sneaker of Michael Jordan, that still remains the most popular and sought-after player model. 2010 saw the 25th anniversary of the shoe that started the player model craze and 2011 will see the next Air Jordan.
The 1984-85 NBA season is credited with when the shoes with the swoosh began to become popular for NBAers to wear them. Until then, shoes were always white and adidas and Converse were as popular as Nike, if not more.
It all changed with the first kicks from Michael Jordan, the Air Jordan. It came in more than one color combination, including one that was mostly black and red that caused Jordan to get fined each time he wore them in an NBA game.
Another turning point in the industry was Air Jordan II, released the year after the first shoe. Before that point, shoes did not have updated models each year. It was not the norm that it is today. Air Jordan II was certainly a breakthrough in and of itself; dropping a year after the first shoe was innovative.
In addition to the player model editions of Nike hoops kicks, there are other popular models unrelated to specific players. Two of the most popular are the HyperFuse and the HyperDunk series. The HyperDunk is noted for weighing less than 12 ounces. The HyperFuse shoe is constructed of composite material that is light and 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.