Thursday, October 29, 2009

NBA Players and Shoes

Some of the best NBA players to have ever played have taken their legacy to households around the world in the form of shoes. Michel Jordan and Lebron James are two of the most popular players to have their own line of shoes. Aspiring basketball players as well as others, who like them for fashion purposes, regularly purchase Jordan’s and Lebron’s.

Air Jordan’s were first designed in 1985 and came in a back and red model. There are over 25 different models of Jordan shoes each with its own design and release date. Jordan’s are made by Nike who signed Micheal Jordan to endorse the “Air Jordan” shoe for $2.5 million contract for 5 years.

Nike not only used Jordan, they also signed James with a $90 million contract for 7 years beginning in 2003. According to Jordanzone.com, Nike has released several models of the Air Zoom Lebron series of basketball shoes along with Lebron Air Force Ones and special edition shoes as well.

Jordan and James have made millions playing basketball but they have made even more by giving their name to Nike in order to endorse these shoes.

Many players in today’s game choose to only wear one type of shoes to play in. With all of the different models, styles and colors to choose from they could wear a different pair for every game.

Nike even makes basketball shoes for toddlers and women, so there is a basketball shoe for everyone, find one that is right for you. Visit Jordanzone.com for more in depth information and history of Air Jordan and Lebron shoes.

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