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Nike LeBron XXIII 'Grand Opening' Basketball Shoes

About This Item

LeBron’s carried the game for two decades. But what if we could help lighten the load? Enter the LeBron XXIII. It offers peak lightweight responsiveness thanks to springy, full-length ZoomX foam—perfect for the high speed demands of the modern game. “Grand Opening” takes its inspiration from LeBron’s highly publicized professional debut—and his first signature shoe that launched a lineage of greatness.


Athlete-Inspired Details:

  • With the whole basketball world watching, LeBron announced his arrival with a ridiculous 25 points, 6 rebounds, 9 assists and 4 steals—all while rocking his Zoom Generation sneakers. This colorway replicates that same pair Bron donned during his memorable debut, including the OG logos, original Swoosh design and repeating lion print along the upper. Look for the game’s date, October 29, 2003, stamping a standard that LeBron has upheld for 23 years.

Design:

  • With an engineered jacquard and premium bootie lining, the LeBron XXIII is the ultimate in lightweight luxury, so you can get to your spots and keep your cuts razor sharp
  • Innovative containment systems helps you stay locked in

In-Shoe Comfort:

  • Full-length ZoomX drop-in midsole offers optimal bounce
  • Carbon fiber plate helps keep your foot stable when making sudden movements while helping add a bit of speed

Durability & Traction:

  • A sticky, squeaky multi-directional traction pattern offers you regal court feel, you’ll stay a step ahead of all pretenders to the throne

Additional Details:

  • Product shown in Men's and Women's sizes
  • Example: M7.5/W9.0 = Men's size 7.5, Women's size 9.0
  • Brand : Nike
  • Country of Origin : Imported
  • Web ID: 25NIKABASKLBRNXXGRAFA

REVIEWS

4.3
87%
Recommended

67 Reviews

Shoe Size

This review is based on the people who said the shoe hurt or felt stiff. This shoes are great for basketball and should be worn in a basketball court. Also, what I found helpful is sizing up. Go to fleet feet or any places that will measure your feet size and this will eliminate the pain you feel wearing a shoe two sizes smaller than you. My final advice is that our feet expand when we do a lot of movement like jumping, running or exercising in general, so the shoe that fit you snagged when you started are now hurting your feet. The solution is to always size up your activity shoes and wear your normal size on your everyday shoes.

Easily Scratched

As New, they look great, but two issues were found after wearing them a few times. For context, I use them only to play volleyball. After wearing them twice: 1) The purple material in the base of the shoes scratched very easily, 2) The green fabric got stained by the purple part when the shoes are stored together

Dwaynead1bd88f7

Loos great, size fits perfect. They're just so stiff, & makes noise when I walk.

JosephineS27798239

Love them and the presentation Thinking about getting another pair in black

jessica270471486

I bought the black ones the masked menace. Really disappointed they hurt my ankle, they are not what I expected the shoe looks like a football cleat. I was wanting the black around the shoe to be more visible it just looks like a wide black shoe with a tongue that touches my freaking shin. The packaging was cool but I was excited for the all black shoe to finally come out and was super unimpressed. If I purchased another pair it would be a colorful one so that it wouldn’t be as plain and cleat like.

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