basketball shoe

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“Air,” a movie that follows the history of Air Jordans, Nike’s basketball shoe that became the model for sports star-endorsed franchises, premieres on April 5.

From New York Times • Apr. 1, 2023

At his pop cultural height, Lee was the architect of basketball shoe marketing with Michael Jordan and Nike, the face of New York Knicks fandom and the embodiment of 1990s Afrocentricity.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 26, 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

Nike has long dominated basketball shoe sales, according to an industry analyst, because of its relationship with two megastars — Michael Jordan and LeBron James — and its control of college ranks.

From Washington Post • Oct. 1, 2018

A March Morgan Stanley note, first described by Business Insider, reported that Under Armour’s basketball shoe sales were up a massive 350 percent year to date.

From Slate • May 16, 2016