Those lunatics from Adidas have done it again. Not content with cornering the market on sports-clothing, they have gone and created a pair of basketball shoes which are so light that a gust of wind may lift them towards the heavens. If you love playing barefoot, or require the maneuverability that only the world’s finest shoes can produce, then you will fall in love with these shoes. These babies are called the Adizero Crazy Lights and at 277 grams in total, they weigh less than an apple, or a handful of grapes.
At this weight though, it may be possible to consider these shoes as safety boots. Despite the thinness of the material, the shoe itself has the cushioning needed to create a soft impact after an earth-shattering dunk and the type of traction that is required to keep feet firmly on the ground after skidding for a foul ball. The Adizero contains space-age technology applied to your very feet! Technology such as the SprintWeb, a mesh which covers the front of the shoe providing maximum comfort and breathing room for your trapped toes; the bottom of the shoes is coated in three different tread patterns which ‘activate’ according to your level of activity; finally the SprintFrame on the sole of the shoe allows you to turn on a dime without affecting movement.
We assume that the true test of these basketball shoes would be to play an actual game of hoops, yet sadly the £150 price range pushed us out of the running to train in this sports-ready safety footwear. They will be released to the eager public during the month of June and there are four nifty colours to pick from. Basketball shoes of the future indeed, the Adizero Crazy Lights may just represent a true turning point in one of the world’s most popular ball games.
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