SIX BALLERS THAT SHOOK UP THE SNEAKERSPHERE IN 2022

 We've got plenty of love for top-tier football boots (or soccer cleats, if you want to say it USA-style), elite running shoes and high-tech skate sneakers, but when it comes to athletic footwear there's nothing quite as impactful as basketball shoes. A lion's share of the most popular lifestyle shoes in the world today like Chuck Taylors, Air Jordan orange black 1s and Superstars started out as hoop shoes, and modern-day ballers are still all over the sneaker headlines on a week-to-week basis. Sometimes it's for their on-court exploits, sometimes it's for their sartorial feats and sometimes it's for their crazy collections. But no matter the nature of the news, their influence remains palpable. Here are six ballers that shook up the sneakersphere in bold, unique ways over the course of 2022.

LeBron James

Though young stars like Giannis Antetokounmpo are nipping at his heels and contemporaries like Kevin Durant and Stephen Curry are constantly vying for his throne, LeBron James is still widely regarded as the king of the NBA – and that holds true in the footwear market as well. LeBron released his 19th signature shoe with Nike this year, a fact that's hard to fathom for sneakerheads who still remember the buzz around the Air Zoom Generation his rookie year. He's by far the longest-tenured signature athlete in the league. And as is par for the course on his signature line, the LeBron 19 pushed the boundaries of what was possible from Nike Shopbelart hoops tech with a wild cushioning setup and futuristic upper. It also served as a collaborative canvas by headlining a huge Space Jam footwear collection, a salute to 'Bron's starring role in Space Jam: A New Legacy.

That wasn't all though. The LeBron 8 was retroed in a bunch of appealing colourways, most notably the 'South Beach', one of the biggest shoes from Nike Basketball's glory days in the early 2010s. 'Bron also got an innovation centre named after him at Nike HQ, which is likely to serve as a proving ground for future high-tech Nike Basketball kicks. We're getting ahead of ourselves here, but we're also more than a little excited for the LeBron 9 to return in 2022!


Kyrie Irving

There’s not many hoopers out there that have the cojones to refer to their own signature shoes as ‘trash’, but hey, Kyrie Irving was never one to stick to the status quo. The mercurial point guard and perpetual ankle-breaker raised plenty of eyebrows in July when he referred to the Nike Kyrie 8 as garbage, saying he had no hand in the design process or the outcome of his eighth signature sneaker.

‘I have nothing to do with the design or marketing of the upcoming #Kyrie8, IMO these are trash! I have Absolutely nothing to do with them! Nike orange black plans to release it without my okay regardless of what I say, so I apologise in advance to all of my sneaker heads and true supporters of the #KAI11 brand,’ Kyrie stated on Instagram.

The social media blow up was surprising given that Kyrie’s signature line is still one of the most popular among NBA players and fans alike. Despite the controversy, the Kyrie 8 was released with a dull roar, Nike obviously treading lightly on marketing after Irving’s comments and his stance on vaccinations.

For better or worse, Kyrie continues to fundamentally alter the shape of basketball, politics, and sneakers in 2021. The latest reports suggest that we’ll also see him suit up for the Brooklyn Nets over the coming weeks!

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