My New Nike Zoom KD II

Published by Kevin Durant in Blog, News on December 16th, 2009 | View Comments

What’s good? Not sure if you all heard, but Nike is going to be releasing my new sneaker, the KD II, in January. But you guys can get a sneak peak of it during tonight’s game against the Dallas Mavericks. The game will be on ESPN, so you’ve got to check it out and tell me what you think. The colorway we will be wearing tonight is called the “Creamsicle”.

First off, just to have your own shoe is a blessing. To have Nike on your feet is also a blessing. On top of that, some of my teammates are going to wear my new sneakers tonight, too. It’s great to have that kind of support. For my teammates to represent my shoe feels good. A lot of people are going to see a lot of orange tomorrow, so I’m glad they decided to wear it. They liked it a lot. I brought them out in the summertime to wear, they’re excited and we can’t wait to play in them tonight.

Also, I wanted these sneakers to be affordable for everyone, so they’re only going to cost $85. I remember growing up when I couldn’t afford the Vince Carters or the Jordans or guys who had their own shoes. I always wore the team Nikes, like the Uptempos. I remember one of my teams had the Shaqs. I just had a couple of pairs. I couldn’t really get the Jordans that I wanted but it was always good just to find a shoe to play basketball in. So this time, I thought to myself that I want people to afford it and 85 dollars is the perfect price and hopefully people will start to buy them.

The KD II is different from my first sneaker, although there’s some similarities. The sneaker has a strap on it at the mid sole. It’s not a high top but it’s a mid, almost. It’s a great fit. It has the same bottom as the KD1s that show how I grew up and my workout plans and things like that. It’s pretty cool. One of the numbers on the sole is 108, which is the house number for my grandmother’s house. I used to sit outside of her house almost every day after the school. Another number is 20746, which is the address number of the post office where my mom used to work at across the street from my old house. Those are just some things from my childhood that mean a lot to me.

I gave out the first pair of KD II creamsicles to a guy named Brendan. He was the first person to come and donate at my Giving Tree event last night, so I hooked him up with a pair of shoes. My folks at Nike Basketball are also going to give out a pair tonight during the game, so make sure to follow them on Twitter.

Man, I’m pumped for tonight’s game and for you guys to see my new sneaker. Remember, they don’t come out until January. You can tell me what you think of the KD II in my comments section. Be honest!

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