Aaron Hope 
A close-up look at the Nike LeBron 9 with an Elephant Print towel as the backdrop? Seems fitting, given the attention LeBron James has been smothered with since his senior year in high school when the national press caught wind of his potential for that ‘next Jordan’ hype. Many have compared LBJ to MJ and noted that by Mike’s ninth signature sneaker, he’d already captured the first three-peat and retired to play baseball, and some have even extended this cynicism to the LeBron IX, the worst presented as if the LeBron 9 should have all at once been familiar and something so breathtaking we wouldn’t even have recognized it as a basketball sneaker. But an honest look at the design reveals that this is one of the most technically advanced kicks we’ve ever seen, a model that seems fitting in the classic Bred palette and one that could very possibly end up as LeBron’s ‘Air Jordan VI’. Click through to see more angles and stick with Sneaker News for the Nike LeBron 9 release date. via HC
Nike LeBron 9
Black/Varsity Red
469764-003
