Devin Booker’s Latest Nike Book 2 PE Pays Tribute to His Youth 3-On-3 Tournament

Long before Devin Booker was a low-riding, sneaker-designing, NBA All-Star with one of the sweetest jumpers in the world, he was just a kid in Grand Rapids, Michigan. And for a young basketball obsessive in Michigan, the now national annual Gus Macker 3-on-3 tournament is a well-respected and highly anticipated tradition.

Booker’s latest Nike Book 2 PE is a tribute to the Gus Macker Tournament, bringing back memories of his 1990s teams made up of friends wearing homemade jerseys under the name “The Next Generation.” Good name choice, kid.

The Nike Book 2 Gus Macker PE is all Michigan, featuring an upper draped in bright yellow with blue accents on the laces, sockliner, and a metallic Swoosh like it just enrolled for freshman year in Ann Arbor. The Gus Macker Tournament logo, a smiling yellow basketball in a top hat, holding a red, white, and blue basketball, is added to the lateral heel.

The Nike Book 2 Gus Macker PE is yet another colorway made just for Booker, but if you were a childhood member of The Next Generation squad, you might have a case for a personal pair… if you still have Book’s number, that is. To keep up with all the latest Devin Booker Nike PE news, download the Sole Retriever App.

Zach Harris

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