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While most of the shoe world was off covering the Jordan 30 release, adidas quietly dropped a few special edition kicks of its own. In advance of Black History Month, the brand created special editions of the D Lillard 2, D Rose 6 and the Crazylight Boost 2.5 honoring the great Jesse Owens.
All three shoes prominently feature gold, which is an understandable and important touch considering Owens won four gold medals in the 1936 Olympics in Berlin. According to adidas, Owens won his gold medals in leather spikes created by founder Adi Dassler.
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The sets look clean and reserved, letting the gold do the talking against a backdrop of white and black, and the extra accents give the Olympic great an appropriate tribute (as appropriate a tribute as a pair of shoes can be). All three shoes have the number 733 – the bib number Owens wore in Berlin – on the tongue, and other features, like the crowd shot inside the D Rose 6 edition, the track uniform-inspired design of the D Lillard 2, and the lace jewel and lace tips on the BHM Crazylight Boost. All are nice nods to the spectacular athlete they help commemorate.
James Harden, Damian Lillard, Derrick Rose and other adidas brand players will be wearing the shoes during all the MLK Day games, and the shoes will continue to make appearances throughout Black History Month in February.
The D Rose 6 ($140) and D Lillard 2 ($105) roll out in January at adidas.com.
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