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Considered the most popular sports media personality today, Charles Barkley is a former NBA veteran who is currently an NBA analyst on TNT?s ?Inside the NBA?. Despite never winning an NBA championship during his playing days, he won the coveted ?Most Valuable Player? award in 1993. In his prime, Charles Barkley had a ?signature shoe? with Nike; however, many accused the signature line of being unoriginal.

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However, in a recent ?X? post, a sports media personality talked about the $158 billion company?s new ?signature shoe? released for another Phoenix Suns? superstar.

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Nike Releases New Colorway for Phoenix Suns Superstar

In a recent ‘X’?post, former Nike employee and current sports media personality Nick DePaula talks about Devin Booker?s recent ?signature shoe? release. He says in the ‘X’?post, ?Devin Booker has a ?Cool Grey? Nike Book 1 on the way.?.

The ?Cool Grey? for the Phoenix Superstar is definitely an ?out of the box? choice of the Nike shoe designers. The ‘signature shoe’ looks classy but casual as well. However, it?might face issues on the court because of its ?low-ankle? structure.

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This is Devin Booker?s first ‘signature shoe’ and definitely won?t be his last. The Phoenix Suns superstar has constantly been in the limelight for his stellar performances on the court. The shooting guard looks to continue expanding his legacy as he achieves more incredible milestones in his NBA career.

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But do you know there are other NBA superstars who have signature shoes from Nike or from other elite ?footwear? brands as well?

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How the ?Signature Shoes? culture is taking over the NBA

In the modern NBA, an NBA player reaches the ‘superstar’ level only when he gets his own ‘signature shoe’. Apart from being advertised by the footwear brand in various TV commercials, the NBA stars also get paid a hefty amount for their collaboration with the ?footwear brand?.

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The handful of players who have a ‘signature shoe’ in the NBA definitely have a mental edge over the players who don?t. Many NBA players wear the ‘signature shoes’?of the NBA superstars because of comfort or the look. However, that is definitely not wise to do. For example, the late Kobe Bryant wore ‘Air Jordans’?before playing an NBA game with Michael Jordan.

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After the game ended and Michael Jordan?s Washington Wizards? won against the Lakers, Michael Jordan said something incredibly savage to a young Kobe. He said, ?You can wear the shoes but you will never be able to fill them.?.

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What are your thoughts on Devin Booker?s signature shoe with the new ?Cool Grey? color? Let us know in the comments below!

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I come from a family of tennis lovers. However, I fell in love with the game of basketball at the age of 9 when my Physical Education teacher made my entire class play a game of basketball. Since then, I have been an ardent basketball fan who was obsessed with Kobe Bryant. I started watching the NBA when the Los Angeles Lakers went on their iconic two-year championship run. I went on to represent my home state in the Nationals as well. I am a registered advocate and lead my advocacy through writing calculated opinion pieces. To hone my understanding of the inner workings of the game, I closely follow the analysis of popular NBA insiders and reporters like Adrian Wojnarowski and Shams Charania.

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