The Jordan CP
Jordan CPBeing hand-picked by “Big Mike” himself to represent the Jordan Brand is a big deal for any athlete, but when you’re one of three people on the label with their own signature shoe — joining Derek Jeter and Carmelo Anthony — you know you’re special.
Chris Paul is the newest member of this elite group, and the Jordan CP is the brand’s newest creation. Engineered to fit Paul’s game, the Jordan CP epitomizes who Chris is on and off court.
The shoe’s design is inspired by the New Orleans Mardi Gras Indians, as a way of showing respect to the city. It also bares symbols that are near and dear to CP: for example, the ankles of the shoe were designed to emulate bowling pins. (If you didn’t know, CP is a hardcore bowler — he hosts a bowling weekend in Winston-Salem every year.)
An even more important aspect of the shoe is the “Sixty1″ on the heel of each sneaker. Everyone knows the story of how when Chris was in high school, he scored 61 points in a game just days after his 61-year-old grandfather had been killed. After scoring that 61st point, Chris walked off the court to leave that number on the scoreboard as a tribute to his grandfather.
As far as the technical aspects of the shoe, it’s super lightweight (14oz.), super breathable with ventilated ankles, and comes out of the box ready to play.
The Jordan CP will be available March 1st with a suggested retail price of $115. Hit up www.jumpman23.com for more info.
Jordan CP
January 10th, 2008 at 3:54 pm
Captain America says:
With everything in black, it’s hard to delineate the design.
January 10th, 2008 at 4:11 pm
Bust Jlaze says:
Them joints are ILL, son…wow. Beautiful shoe.
January 10th, 2008 at 5:22 pm
Logan Light says:
Wonderful… better than the XX3 in my opinion.
January 10th, 2008 at 7:35 pm
Mo says:
Nice. I can’t find these on jumpman23.com. I wonder what other colors they’ll be available in, if any. I know they’re not available yet but I thought I’d still be able to find them on the site since I was sent there for more info.
January 10th, 2008 at 10:27 pm
cp3fan says:
I cant wait till march!
January 10th, 2008 at 10:50 pm
gdon says:
Mo, Dime doesn’t really think you’ll be visiting the sites they link… but yeah.. i gave it a shot too, but the CP’s aren’t on the site..
January 11th, 2008 at 12:15 am
Mo says:
I hear ya gdon.
January 11th, 2008 at 1:16 am
nick says:
those joints are safe
January 11th, 2008 at 5:10 am
sirak says:
at first glance i actually prefer these to the jordan xx3.
January 11th, 2008 at 1:44 pm
doc says:
CP3 deserve his own kicks thats whats up
February 24th, 2008 at 2:30 pm
S.D. says:
i am from winston-salem, and i actually go to the same high school that chris goes to and the entire school, even the entire county cant wait for these shoes to drop…they even have the date in the school bulletin.