Jalen Rose Thought the Nike Flight Huarache Was His Signature Sneaker

There's no doubt that Jalen Rose and his Fab 5 teammates helped put the Nike Air Flight Huarache on the map in a major way, but was it actually his signature shoe? To hear him tell it, yes, it was.

On the most recent episode of ESPN's "Jalen & Jacoby" podcast, Rose and his partner David Jacoby end up on the topic of Victor Cruz's new Nike sneaker, which prompts Jacoby to ask Rose if he ever had a signature sneaker of his own.

"David Jacoby, you need to get drug tested. Did I have a signature shoe? Have you ever heard of Huaraches?," Rose said without missing a beat.

Jacoby argues that they weren't actually Rose's signature shoe — which is true — causing Rose to recount a trip that the Michigan Fab 5 took to a Nike store in Chicago. "Those were Fab 5 Nikes... There was a display and that's exactly what it said. Just because I wasn't getting paid for it doesn't mean I wasn’t part of having a signature shoe."

Although Rose definitely has a point, we can't help but feel like he's taking one too many liberties here. At the end of the day, the Air Flight Huarache was never officially attached to any player.