Nike Basketball is paying homage to LeBron James being picked #1 overall by the Cleveland Cavaliers in the 2003 NBA Draft with this upcoming Nike LeBron 16 Low. This colorway of the Nike LeBron 16 Low is covered in a clean white all throughout the knitted upper along with gold LeBron branding on the tongues and gold Nike Air branding on the heels. Down below, an icy blue outsole shows off the midsole’s large red Zoom Air units, and a red Dunkman logo on the heel finalizes the stylings.
Check out the images below, and look for the Nike LeBron 16 Low “NBA Draft” to release on May 24th at select retailers and Nike.com. The retail price tag is set at $160 USD.
Nike was founded in 1964 as Blue Ribbon Sports and initially operated as a distributor for the Japanese shoemaker Onitasuka Tiger (now known as Asics). It officially became Nike Inc. in 1971.The Nike swoosh was designed by Portland State University student Carolyn Davidson,The slogan “Just Do It” was inspired by serial killer Gary Gilmore, who said “let’s do it” just before he was executed by a firing squad in 1977.