PHOTOS: Nike unveils LeBron 12
There's no word if LeBron James is getting a Lambo to match, like he did with the LeBron XI, but if he does, the design will have to be nearly as funky.
On Tuesday, Nike unveiled the LeBron 12 shoe for the upcoming season, and this year's model is all about durability and, well, colors. Lots of colors. Have a look:
First look at the #LeBron12 pic.twitter.com/JaC57oO6BS
— BallerStatus.com (@ballerstatus) September 16, 2014
Nike unveils the LeBron 12 ($200) pic.twitter.com/v3R54SBjha
— darren rovell (@darrenrovell) September 16, 2014
LeBron 12 Trillion Dollar Man. pic.twitter.com/NdcEsPWBY8
— Chris Palmer (@ChrisPalmerNBA) September 16, 2014
Thoughts on the #LEBRON12? pic.twitter.com/dUdtYogYsh
— SLAM Magazine (@SLAMonline) September 16, 2014
LeBrons pic.twitter.com/hl2f4TFw88
— Ben Golliver (@BenGolliver) September 16, 2014
The shoe is expected to retail for $200 and has seven iterations, each with its own release date. The earliest colorway is expected to drop on Oct. 10, the NSRL that James is holding in the first picture above. On Dec. 20, just in time for Christmas, the final colorway – Data, the darkest of the looks – will hit shelves.
In 2013, James's signature kicks had their stranglehold on the field cut into by Kevin Durant, who will surely be getting a high-press rollout for the KD8 coming off his enormous re-up with Nike.