KG's Retro Flightposite IIs

Kevin Garnett did not always get sponsored by Anta, like he does these days with his KG1 shoe. Throught his professional basketball career, he endorsed Nike, And 1, and Adidas. I even have one of his last pairs of signature Adidas shoes - the Adidas TS Bounce Commander Garnett. This article is about a pair of sneakers recently retro'ed by Nike that was originally associated with Garnett - the Nike Air Flightposite II LE. Garnett would have worn them while he was at the Minnesota Timberwolves, not while he was a Boston Celtic.

The main differences I have seen with the original sneaker and this retro model (with the exception of the colour and the materials used) is that instead of the word "Flightposite" on the heel, it used to say "Garnett". The side of the upper no longer says "Garnett" either, but instead has 5 dots. I cannot make a direct comparison with the originals, as from my understanding, they were never released in Australia.

These shoes, in my opinion, are made for one thing - looks. I do not like the way they feel on my feet, as they are heavy and lack breathability - even though they have large mesh windows on both shoes. Once again I am making direct comparisons to the Nike Hyperfuse. Without taking too much time discussing the merits of the Hyperfuse, I still believe that is the benchmark shoe I will measure the shoes I review against. A lot has changed in the 10 or so years since the original Flightposites were made. Shoe technology has changed, as well as the mindset of the basketball player. Players want lighter and more responsive shoes - and anything with breathability is an additional benefit. This shoe does have some advantages going for it. It is very stable on feet. There is little to no ankle roll feelings made when changing direction quickly, and traction appears to be very good.

I would opt to wear these shoes casually, but with the amount of choice currently on the market, I would not wear them to play sports in. Try something like the Hyperfuse, or even the Air Jordan 2011.

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Now, at the time of writing this article, the Boston Celtics are the only team that has swept their opponent, and made it into the second round of the playoffs. All the other teams have lost at least one game to their opponents. It has only been the 5th time in Celtics history that they have swept an opponent, and in the past two time they have swept their opponent, they have gone to win the championship. I, for one, am hoping history will repeat itself.

GO CELTICS!!!