With the NBA All-Star festivities only days away, Nike continues to reveal the product drops it has slated for the event. We already know that legendary sneakers like the Air Jordan 1 High Bred are returning alongside the fan-favorite Galaxy Foamposites, but Nike’s homage to the classics is not stopping there. In addition to a Nike Dunk Low featuring a retro typeface, the Air Force 1 Low is joining the All-Star celebrations.
Nike revealed that the inspiration behind the aforementioned Dunk and this AF1 comes from the 2000 NBA All-Star Game, the last time the event was held in the Bay Area, and the “We Believe” team. For the uninitiated, the Golden State Warriors in the 2006-2007 NBA season defied the odds not only by making a playoff appearance but by becoming the first eight-seed team to defeat a number one seed team, the Dallas Mavericks, in a best-of-seven playoff series in NBA history. Translating the team's uniform colors at the time, Nike applies a mixture of midnight navy, orange, yellow, and red, primarily coating the sneaker in midnight navy.
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