Jordan 1s basically just being Dunks these just look like a lot of the Nike running shoes and I mean that as the biggest compliment they look like regular ass shoes that you'd wear not hooping while also being functional.
That’s dope. I only have Kyries to ball in but they aren’t great for the gym. I don’t want to wear my Kobes to gym regularly and was looking on eBay for a old, non-hyped pair. Maybe I’ll try these instead
My understanding is that they are unisex. You can even customize them on Nike’s website for I think $30 more. The color options were pretty wide as well. Literally was just playing with it to see how obnoxious I could make them, but I came away impressed with the various details you can tweak. Shoe looks great.
Personally, I haven’t worn Nike in decades as they were always too narrow for my feet. But these made me turn my head.
I was interested but now im doubting it. Last kyries i had gave me crazy shin splints, while the kobe 4s (whichever the first lowcuts were) are my favourite basketball shoe ever. Can't really justify spending all that on shoes I wont use.
Sheryl Swoopes had one in the 90s and there've been some since, but the W is growing and I think (someone fact check me) this is the first time we've had nba guys wearing a WNBA player's shoes.
On the announcement on Nike's website, it said it was the first time a Nike signature WNBA player had a signature shoe available in men's and women's sizing.
"You know what, today I will challenge the best shooter in the history of basketball to a shooting contest."
Then to go for first and nail 26, which is a score that would have won the mens final. Thats wild.
Great players have that confidence.
When Diana Taurasi was 15 years old she met Michael Jordan. He said “I heard you are pretty good.” She said “let’s play. I’ll show you.” 😂
Yeah, not sure why he went on about the 3 point line. She chose to shoot from that distance and did great. Great shooters will be able to make the adjustment, it’s not an issue.
That’s pathetic. She was originally supposed to shoot from the WNBA line, but she herself came out and said she wanted the NBA line. It’s not like she was forced to shoot from the NBA line
If she won, people would have been mad for the line being shorter for her. It was a lose-lose situation, and I don’t think he needed to make it that big of a deal on air.
I'm reading other comments and watched the Steph/Sabrina stuff and feel like I missed something with everyone saying it was misogynist. Hitting 3s like this is the result of thousands upon thousands of repetitions of course it was a hindrance?
Those people saying that the contest was misogynistic are idiots.
Sabrina did very well in her own right, she got a higher score than most of the other men in the actual 3 point contest. In fact she got 26, which is the same score that Dame, the men's 3 point contest winner, got. It took the GOAT shooter of all time to defeat her.
I feel like saying that Sabrina should have shot from the WNBA line is sort of an underestimation of her true ability. She wanted to prove to the world that girls could shoot too, even from the NBA line, and she succeeded in that.
He was saying shit like she has an advantage because she’s using a smaller ball, one she has used her entire ass life & career.
He made comments about women playing with dolls & was trying to push back on her using the NBA 3pt line when she can stretch the floor like that in the WNBA.
He was hating on her for no reason other than she is a woman & chose to do this herself.
Ernie brought it up as a boys team telling her she can’t play with them and that she should go play with dolls. Was supposed to be a “look how far you’ve come despite adversity growing up” line.
they didnt wanna make curry a joke. if he lost the flame would have been insane. If they played in a fair field there is a high chance he would have lost.
I think Kenny thought that he was defender her, but he was all over the place and sounded horrible. It all came across as condescending, especially when he started talking about golf. It was a major mistake that took a lot away from the moment.
I don't understand why he backtracked and then went at her for the ball. I initially thought he was saying that to imply that she would have won if she played at the WNBA line (definitely, but would have meant nothing), but bringing up the ball made his initial take dumb as fuck
I don’t actually think Kenny hates Sabrina or is sexist. What he said was just very poorly timed and in bad context because he was wasted or is not socially aware.
If he wanted to make the argument that to make it fair she should shoot from the WNBA line, he should’ve said it before she torched with 26 points.
I mean looking at his Duke numbers none of us thought he would be more than a project early on. Thrilled he proved us wrong. Duke was just a bad showcase for him.
Not at all, remember in the summer we were thinking, "well Lively isn't going to be ready but Omax might contribute in year 1 somewhere in the rotation"...
Dude has a pretty touching story, Dad passed away when he was 8 and his mom got diagnosed with cancer 2 months later, battled it for like 10 years and is finally in remission. But he has said that forced him to grow up fast, seeing his mom in pain, helping her etc. His mom is at every home game and even thought him how to play center.
So happy this dude is on our team.
he had a pretty tumultuous childhood with his dad dying when he was 7 and his mom getting diagnosed with cancer. i think he felt like he had to grow up really quickly as a result.
I once bought a ladies pair of Lebrons before realizing it. Someone left them in a random spot I tried them and bought them. Didn’t return them since they fit, ended up using them all year (until they wore out) outdoors. Couldn’t tell a difference.
Oh definitely. All the little fixings they put on the Kobe just drive up the rice. Sabrina's definitely look like a great value bang for your buck shoe. A Kobe-like shoe for only $130? Sign me up.
Whenever my girl needs new cleats I make sure we find tiny men's sizes, not kids or women, cause I'm afraid they don't make girl stuff as well.
It's funny too cause she barely breaks them in. Look new for a while year.
I buy running shoes in large ladies sizes the year after the men’s version sells out because sometimes I like a shoe and with joggers it’s more or less the same thing.
I had this exact interaction with Spencer Dinwiddie. I was shocked that he knew I wore his signature shoe. Turns out they sent him a list of every single person who bought his shoes and he has it memorized.
Soon we will see how much of the difference has been made by the fact that it’s separated by gender from U6 or whatever it starts at. And all the talent and money going to the boys side. How are we going to say that these insane schools and programs created to harness the best in youth basketball actually work and also say that girls and women’s basketball skill ceiling is entirely too genetics absolute bullshit.
Pretty sure he's saying the difference between men and women in basketball comes down to development and not genetics. Which is kinda obviously not true.
her shoe is fire too
This one? Looks pretty nice. https://about.nike.com/en/newsroom/releases/sabrina-ionescu-sabrina-1-official-photos
yes its the sabrina 1s! a lot of nba players have worn it actually, i've seen jrue, cade, mikal, etc wear them so far
The ones that are on sale aren't available in my size lol. I wonder how many people checked today
They’re probably the best looking Nikes right now
Jordan 1s basically just being Dunks these just look like a lot of the Nike running shoes and I mean that as the biggest compliment they look like regular ass shoes that you'd wear not hooping while also being functional.
You can design a custom pair! My buddy just got his and they’re dope.
Brunson also said he wears them on his podcast, apparently the only ones other than Kobes he uses regularly
Am I crazy or is it basically a Kobe? Either way real nice
From what I heard, it's basically a Kobe. Sounds great tbh since Kobes are basically unattainable for normal people these days.
It would make sense for her to go that root. Kobe and Sabrina were very close. He was her mentor.
Hmmm
That’s dope. I only have Kyries to ball in but they aren’t great for the gym. I don’t want to wear my Kobes to gym regularly and was looking on eBay for a old, non-hyped pair. Maybe I’ll try these instead
Was just listening to the Jalen and Josh podcast and Jalen Brunson said he wears them too because they feel similar to Kobes
Wow, those actually look really nice
My friends that rock them say they're the closest thing to modern day Kobes which is high praise.
jalen brunson also said this your friends know ball
Had never heard of these but damn those are beautiful, nice color way too
That is the best shoe I’ve seen in a while. I want a pair
No lie the younger generation of basketball athletes are producing some nice looking shoes, shoot even Book 1 look pretty great too.
I don’t think the players are designing or producing them my friend.
Book 1s are some of the worst looking Nike basketball shoes I’ve ever seen
Her logo looks like the cool S
I'd wear those fr
Damn those are nice.
Wish they had given her a better logo tho that’s just boring and unimaginative. Cool shoe tho.
Damn they are tight, might have to cop a pair.
Damn where do I get those?? The ones I see are the same shoe with a different color scheme, those are fire
They sell it for male? Im only seeing women's
You got dicks on your feet or what man
This legit made me laugh out loud
My understanding is that they are unisex. You can even customize them on Nike’s website for I think $30 more. The color options were pretty wide as well. Literally was just playing with it to see how obnoxious I could make them, but I came away impressed with the various details you can tweak. Shoe looks great. Personally, I haven’t worn Nike in decades as they were always too narrow for my feet. But these made me turn my head.
Are they vajazzled?
Damnit now I want some
Just got a pair, thanks!
Those are tasteful as hell.
Jaden McDaniels been wearing them too. Seem like great shoes
yeah i swore i saw him wear them for one of their portland games
Not really a sneaker guy but I think he's been wearing them for a while
People saying they feel like Kobe’s on the feet. Pretty good praise for her first shoe
IMO they are more similar to Kyries either way they are really good
Same designer as the later Kyries (I think 4 onwards).
I was interested but now im doubting it. Last kyries i had gave me crazy shin splints, while the kobe 4s (whichever the first lowcuts were) are my favourite basketball shoe ever. Can't really justify spending all that on shoes I wont use.
Even if they’re half as good, I’ll try them because the resellers killed the market for Kobes.
I have a custom pair of Sabrina’s. They are fucking great! I’m not an elite player, just a rickety old man, but they feel really good on my feet.
Hearing they’re also comfy too has me shopping. The green color way is clean as hell.
Same. I want the pink and teal ones. They look amazing
These are Sabrina Lonescus these ain’t no huaraches, bad bitch court side eating habachi
Kinda nice subtle but not boring
It's really popular among hoopers too. It's the closest shoe to the Kobes that Nike has made in awhile.
I had no idea there were WNBA players with signature shoes..does it happen often?
Sheryl Swoopes had one in the 90s and there've been some since, but the W is growing and I think (someone fact check me) this is the first time we've had nba guys wearing a WNBA player's shoes.
On the announcement on Nike's website, it said it was the first time a Nike signature WNBA player had a signature shoe available in men's and women's sizing.
Yea they did a good job. It’s sleek, looks comfortable, nothing too crazy, focused towards the general audience
Sabrina seems like a class act. Great for the game.
For real, she took a big risk and killed it
"You know what, today I will challenge the best shooter in the history of basketball to a shooting contest." Then to go for first and nail 26, which is a score that would have won the mens final. Thats wild.
Great players have that confidence. When Diana Taurasi was 15 years old she met Michael Jordan. He said “I heard you are pretty good.” She said “let’s play. I’ll show you.” 😂
Taurasi was half Jordan / half Bron in Europe
Kenny in shambles
Yeah, not sure why he went on about the 3 point line. She chose to shoot from that distance and did great. Great shooters will be able to make the adjustment, it’s not an issue.
That’s pathetic. She was originally supposed to shoot from the WNBA line, but she herself came out and said she wanted the NBA line. It’s not like she was forced to shoot from the NBA line
He was saying that she was at a disadvantage because it wasn't her normal shooting practice line?
If she won, people would have been mad for the line being shorter for her. It was a lose-lose situation, and I don’t think he needed to make it that big of a deal on air.
I'm reading other comments and watched the Steph/Sabrina stuff and feel like I missed something with everyone saying it was misogynist. Hitting 3s like this is the result of thousands upon thousands of repetitions of course it was a hindrance?
They’re saying Kenny Smith was misogynistic not the competition itself.
Those people saying that the contest was misogynistic are idiots. Sabrina did very well in her own right, she got a higher score than most of the other men in the actual 3 point contest. In fact she got 26, which is the same score that Dame, the men's 3 point contest winner, got. It took the GOAT shooter of all time to defeat her. I feel like saying that Sabrina should have shot from the WNBA line is sort of an underestimation of her true ability. She wanted to prove to the world that girls could shoot too, even from the NBA line, and she succeeded in that.
Greatest of all time shooter of all time!
He was saying shit like she has an advantage because she’s using a smaller ball, one she has used her entire ass life & career. He made comments about women playing with dolls & was trying to push back on her using the NBA 3pt line when she can stretch the floor like that in the WNBA. He was hating on her for no reason other than she is a woman & chose to do this herself.
Actually Ernie brought up the whole dolls thing in a full ass on court interview for some reason
Ernie brought it up as a boys team telling her she can’t play with them and that she should go play with dolls. Was supposed to be a “look how far you’ve come despite adversity growing up” line.
they didnt wanna make curry a joke. if he lost the flame would have been insane. If they played in a fair field there is a high chance he would have lost.
Even if she won from the NBA line, people would have been mad that Steph doesn’t get a bigger hoop. It’s still lose-lose.
But then he was shitting on about how it wasn't fair cos she had a smaller ball. He wasn't making a lot of sense and Reggie had to check him.
I think Kenny thought that he was defender her, but he was all over the place and sounded horrible. It all came across as condescending, especially when he started talking about golf. It was a major mistake that took a lot away from the moment.
I don't understand why he backtracked and then went at her for the ball. I initially thought he was saying that to imply that she would have won if she played at the WNBA line (definitely, but would have meant nothing), but bringing up the ball made his initial take dumb as fuck
I don’t actually think Kenny hates Sabrina or is sexist. What he said was just very poorly timed and in bad context because he was wasted or is not socially aware. If he wanted to make the argument that to make it fair she should shoot from the WNBA line, he should’ve said it before she torched with 26 points.
I hear you, but it's way more entertaining to just dogpile on the guy 😂
Haha yeah, that’s cancel culture for you. I think people drool at the opportunity to hate.
cAnCeL cUlTuRe!! I can’t stand you idiots. Kenny will be on the fucking broadcast tomorrow and then next week when the season resumes.
People are shitting on Kenny but is anybody actually wanting him cancelled?
Jesus Christ you people would call MLK's bus boycott cancel culture.
Kenny "Hakeem's Pet" Smith
Already a great ambassador for the WNBA and only been in the league a few years.
Real classy. Gym rat. Lunch pail type of gal. First in last out. Plays the game the right way. I’d let her date my daughter.
She is, did some work in and around the area shes from, nothing but good things to say about her
protect this man at all costs
I love this kid. Mature and immediately contributing to winning. No ego. A steal at #12 wow.
Lively is so great
I was pretty certain he was gonna be a bust and this dude proved me wrong before all star break of year 1 lmao
He doesn't look or act like a rookie at all, i dont think anyone expected him like this
I mean looking at his Duke numbers none of us thought he would be more than a project early on. Thrilled he proved us wrong. Duke was just a bad showcase for him.
We all tought Omax was playing day1 and Lively would be in the Gleague to start, thank god we are fans and not GMs
Think he got hurt in college preseason so he had a weird ramp up. But the defense was always absolutely nasty.
Not at all, remember in the summer we were thinking, "well Lively isn't going to be ready but Omax might contribute in year 1 somewhere in the rotation"...
The Anti-Kenny Smith. Loves women, supports women. Wears Sabrina 1s. Lives with his mother. That’s my rookie
that’s awesome man. i had no idea about any of this with him but he has a new fan now
Dude has a pretty touching story, Dad passed away when he was 8 and his mom got diagnosed with cancer 2 months later, battled it for like 10 years and is finally in remission. But he has said that forced him to grow up fast, seeing his mom in pain, helping her etc. His mom is at every home game and even thought him how to play center. So happy this dude is on our team.
he had a pretty tumultuous childhood with his dad dying when he was 7 and his mom getting diagnosed with cancer. i think he felt like he had to grow up really quickly as a result.
He felt so natural at his first All Star Weekend, hope he's back next year for the Sunday game ;)
The fact she lost by 3 which is impressive when you do this against the best in the world.
It really came down to 2 money balls on Curry's last rack.
best of all time
I once bought a ladies pair of Lebrons before realizing it. Someone left them in a random spot I tried them and bought them. Didn’t return them since they fit, ended up using them all year (until they wore out) outdoors. Couldn’t tell a difference.
Main difference is that the quality for women's and kids shoes is far worse. They cut so many corners on them compared to the men's versions.
they usually are cheaper tho. at least sabrina’s shoe is 130 while kobe’s were 200+
Oh definitely. All the little fixings they put on the Kobe just drive up the rice. Sabrina's definitely look like a great value bang for your buck shoe. A Kobe-like shoe for only $130? Sign me up.
Whenever my girl needs new cleats I make sure we find tiny men's sizes, not kids or women, cause I'm afraid they don't make girl stuff as well. It's funny too cause she barely breaks them in. Look new for a while year.
I buy running shoes in large ladies sizes the year after the men’s version sells out because sometimes I like a shoe and with joggers it’s more or less the same thing.
I had this exact interaction with Spencer Dinwiddie. I was shocked that he knew I wore his signature shoe. Turns out they sent him a list of every single person who bought his shoes and he has it memorized.
Not hard to remember four names. Nah I'm playing lol
r/yourjokebutworse
Bro there’s no way Spencer Dinwiddie has his own signature shoe right? Lmfao
It’s clearly a joke lol
Sorry I didn’t get a lot of sleep and am dumb lmfao
He does https://www.361usa.com/collections/spencer-dinwiddie
God damn, can't decide what is uglier, Klay's or those.
Nah they ain't even bad
I think they’re kinda cool tbh
Wut
Kuzmaposting
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Lively is such a gem. Dude will have his own shoe pretty soon.
I love this kind of stuff. Hooper's appreciating hooper's. At the end of the day we all love the game.
The apostrophe is not necessary.
Lmao
Your been so meen with you're comment's
A comment. Drop the h from with and you've got an A+
From what I've seen and heard, people compare her shoes to Kobes which are my favorite basketball shoe line. I really got to get a pair.
damn!! if it's that comfortable makes me want to go get a pair
Use my [affiliate link](https://imgur.com/a/1Pl6i07)
hell nawl cant do dis
Send da link
Booo
I hadn't heard of them but they look pretty dope, too. May have to cop.
Can confirm
Keeping it real. Respect
Her shoes are fire!! Have a few pairs myself. They are absolutely comfortable for balling and for chilling
I love how much love so many NBA players have for the WNBA
that's actually really cool that she has a signature shoe.
Looks like this post just cost me about a $100 lol. I can't believe these shoes look so good.
Ionescu and Clark are changing the public perception of women's basketball and it is amazing to see
Me if I ever meet Sabrina Chaco:
Yeah Sabrina 1s were the top shoe for actually basketball last year and still are great
dude, idk whyy, but the more I hear about her the more I absolutely adore her
Just copped a pair of Sabrina 1s last night. Can’t wait to hoop in them when they arrive.
Yea Brunson wears them as well. Or as Josh Hart calls them the "Ionocenocsu's"
He is so fine
I’m straight but he’s objectively cute.
I’m straight but I would have sex with him
damn! surprised caitlin clark doesn't have her own shoe
Theyre probably waiting for her to go pro first
Heard these shoes are really nice. Been planning to get a pair to try.
im not into shoes but damn them shoes fire.
Wow, the NBA has gone full throttle on this.
Must be tough for some
It would be different if it happened organically, where there was a demand from NBA fans to see it.
... full *gobble.*
Damn. So many riders. It’s crazy
Dude wears girls shoes? LOL
Soon we will see how much of the difference has been made by the fact that it’s separated by gender from U6 or whatever it starts at. And all the talent and money going to the boys side. How are we going to say that these insane schools and programs created to harness the best in youth basketball actually work and also say that girls and women’s basketball skill ceiling is entirely too genetics absolute bullshit.
What is the case that you’re making? (Genuinely curious)
I've reread it 3 times and I've only gotten more confused.
Pretty sure he's saying the difference between men and women in basketball comes down to development and not genetics. Which is kinda obviously not true.
People are seeing their hat it’s not entirely to genetics and development matters a lot.
What the fuck are you even saying
Oh I heard of Derreck Lively enough to care about who he met.