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A plethora of tributes, hidden messages and stories can be formulated through sneakers (see Sneaker Geeks). Last night, we spotted a lot of NBA players rocking a special colorways of Nike sneakers in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. That said, check out today’s Kicks On Court to see the player’s tribute on Martin Luther King Day.
Last night, Nike supplied some of their brand members with special grey, black, red and green colored sneakers as a tribute to the African-American heritage and Martin Luther King Jr. Each sneaker features a predominately grey foil-like upper with hints of black, green and red throughout the upper. Players including Kobe Bryant, Rudy Gay, Nate Robinson and Luol Deng wore sneakers such as the Kobe V, the Zoom Sharkalaid and the Blue Chip II in this special colorway. Click here to view these kicks plus more worn by Ray Allen, Gerald Wallace, Rasheed Wallace and others.
Los Angeles Lakers wearing the Nike Zoom Kobe V "MLK Tribute"Kobe Bryant in the Nike Zoom Kobe V "MLK Tribute"Nike Zoom Kobe V "MLK Tribute"Rudy Gay turning the corner in the Nike Zoom Sharkalaid "MLK Tribute"Nate Robinson shooting a jumper in the Nike Blue Chip II "MLK Tribute"OJ Mayo (left) and Leandro Barbosa (right) in the Nike Air Max Rise "MLK Tribute" and the Adidas TS Lightning Creator, respectivelyLuol Deng in the Nike Blue Chip II "MLK Tribute"Dante Cunningham (left) and Caron Butler (right) in the Nike Air Max Rise "MLK Tribute" and the Nike Zoom Flip'n, respectively Marcus Thornton laying it up in the Nike Hyperize "MLK Tribute"Derrick Rose sporting the Adidas Young Guns Ray Allen shooting in the Air Jordan 12 Retro PEGerald Wallace in the Air Jordan 12 Retro PEMonta Ellis in the AND1 ME8 "MLK Tribute"Josh Smith (left) and Kevin Durant (right) in the Adidas TS Commander LT and the Nike KD2, respectively Rasheed Wallace shooting in the Nike Air Force 1 HiMike Conley defending in the Adidas Young Guns and Steve Nash driving in the Nike Cradle Rock Joe Johnson shooting a fadeaway jumper in the Jordan 16.5
