basketball shoe

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Why does a basketball shoe have lights in it?

From Slate • Mar. 4, 2019

A key shoe style was a $1,000 logo-printed, high-top, lace-up shoe reminiscent of the Converse Chuck Taylor All Star, the iconic sneaker first introduced as a basketball shoe in 1917.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 14, 2019

Bazley, who decided not play in the development league, is the first athlete signed to promote the company’s re-entry into the basketball shoe market.

From Washington Times • Oct. 22, 2018

The American basketball shoe market is about a $950 million per year industry, according to analyst Matt Powell, and it’s still dominated by Nike.

From Washington Post • Mar. 9, 2018

Back then, Nike beat back Adidas; indeed, it now has over 90 percent of the basketball shoe market — a number that compares to Microsoft’s monopoly over operating systems in its heyday.

From New York Times • Jun. 17, 2016