After an extended layoff, the 2011 lockout concluded on the day after Christmas, Kawhi Leonard finally debuted for the San Antonio Spurs rocking some classics. As worn by Penny Hardaway, the Nike Air Max Penny 1 featured the large Air Max bubble in the heel that was so prominent in […]
Kawhi’s minutes fluctuated throughout the rest of the shortened 2011-12 season but the small forward began to show glimpses of aggression that would propel him past being just a role player. The early grind occurred while wearing the Nike Kobe 7 in Kawhi’s rookie year. The Kobe 7 was one […]
While there aren’t any notable highlights in this shoe, the Nike Air Foamposite One was another Penny Hardaway model that Kawhi loved to rock on court. This is particularly true for the “Stealth Black” and “Metallic Pewter” colorways that matched the Spurs unis perfectly. Not many players would dare rock […]
While Penny styles were a big part of Kawhi’s sneaker game, his play when wearing a Charles Barkley sneaker pushed him to the next level. The Air Force Max originally dropped around 1993 and was notably worn by the league MVP that year in Barkley. This shoe was made for […]
While Kawhi continued to wear the Penny 1 during the 2012-13 season, Leonard mixed it up with another classic Penny Hardaway style in the Nike Air Flight One. This style was notably worn by Hardaway in the 1995 NBA Finals, A few weeks before then, Michael Jordan rocked this sneaker […]
The first sneaker ever worn by Klay Thompson was the Nike Kobe 6. This occurred on Christmas Day 2011 after the lockout shortened Klay’s rookie season. Klay wore the Nike Kobe 6 in maroon, likely a carryover from his Washington State days matching the maroon Cougar jerseys. Thompson scored 7 […]
Klay would mostly wear the Nike Hyperdunk 2011 in high-top and low-top form during his 2011-12 NBA season. Like many other sneakers in this era, this Hyperdunk featured a synthetic Hyperfuse upper with Flywire cables woven in. This made the shoe rigid and durable for many wears. Zoom Air units […]
A sneaker Klay Thompson rocked during his 2011-12 season was the Nike Hyperfuse 2011 shoes. The Hyperfuse line focused on two aspects: breathability and durability. The 2011 version was no different, with plastic “Fuse” material on the upper and ventilation holes throughout. This shoe is almost identical to the original […]
One of the handful of sneakers Klay Thompson rocked during his 2012-13 NBA season was the Nike Hyperfuse 2012. The sequel to the original Hyperfuse sneaker, the 2012 version still featured the same layered synthetic upper that provided amble durability. The plastic construction was more notable in the heel, with […]
A lesser known sneaker that Klay rocked during the 2012-13 season was the Nike Hyperenforcer. Like many other Nike Basketball sneakers at the time, the Hyperenforcer utilized synthetic uppers that was durable enough for the majority of the season. Vent holes are heat pressed out of the upper for added […]