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With the rate Team USA is going, there is no doubt that the Olympics finals is imminent. And once the finals comes under way, Lebron will don the latest model of the Nike Zoom Lebron signature line, the Zoom Lebron VI. But the pair he will wear won’t be just any other Lebron VI, it will be the Lebron VI United We Rise edition, the same colorway that the now sold out Hyperdunks featured. Once Team USA wins gold, these shoes will be much coveted!
As the United States Men’s Basketball Team continues to devastate opponents, Nike prepares to launch a package for them, the Nike Gold Medal Pack. With the rate Team USA is going, the shoes have an almost sure shot of releasing, it’s only a matter of time. Rumors say that the shoes will release in House of Hoops, but it’s not yet confirmed. The shoes that may be included in the pack are the Zoom Lebron VI, the Melo M5 and the Kobe Hyperdunk or Zoom Kobe IV.
As part of the “United We Rise” series Converse has created this Team Wade Signature sneaker in the Team USA colors. These sneakers are to be worn by Dwyane Wade in the Beijing Olympics, which begin on Friday, August 8th.
The red, white and blue colorway features the “United We Rise” reflective tribal print designed by Joshua “Hydro74″ Smith on the toe and heel.
These shoes are expected to be a limited released beginning on Friday with 2008 pairs worldwide. Via Sneaker Freaker.
In honor of the “Friendlies” games that the USA Basketball Team is playing in China as a warmup to the Beijing Olympics, Nike has releases three special sneakers for three of the top players – LeBron James, Kobe Bryant and Carmelo Anthony.
LeBron’s Zoom Soldier II PE features a Chinese character print design on the heel, around the midsole and fades toward the toe. A lasered lion is features on the heel tab. On the shoes is also the Chinese characters which translate into “Land” and LeBron’s jersey number. The special box for these shoes also features the lion, the Chinese characters that are on the shoe, and his number.
Kobe’s Mamba Hyperdunk, which previewed last month, comes in Team USA colors and features a snake design on the toe. On the special box are snakes, his number and the Chinese characters meaning “Solidarity,” “A long, long time” and Kobe’s jersey number.
Carmelo’s Olympia Supreme PE features graphics representing his love of dogs, as well as a breakdown of his number 15. Seven (symbolizing “Togetherness”) plus eight (symbolizing “Fortune”). The shoe also features a special box. Via Sneaker News.
