Nike takes over for Reebok as the official supplier of NFL licensed apparel shortly after the Super Bowl in February; do they have similar plans to influence the NBA’s jerseys starting with that league’s All-Star Game a week later? Nike Basketball’s latest revelations fly in the face of the traditional East blue/West red color configuration, with the related Zoom Kobe VII going for black with a multicolored array of accents as this Nike LeBron 9 ‘Big Bang’ centers its otherworldly aesthetic on the ‘other’ coast. A firey orange upper and glow in the dark translucent outsole are sure to draw attention at the ASG in Orlando irrespective of their congruency with the Eastern Conference unis; will you find a place in your wardrobe for one of the more inventive colorways we’ve seen applied to the LeBron 9? Let us know with a comment as you click through to see a series of new images and stick with Sneaker News for the US release date because if history holds true, it won’t be very long now at all. via Sole Awesome

Nike LeBron 9

Total Orange/Metallic Silver-Team Orange-Mint Candy

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