Quick Facts
- Kyrie Irving shows love to teammate Klay Thompson on a new ANTA Kai 2
- The design paints Kyrie’s playing style as water and Klay’s as wind,
- Subtle accent stitches and clouds of white throughout the ocean blue upper and wind gust graphics on the tongue.
- The ANTA Kai 2 Klay will be released September 26, 2025
Kyrie Irving and Klay Thompson had been at odds their entire careers. Drafted in the same year, their early career milestones were marked by title battles against each other as the second options behind LeBron and Steph in the Cavaliers-Warriors rivalry that had a stranglehold on the mid-20-teens. Now, Kyrie and Klay are teammates in Dallas, and they’re looking to get back to the Finals together.
Showing love to his teammate on the Mavericks and at ANTA, Irving’s new Kai 2 is a love letter to the brotherhood between the duo. Covered in Mavericks blue with hits of gold that give us slight Game 6 Klay Warriors flashbacks, the design paints Kyrie’s playing style as water and Klay’s as wind, mixing subtle accent stitches and clouds of white throughout the ocean blue upper and wind gust graphics on the tongue. The royal gold hits come as jagged stitches surrounding the laces, an ornate bit of embroidery on the side panel, and in a triangle tooth pattern on the midsole.
Zach Harris is a writer based in Philadelphia. His work has appeared in Rolling Stone, Vice, Complex, High Times, and more. He is obsessed with skateboarding and bowling. He is still looking for his first 300. For tips, reviews, and anything in size 10.5 - zach.h@soleretriever.com
