A Recent History of Sneaker Mishaps in the NBA

A brief look back at the biggest NBA sneaker mishaps of all time.

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Written by Peter Walsh  (@Peter_M_Walsh)

NBA basketball games are no stranger to oddities, unnatural occurrences, and weird happenings. When it comes to sneakers, players seem to have more odd in-game things happen to them than other professional athletes. And this season, for whatever reason, the amount of NBA sneaker, well, let's say adventures, has been astounding. While they've happened in the past, the watchful eye of the Internet has made sneaker destruction a hot topic in 2014. Here is A Brief History of Sneaker Mishaps in the NBA.

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Matt Bonner's New Balance sneaker explodes.

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Thaddeus Young dunks, loses sneaker, and then hustles back on defense.

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Mike Bibby loses his sneaker. Dwyane Wade throws it into crowd.

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Blake Griffin's shoe falls apart after being stepped on by Marc Gasol.

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Marc Gasol uses his shoe to play defense.

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Mike Miller hits a shoeless three-pointer.

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LeBron James' sneakers leave a skid mark.

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Manu Ginobili's Nike Air Max Closer IV explodes.

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Andrew Bogut rips his sneaker.

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Tony Wroten loses the sole of his Air Jordan X

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