US and Asian sports superstar Yi Jian Lian has collaborated once more with Nike! This time the Milwaukee Bucks superstar has
directed the creation of his new Nike Air Force 1 player exclusive. If not familiar with the term "Player Exclusive", it
means just what it sounds like. These Nike Air Force 1s Yi is collaborating with Nike to create will be pretty much for
his closet only. The only other pairs of the Gucci-like Air Force 1s will be retailed at Tier 0 accounts in Asia such as
Phantaci and Taiwan.
Yi Jian Lian recieved exclusive sneakers from Nike previously that he wore during the Olympics but according to other sites,
these Air Force 1s were actually co-designed by Yi unlike the Olympic Hyperdunk exclusives.
Yi is a huge Gucci fanatic, hence the Gucci-esque colors, monogram, and shoelaces. The monogram
instead of being G’s is actually scorpions, Yi’s nickname when he played in China.
The shoe laces are an obvious Gucci take off, and we’ve even seen it before from Starks Laces.
The Yi logo on the heel is something Nike created for Yi, and we will be seeing much more of it in the future as Nike
plans to release a number of apparel products with the Yi’s branding on it.
A release date is not specified yet but again, unfortunately for those of you who are looking to score a pair you’ll have
locate the nearest Nike Tier 0 account in Asia, such as Phantaci in Taiwan. via Kenlu
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