PHOTOS: D'Angelo Russell teases fans with latest colorway from $3.6B brand
LA Lakers guard D'Angelo Russell teased fans with a new colorway of his signature shoe from the brand Li-Ning on Wednesday. He posted photos on his Instagram stories of the upcoming colorway for his shoes. Since signing with the brand in 2019, Russell has gotten an incredible pair of basketball shoes.
The new colorway for Russell's Li-Ning shoes boasts unique details. The Lakers guard's logo is displayed on the shoe sole. The new colorway shows a khaki-colored base. The pair uses cloth as the foundation, which makes it one-of-a-kind.
Check out the colorway of his new shoes posted on his Instagram stories.
There isn't any name on the colorway yet. But the brand and Russell could be brewing something big in the sneaker world for fans.
Russell left Nike and joined the $3.6 billion brand. In addition to joining Li-Ning, the star guard also joined Dwyane Wade's Way of Wade brand. According to Wade, the Lakers guard is the first player he handpicked to represent the Chinese brand.
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Which shoes have D'Angelo Russell worn in his career?
D'Angelo Russell started his professional career as an athlete for Nike. Russell was signed to the brand for some time and sported shoes from other stars who had signature shoes.
One of the pairs that he wore which stood out was the Nike PG 2. Russell also showed love to former Nike star Kyrie Irving. The Lakers guard wore the Nike Kyrie 3 while with the brand. Fans also saw the star guard wear the Nike PG 2.5.
Once he switched and joined Li-Ninng, however, the star had more options.
The one-time All-Star wore the Li-Ning Way of Wade 1 during his first year with the brand. He followed it up by wearing other shoes from the brand, with Wade All City 8 standing out. The Li-Ning Way of Wade 9 and Li-Ning Way of Wade 10 also graced the NBA basketball courts with Russell.
Last season, he primarily wore the Li-Ning JB2, which is the signature shoe of Miami Heat's Jimmy Butler.
What are D'Angelo Russell's 2024-25 NBA season predictions?
There's a lot to expect from D'Angelo Russell this season. Not everyone was satisfied with how he performed the previous season, but many expect him to have a better year. According to Basketball Reference's season prediction, Russell could average 19.7 points, 3.6 rebounds and 6.9 assists.
With the attention on the Lakers once again this season, fans want to see Russell have a grand year.
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