Adidas unveils Harden tribute shoes for ASU basketball
Feb 23, 2017, 11:56 AM
The Arizona State men’s basketball team will have some fancy footwear when they host rival Arizona on March 4, inspired by one of the program’s best players.
The Sun Devils and Adidas basketball have done some work with the colors of Rockets guard James Hardens’ signature shoe. Adidas showed off the Fear the Fork version of the Harden Vol 1 on Twitter.
Celebrating a legacy in Tempe with @SunDevilHoops.#HardenVol1 Fear the Fork drops March 4. pic.twitter.com/L3feMSp9DJ
— adidas Basketball (@adidasHoops) February 23, 2017
The shoes met a mixed reaction on social media. While some fans seem excited for the design, others thought it had too much black and not enough maroon to really fit with ASU.
should have been that burgundy/red then instead of black.
— PEPE 13 SAVAGE (@PepeHarden) February 23, 2017
cant wait!
— Brian/Broken Baller (@BrianBullock6) February 23, 2017
The original shoes debuted on Dec. 3, 2016. Its original red, black and white color scheme reflects the colors of Artesia High School, which Harden to the California State Championship as a senior in 2007. His stats from the game are recorded in the sockliner.
Harden played for the Sun Devils from 2007 to 2009. In the 2008-09 season, he won Pac-12 Player of the Year and was a consensus First-Team All-American. The former third overall pick by the Thunder had his No. 13 jersey reitred by ASU on Feb. 18, 2015.
