On the 25th Anniversary of the banning of Nike's Air Jordan I, the NBA has decided to drop the ban hammer on another pair of sneakers, this time citing the shoes gave the wearer an "undue competitive advantage."
Really? Really. So the shoes make you run faster and jump higher (8:48)? Apparently they do. Regardless of how well they actually work, David Stern and the NBA gave us all the curiousity to find out. Hope you were saving that paper route money kids. You'll need $300 before basketball season starts.
All this got me thinking, the NBA banned these to try to keep a level playing field. But if you saw someone wearing these in the gym, would you think they were cheating? Why or why not? Post your thoughts in the comments.
See article here for the rest of the story.
UPDATE:
I tried to access the Athletic Propulsion Labs website earlier this morning, but the broswer stalled and nothing showed up. I assumed that the site had either crashed or was just logjammed due to the amount of traffic the press release would have caused. Apparently, I was right.
I hope they've passed the message along to their factories. To say this has basketball fans and players interests peaked would probably be an understatement.
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