ÿþDo you own the South Beach LeBrons? If nike sb not, which is your favorite? Check out some of the choice colorways below and stay tuned for the ongoing series called 11 Days of Nike LeBron.We re almost at the finish line for the 11 Days of Nike LeBron. Today s sneaker is one that played a pivotal role in the LeBron James story. The Nike LeBron 9 will forever hold a special spot in footwear history as the sneaker that carried King James to the promised land for the first time.

He had flirted with greatness plenty of times before, but it was during his second season with the Miami heat, this shoe on feet, that he would finally achieve that ultimate goal in the NBA.This new plateaux of play was represented in the futuristic build of the Nike LeBron 9. The leather nike running shoes materials that had so long been a mainstay of basketball sneakers were tossed out in favor of Hyperfuse paneling and Flywire supports-choices that sort of signified a new era in basketball sneaker design.

Over the past 11 days Sneaker News has treated you to 11 Days of Nike nike cortez LeBron , a sneaker career retrospective of sorts culminating on this, the eleventh day. 11/11 of course brings us to the Nike LeBron XI , that sneaker that so recently arrived at retail. As the current generation of LeBron shoes is a story that s still being told, so there isn t nearly as much retrospective and reminiscence to be had.

Continuing our 11 Days of Nike LeBron series, we re today examining the second shoe in King James history of on-court silhouettes. The Nike Zoom LeBron II showed a bit more commitment to nike flyknit the young recruit even on its box tag-this being the first shoe to actually have  LeBron in its name. The sneaker in some ways reflected LeBron s growing up in the league, as the Nike Zoom LeBron II was all of a sudden a much bulkier shoe than the previous iteration-gaining three ounces in total weight and this time featuring a strapped-up design. The extra heft coincided with a bigger, better Bron, one who was becoming more and more comfortable in league.

See below for a couple of the hardest hitting pairs of the Nike Zoom LeBron II and stick with Sneaker News for daily updates in the 11 Days of Nike LeBron series leading up to 11/11We re taking a daily look a LeBron James lineup of Nike shoes, an 11 day count-up to 11/11 that will serve as a reminder of the progression of his signature line. 2006 saw the debut of the Nike Zoom LeBron III , a shoe that solidified LeBron s line as the tougher, bulkier answer to the Nike Kobe line that was nike air beginning to develop at around the same time.

As referenced by the official name of the shoes, there was indeed full-length Zoom Air on the cushioning tip within the no-midsole construction and instead utilized a Foamposite shell that implemented a flex pattern similar to the Nike Free. The wavy upper proved that the Nike Basketball team was more than willing to switch up the shape of his shoes on a yearly basis rather than try to establish a concrete  LeBron look , but it was clear the boot-styling was a theme that the team honed in on once again.