Alright sneakerheads. Calm the F down. So what? James Harden’s shoes might look a little bland, but what I’ve got to say is… wait, what? Those are his shoes?! You gotta be kidding me, my dude.
James Harden already has a tumultuous relationship with Adidas, after wearing Jordans in public, but is this the punishment? Whoever designed those kicks phoned them in. Like, seriously, they look like the kind of boring-ass white phone you find in a hotel from the 90’s.
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Here’s the best of what The Twitter has said about them so far:
Gotta have that non-slip in case you’re carrying a scalpel.
Kid Mero takes it to a next level of detail, though:
I mean, even actual nurses are getting in on the joke:
Enough with the nurses. What else?
Then, there’s your obvious Warriors-based dig:
Aaand Kid Mero couldn’t let it go:
No, but seriously. Back in my middle school in Oakland, fools used to pull the leg of their tube socks over the tops of their high tops. But Harden’s shoes look like someone bought some Toms and slid a white sock up over the whole thing. Definition vanilla.
Alright, fine, it’s what we’ve all been thinking.
Happy now?
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