High-Top Basketball sneakers that rise well above the ankle to keep sprints and jumps stable and well-supported. Just know this: the LeBron 16 is quicker underfoot than the 15. Improved fit, still great cushioning and traction, and, materials that are still nice and functional but not knit — boo hoo. Be flexible with your blows, get. Enter the re-lacing adventure of the LeBron 16.
This pulls the upper straight down into the foot and the foot straight down into the midsole, locking your foot like a strait-jacket. The LeBron 16 is already a fairly low-cut model to begin with, so not a lot has been switched up for its low-top iteration. The worry with a large midsole is stability and the foot staying upright. Not sure if anyone of you did notice, but the 16 low is featuring the new lacing system. The shield was inspired by the Bagobo tribe's traditional armor, while the lightning bolt symbolizes power. Pulling the laces from the shoe was hard enough, with the Flywire on the tongue being the main issue.
They say that it feels amazing on feet—like walking on clouds. With the added torque, the heel slip is gone and lockdown is dang near perfect. Now being more specific about their actual performance. Last night, returned to the floor for the Los Angeles Lakers for the first time in over a month since suffering a left groin injury on Christmas Day. The tongue and heel also appear to have been slightly shortened, and the heel pull tab has been removed. Get to tie because they never go out of style.
Will you be picking them up? Re-lacing back through the knit upper was a task for the jaws of life. If you are an all-around player, or just enjoy playing, the LeBron 16 will suit any play style or move — be it slashing, cutting, shooters, defense, rebounding. A rigid heel clip provides added support and heel lockdown. I played with the lacing on the mids, moving to all different holes and combinations, and still had some issues with slight heel slip and containment. And this time around, the LeBron 16 low got rid of the heel slippage issue by adding the new lacing system. Then, Nike went and did for us what it did exclusively for LeBron last year: it added small outriggers on each Max Zoom bubble. The most obvious hit inspired by the project is the mismatched red and pink insoles to represent each respective album's cover.
As far as sizing, I stayed true to size and went with my normal 10. Providing support and flexibility so fine, surely hold the line. The main body construction has that BattleKnit-ish type of pattern printed all over the mesh upper, which from distance does make you think that it is an updated version of Battleknit or you just simply need some brand new contact lenses. Also helping in upright stability is the outrigger construction. Reviewers are quite happy and have very little to complain about the low-top Nike LeBron 16. The biggest, and really only, improvement from the mid to the low is the fit — I just wrote all these other words to make you interested. LeBron James debuted these stylish low-top basketball sneakers during the 2019 All-Star weekend.
In the LeBron 16 we get better traction, a more stable midsole, more responsive cushioning, and a more contained upper that are all built for a King. Like the mid-top LeBron 16, these low-top basketball shoes also feature an articulated rubber outsole with a modified traction pattern for increased flexibility and grip on the court. All of the midsole bubbles have outriggers molded into the outsole, helping with any tipping while playing. Sounds like the new evil cousin on Game of Thrones huh?. Owners suggest ordering your real size when copping a pair. The LeBron 16 uses nubuck and Battleknit 2.
Having said that, if you want to have everything you love about the and then some — the LeBron 16 Low should be a no-brainer. This cushioning setup is designed to absorb impact from hard landings and then rebound with energy. The LeBron 16 has variable-width lacing. Again, same as the mid, and it is some of the bounciest, responsive cushioning ever. Well, that is no more. The 16 fixes the issues and feels the same great Zoom bounce while doing it. Doing this whole operation cut down on my heel slip issues completely, so I guess it was worth it.
Stiffer than the Max Zoom in the , the 16 feels springier into the next step or jump and definitely more stable while still giving all the impact protection any player of any size could want. Now, on a smaller trampoline, with a higher tuned spring ratio, your body is immediately back into the air on impact. The traction, cushioning, and support features are all the same. There are extra holes, much like the Dame 3 or Harden Vol. As for the sizing, true to size for everyone. As for the new version of Battleknit, the worries of last year are gone here as well.
The shoe simply handles everything thrown at it and is one of the most fun shoes on the market today…unless you are a Cavaliers fan. According to them, there are no dead spaces since the materials conform to the shape of the foot. Whereas the very top row of the lace holes remains utilizing that traditional crisscross lace pattern to push the foot back into the heel cup and leave no space for heel slippage. Just a little wiping in extremely bad floors and it was back to squeaky-squeak and glue grip. I felt the heel was slipping a little too much back to the heel nubuck panel and the forefoot was a little too roomy, especially over my toes. The shoe is built to harness the athlete's power during play through a combined cushioning system that allows for impact absorption while providing a responsive energy return.