32 points, 11 rebounce, 11 assists, LeBron James at his first playoff gained triple double, and became the third one who owned this record followed Johnny McCarthy and Johnson in the NBA League. And that was the answer to his talent that James gave to the public.

LeBron James, the guy who got the MVP of the high school All-Star game for three years continuously, by his talent showing people what was the true leadership on the basketball court. It was known to all that, if no accident, Lebron would be the first one of the NBA draft, and would finally be one of the members of Hall Of Fame.

His height and basketball skills reminded people of Magic Johnson; and his first number of 23 linked him to Michael Jordan. People all had an expectation that James would become another most powerful player after Jordan. And this was waiting the history and fact to improve.

Another surprise to the public was that at that time, Nike Company signed this guy with a 90 million US dollar contract for basketball sneakers. Nike would make himself lose money. In order to develop more value from James, Nike was to produce a shoe for him before the season 2004-05. And it was Zoom LeBron III(third generation of LeBron James Shoes). Although the sneaker did not appear on the Final, the shoe together with James became the focus of the basketball fans.

There are several colorways for the Zoom LeBron III. From the first colorway of white/red, the one consisted fully of Chinese characteristic, to the common colorways of black/red, black/gold, and then All-Star limited version, high school limited version, and they were getting great attention from the public. The black/gold colorway, with the original inspiration of Air Jordan I Retro, was the most popular one for it had clue to tell people that James will be the next Jordan.

It was not easy to design and produce for James who has a big and strong body. On the court, the shoe is required to obtain several features to meet the King’s need. Speed, strength, flexibility and power require the sneaker must have features like lightweight, good grip, great power bounce and nice cushioning. But Zoom LeBron III this time made it.

The Phylon midsole provides lightweight; a combination of Zoom Air sole and the shoe heel made of Pebax material gives good cushioning. A change of the shoe located in the thinner foam which offers better support in running and jumping, compared to the former Zoom LeBron II.

The most mentionable feature of the shoe is the good grip by the outsole. The shoe is not only suitable for playing indoor, but also nice for the outdoor. As everything has a weak point. The shoe is not lightweight enough. A weight of 580g is not attractive for a folk of people who prefer lightweight sneakers.

Whatever, the reasonable price finally drive more people purchase it as their top favorite basketball shoes.

LeBron James Shoes

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