By Damien Crawford & Josiah Rodriguez
With basketball season starting we began to wonder what the best basketball shoes are? Nike claimed that the Kobe 6 Proto are the next level and the all-around best basketball shoe in the game. After starting his career with adidas in 1996, Bryant went on to build one of the most successful signature basketball lines in history with Nike from 2003-2020. Bryant’s brand, as Donahoe mentioned, was far more than footwear. During his heyday, the Nike Kobe line also included apparel and accessories. In my opinion Lebron’s shoe, first released in 2004, has gained somewhat of a cult following since its release. A retro version was released on October 25, 2022. Ever the businessman, James wore a black-and-white version of the Zoom LeBron 2s during the game seemingly to boost sales of the retro shoe.
The greatest of all time Air Jordan is a line of basketball shoes produced by Nike Its first product was a sneaker titled ‘Air Jordan it was Priced at $65 with a unique design and meant for the average American basketball lover. Peter Moore was part of a small group of Nike executives who began working with Michael Jordan shortly after he left the University of North Carolina and joined the Chicago Bulls. Moore designed the shoe with input from Michael, who specified something eye-catching and low, so he could feel the court beneath his feet. Within the first 12 months the sales from Air Jordans went past $100 million — $97 million more than Nike’s own estimate! The shoes were designed for Nike by Peter Moore, Tinker Hatfield, and Bruce Kilgore.
