This year's NBA All-Star Saturday Night wasn't exactly everything fans hoped for. In particular, the Dunk Contest fell short when favorite Aaron Gordon failed to cleanly convert either of his first two dunks. Similarly, Three-Point Contest favorite Klay Thompson didn't make it out of the first round.
With that said, the performances of the champions can't be discredited. The most overlooked dunker in the field, Glenn Robinson III put together a quality exhibition and took home the big gold ball for his efforts. Eric Gordon, experiencing somewhat of a career resurgence in Houston, shot consistently well to earn himself the three-point title. One instance of star power coming through was when New York Knicks big man Kristaps Porzingis showed off his all-around game to claim the Skills Challenge.
Much like the contests, the night was big for underdogs in the sneaker industry. Gordon and Porzingis put wins on the boards for Adidas Basketball, winning in custom colorways of the Crazy Explosive. Even more stunning, Robinson III threw his dunks down in Dwyane Wade's Li-Ning Way of Wade 5 signature shoe. Nike wasn't completely left without a moment — dunker Derrick Jones Jr., who looked like the frontrunner after the first round, debuted the gold Supreme x Nike Air More Uptempo on the court.
See every sneaker worn for All-Star Saturday night in this special edition of #SoleWatch.
This year's NBA All-Star Saturday Night wasn't exactly everything fans hoped for. In particular, the Dunk Contest fell short when favorite Aaron Gordon failed to cleanly convert either of his first two dunks. Similarly, Three-Point Contest favorite Klay Thompson didn't make it out of the first round.
With that said, the performances of the champions can't be discredited. The most overlooked dunker in the field, Glenn Robinson III put together a quality exhibition and took home the big gold ball for his efforts. Eric Gordon, experiencing somewhat of a career resurgence in Houston, shot consistently well to earn himself the three-point title. One instance of star power coming through was when New York Knicks big man Kristaps Porzingis showed off his all-around game to claim the Skills Challenge.
Much like the contests, the night was big for underdogs in the sneaker industry. Gordon and Porzingis put wins on the boards for Adidas Basketball, winning in custom colorways of the Crazy Explosive. Even more stunning, Robinson III threw his dunks down in Dwyane Wade's Li-Ning Way of Wade 5 signature shoe. Nike wasn't completely left without a moment — dunker Derrick Jones Jr., who looked like the frontrunner after the first round, debuted the gold Supreme x Nike Air More Uptempo on the court.
See every sneaker worn for All-Star Saturday night in this special edition of #SoleWatch.
Glenn Robinson III (Slam Dunk Champion)
Shoe: Li-Ning Way of Wade 5 "Night Crawler" Custom by Alexander-John
Shoe: Li-Ning Way of Wade 5 "All-Star"
Aaron Gordon
Shoe: Nike Zoom Rev 2017 PE
Derrick Jones Jr.
Shoe: Supreme x Nike Air More Uptempo
Shoe: Nike Kobe 11 Elite "Pale Horse"
DeAndre Jordan
Shoe: Nike Zoom Rev 2017 "BHM" PE
Eric Gordon (Three-Point Contest Champion)
Shoe: Adidas Crazy Explosive Low
Kyrie Irving
Shoe: Nike Kyrie 3 PE
Kyle Lowry
Shoe: Adidas Crazy Explosive Low PE
Wesley Matthews
Shoe: Nike Kobe AD
CJ McCollum
Shoe: Nike Hyperdunk 2016 "BHM" PE
Klay Thompson
Shoe: ANTA KT 2 PE
Kemba Walker
Shoe: Air Jordan 12 Retro "OVO"
Nick Young
Shoe: Adidas Crazy Explosive
Kristaps Porzingis (Skills Challenge Champion)
Shoe: Adidas Crazy Explosive PE
Devin Booker
Shoe: Nike Zoom Rev 2017 "BHM" PE
DeMarcus Cousins
Shoe: Nike Zoom Rev 2017 "BHM" PE
Anthony Davis
Shoe: Nike Air Max Audacity 2016 PE
Gordon Hayward
Shoe: Nike Zoom Live
Nikola Jokic
Shoe: Nike Hyperdunk 2016 "BHM" PE
Isaiah Thomas
Shoe: Nike Kobe AD
John Wall
Shoe: Nike Kobe AD
