It seems like Christmas…nicely, on time.
This vacation season, followers of Kevin Durant (and his sneakers) can get pleasure from his greatness with the revitalization of his KD3 “Christmas” version sneakers. The fan favourite is obtainable (beginning on December nineteenth) at choose Nike Basketball accounts and on the SNKRS app.
.@ianstonebrook’s bought all the main points on the KD3 ‘Christmas’ revival. https://t.co/GI7TKBLZq5
— Yoni (@OriginalYoni) December 20, 2023
The Historical past Behind The Shoe
Durant first wore these sneakers on Christmas Day in 2010. Throughout that sport, whereas nonetheless a member of the Oklahoma City Thunder, Durant dropped 44 factors towards the Denver Nuggets.
The Christmas version of the KD3s was a part of a 2010 Nike Basketball “Stoplight” Pack alongside LeBron James and the late nice Kobe Bryant.
It’s loopy to consider it now (contemplating all of the success Durant has had through the years), however again when these sneakers have been initially launched alongside James and Bryant, it signaled that Durant had arrived as one of many absolute best gamers in the complete NBA; a standing he has maintained ever since then.
“It exhibits that he’s arrived,” Charles Terrell, then Professional Basketball Nike Area Consultant, advised Nick DePaula in 2010. “It’s sort of his popping out social gathering. It’s our approach of launching him internally and saying, ‘Hey, he’s our man, and he’s outstanding on holidays too.’”
Kevin Durant On Christmas Day
Durant wore the Christmas version of the KD3s throughout his first-ever Christmas Day sport towards the Nuggets in 2010. Since then, Durant has been part of 9 different Christmas Day video games (a day that’s historically the most well-liked of the NBA common season).
This 12 months, Durant can be taking part eleventh Christmas Day sport. And whereas we don’t know what shoe Durant can be rocking on Christmas Day (hell, there’s an opportunity Durant doesn’t even know), we do know he’ll be taking part in towards the Dallas Mavericks. However this time, he can be doing in order a member of the Phoenix Suns.
Let’s see if he can put collectively one other memorable Christmas Day efficiency.
