With gambling comes risk, and Professional Basketball’s Draft is always a gamble. The irony of the draft is unpredictable and often can make or break a team’s goal of creating a dynasty. To capture this feeling PUMA and No Mas teamed up and released the PUMA X No Mas First Rounds LA to further celebrate last year’s exhibition of “The Lottery”. This month, the PUMA First Round is inspired by the city of Boston and the loss of a rising star.
Highlights of the PUMA X No Mas First Rounds LE include black on black leather with embroidered lottery balls, three sets of laces with “No Mas” branding on the lace tips and the outsole, and a band on the collar of the shoe saying “RIP”. The band represents the armband that team members wear when they are mourning the loss of a teammate.
A very limited number of pairs will drop exclusively at BODEGA Boston on Monday, March 17th. Just in time to celebrate the life and death of a Boston draft pick that could have carried the team into their glory years, when they were winning back to back championships.
More photos below…
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March 15th, 2008 at 6:45 pm
Interesting shoe and interesting theme (the Boston thing) being that the R.I.P there would no doubt stand for the death of Len Bias who was the 2nd pick in the 86 draft and who died 2 days later of a cocaine overdose. Check this link out (its by Bill Simmons from ESPN) and you will understand a bit more.
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