Shai Gilgeous-Alexander’s All-Star Shoes, The Converse All-Star BB Prototype “Thunder & Lightning”, Is Available Now

Jared Ebanks February 27, 2023

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In his fifth season as the Oklahoma City Thunder’s guard of the future, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is having a break-out year, to say the least. Averaging a career-high 31 points on 50.7 percent shooting from the field, the latter led one of the most explosive young scoring guards in the League to his first All-Star nod in Salt Lake City. Simultaneously headlining Converse’s burgeoning basketball roster while striding through NBA tunnels in bodacious, oversized fits, Canada’s next basketball superstar took to the League’s celebratory mid-season mark in a raucous debut of the Converse All Star BB Prototype CX “Thunder & Lightning”.

Positioned as the Boston-based brand’s premier basketball tooling, the stormy weather inspiration embarks upon a duo of contrasting propositions. Dawning the bright blue “Lightning” pair during his 9-point and seven-assist performance, a powder blue to “Blue Flame” gradient ensues across the jacquard mesh base layer while dark royal hues encase the overlays, tongue and laces. Illuminated by a secondary fiery transition across its mid-foot branding and streaks of lightning that coordinated perfectly with the yellow and orange hues of his All-Star uniform, pops of “Magic Fire” inject a vibrant personality across the CX Foam sock liner while its secondary offering mimics the former with a “Lava Glow” trim and gradient filling its sole unit and Star Chevron branding. In opposition, the “Thunder” color blocking enjoys a crisp white composition with a sunlight-activated color-shifting upper that bears a hidden “Agate Blue” feature.

Currently available for a retail price of $120 via the store list below, enjoy official images of the Converse All Star BB Prototype CX “Thunder & Lightning”.

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