Kanye previews Yeezy basketball shoe

Kanye West has offered the first real look at his upcoming Yeezy basketball sneaker.

West posted a photo on his Instagram page Wednesday of himself modeling the shoe, which he captioned, "YZY BSKTBL."

(Photo courtesy: Kanye West/Instagram)

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As Sole Collector's Brandon Richard notes, the shoe appears to be the same one West teased in April in a since-deleted tweet.

West confirmed he was adding a basketball shoe to his Yeezy line in another deleted tweet in July. An official release date has yet to be announced.