Elliot Santiago If you’ve been a follower of the King’s signature kicks, you’d notice that its fairly common for them to pull inspiration from throwback Swoosh models as we’ve seen demonstrated by his latest LeBron 17 mimicking classics such as the Air Jordan 6 “Infrared” and the Air Command Force. And for it’s next act, it’s calling upon this homage-focused mentality once again to impersonate an iconic basketball silhouette popularized by the great Scottie Pippen – the Air Uptempo. Most of its complexion is executed in a potent “University Red” hue, and is couple with stark black accents swirled into its marbled Battleknit upper and entire throat reminiscent of similar Air Uptempo 95 colorway that retro’d last year. Additionally, the badge symbol usually featured on the tongues of Air Uptempo 97 is appropriately inherited and placed atop the lower throat. Check out a closer look here below, and find these hitting Nike.com and select retailers on May 8th for a retail tag of $200 USD.
In other news, here’s an on-foot look at the upcoming Stussy Spiridon KK.
Nike LeBron 17 “Uptempo”
Release Date: May 8th, 2020
$200
Color: University Red/Black-White
Style Code:BQ3177-601
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Where to Buy
- Nike10am ET
- Finish Line10am ET
- JD Sports10am ET
- Eastbay10am ET
- Dick’s10am ET
