Candace Parker has been making big moves since her WNBA debut. Not only is she currently averaging 17.7 ppg along with 9.2 boards (On July 6th she dropped 31 points 10 rebounds, and 3 blocks on the Phoenix Mercury), but she was selected to the U.S. Women’s Senior National Team and has inked a plethora of endorsement deals. The other “CP3” will be the new face for Gatorade as well as have her own signature adidas performance shoe.
We got a hold of her new kicks and they’re pretty hot. Draped in the L.A Lakers/Sparks’ purple and yellow colorway the shoe boasts star-like embroidery which goes along with the Lakers/Sparks theme. Adding to the aesthetic appeal is Candace’s nickname “Ace,” which graces the support strap across the front of the sneaker.
Definitely a hot shoe. If she wears them in the Olympics it will be interesting to see what special make-up adidas creates for her.
If you’re a guy, would you ever play ball in a WNBA player’s signature shoe?
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July 8th, 2008 at 9:12 pm
Yoooo says:
im waitin for the 1st dude at the park wit them on. IM CLOWNIN!
July 8th, 2008 at 9:35 pm
Homeless J says:
that’s an interesting thing to think about - will they ever make a WNBA player shoe that a guy could wear without looking like a bitch and being laughed at on and off the court?
This one looks kind of close, it looks like a Reebok Iverson shoe had sex with a 2000-era Kobe shoe and then Candace made a girly-looking signature on the thing that fell out afterward.
What I’m really waiting for is some amazon-looking 7ft female-shaq-type WBNA player who comes in and just dominates and looks crazy as hell doing it. like she just runs around blocking everyone’s shots and doing the KG fist pump and yelling obscenities, but on every single play. that will be the first WNBA game I watch in its entirety. and you have to imagine her shoe would look extra manly and badass.
July 8th, 2008 at 9:38 pm
Homeless J says:
upon closer examination, she also drew what looks to be small flowers all over it.
I’ll revise my former rumination: Will a WNBA player get a shoe that doesn’t look like a 4th grade girl’s school notebook?
July 8th, 2008 at 10:14 pm
Celts Fan "Kobe, Tell me how my ass tastes" says:
not bad. I like them for girls kicks.
July 8th, 2008 at 10:42 pm
K Dizzle says:
I think it’s “sparks” not flowers
July 8th, 2008 at 10:58 pm
Luigi says:
id play in them. n id just give me more motivation to do bettter bc ppl wud make fun of my shoes haha
July 9th, 2008 at 1:28 am
Talented says:
My boo lol. Glad she doin big n now bigger things, thas whats up. I could see me rockin these
July 9th, 2008 at 1:32 am
LakeShow84 says:
shit i could see me rocking em too.. is that bad??
July 9th, 2008 at 3:18 am
Kalan F. says:
Those shoes are pretty nice. If they are comfortable, I would wear them.
July 9th, 2008 at 6:37 am
Derice says:
No it’s not bad to wear them. I’d wear the fuck outta them. They’re mad nice! Anybody clownin is just insecure to me. Insults and mockery don’t bother me…they’re tight so doesn’t matter if a girl endorses them or not.
July 9th, 2008 at 8:32 am
Smitty313 says:
Those look like Gilbert Arenas shoe for two years ago.
July 9th, 2008 at 9:29 am
trapstar says:
Those are tight.
July 9th, 2008 at 10:21 am
doc says:
I like them but I’d wear only if they made different colors.
July 9th, 2008 at 10:47 am
OKC Hicks says:
For real, those are nicer than the garbage AI and T-Mac has haha.
July 9th, 2008 at 10:52 am
rob stewart says:
I have a good question. Would a guy look crazier playing ball in these or wearing them out with jeans?
July 9th, 2008 at 11:09 am
Kermit the Washington says:
what the….you fools are actually considering rocking girls’ kicks? Isn’t that CROSSDRESSING?
Just cause it’s a sneaker doesn’t change things…it’s still FEMALE CLOTHING, PEOPLE!!
First fool wearing these gets clowned off the face of the earth.
July 9th, 2008 at 11:11 am
Kermit the Washington says:
That’s like Napoleon Dynamite and junk, rocking that Women’s Suit. Oh, this suit is HOT, I don’t care if it’s on a freakin’ chick manequin!
July 9th, 2008 at 11:15 am
LakeShow84 says:
Well damn i need some clean laker shoes.. Those are sh##in all over kobes’ shoes, Hyper dunks are a step up from garbage but still not clean to me..
July 9th, 2008 at 11:16 am
LakeShow84 says:
Wait do they at least sell these in the mens dept?? if they do its a done deal!
July 9th, 2008 at 11:16 am
Donald Sterling (Mr.Clipper) says:
You think we can get those in Clipper colors?
July 9th, 2008 at 11:19 am
Donald Sterling (Mr.Clipper) says:
Has anyone seen Elton? Please give him my number 323-777-MYASS
July 9th, 2008 at 12:52 pm
Jason says:
Congrat’s to CP3 for getting her own shoe! They look like the high top version of the Gil-Zero 1.
July 9th, 2008 at 1:19 pm
Austin Burton says:
Is wearing these any less manly than rocking a pink t-shirt and tight jeans?
July 9th, 2008 at 2:11 pm
Christian Grant-Fields says:
Ok Austin! Good Point. Lol
July 9th, 2008 at 2:58 pm
Homeless J says:
I’m saving my money up for the new John Amaechis.
they come pre-bedazzled.
I’m going to rock them on a sunny day so the light catches on the bright pink fake plastic emeralds and blinds my opponents.
July 9th, 2008 at 3:23 pm
Kermit the Washington says:
Wait…Austin, who are you referring to with the Pink TShirt and tight jeans? Did I miss something, cause that’s not manly either…both will get you clowned off the face of the earth. It’s also not less manly than the new John Amaechis…LOL
July 9th, 2008 at 5:12 pm
Austin Burton says:
I saw plenty of pink shirt/tight jeans combos (or one or the other) in New York. Apparently that’s the style now.
July 9th, 2008 at 5:24 pm
K-T says:
Secure men have no problems wearing these. A basketball shoe is a shoe. The ladies have been wearing guys signature shoes without freaking out about it, why can’t we? If they come in anything other than Laker/Sparks colors, I’m in.
July 9th, 2008 at 7:45 pm
ITSMR2U says:
No… nah… & no! it’s one thing to give respect to her for for her game. it’s a whole different shot to be rocking her kicks, like some male groupie. that’s a nice look and whatnot for her, but nah.. not for no dude!
July 9th, 2008 at 8:44 pm
K-T says:
^^^^what’s weird is that most dudes don’t hestitate to swing from the jocks of male athletes…”like male groupies”…
I’ll be Candace’s groupie anyday
July 10th, 2008 at 2:07 am
candaceparkerlover says:
before this even came out i thought that her shoe should be in atleast these three colors!! (basically the colors of the teams she has played on!) atleast red and grey for her high school! and orange and light blue for tennessee and then this shoe is perfect for her sparks!!! and if wanted maybe a red white and blue for her usa team!! id love to rock these kicks!
July 11th, 2008 at 11:59 am
Monkey Nutz says:
1 No, wouldn’t wear a chicks kicks.
2 I wouldn’t ball in adidas anyway.
July 14th, 2008 at 11:39 am
lil candace Parker says:
when do they release!!
July 15th, 2008 at 1:29 pm
CaNdAcE PaRkEr #2 says:
Dang Candace i always will look up to you in every way i can those shoes are sweet and oyu are the best i want to be like you when i grow up YOU ROCK MY SOCKS CANDACE
July 16th, 2008 at 1:06 pm
dc says:
women have been wearing mens basketball shoes for ages without necessarily being “groupies”. if the shoe looked good and was comfortable, there was no problem. and we did it without becoming butch (for the most part). at the end of the day, if you have a little “girl” in you, it was there before the shoe came out and wearing them or not wearing them won’t make it go away. if you’re secure in your manhood, wearing a good lookin shoe that’s also comfortable, regardless of who it’s endorsed by won’t matter. “‘bitch’…is it in you?”
July 27th, 2008 at 10:12 pm
candacesgirl3 says:
ya when do they release?i needa know. i want me a pair of them.
July 28th, 2008 at 4:40 pm
l says:
They look nice to be Addidas shoes because they usually don’t make nice looking basketball shoes. I wonder if they’re light because their shoes are usually heavy. I’ve never worn Addidas but I’m going to check these out. I wonder if they have them in black.
July 28th, 2008 at 4:44 pm
l says:
There are plenty of girls rockin Jordans with jean skirts. it wouldn’t bother me to see some boys rockin her shoes. I don’t know if they’ll make them in men sizes though.
August 8th, 2008 at 9:20 pm
destiny says:
this shoes are the coolest shoes i have ever seen. ireally want to get theese shoes but i can not find the price!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
August 11th, 2008 at 3:38 pm
Justin Bell says:
I would like to know where i can purchase a pair of Candace Parker purple and gold shoes. a size 2 big kids
August 24th, 2008 at 11:53 pm
destiny says:
candace parker is awesome! so are her shoes when do they come out ?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
September 12th, 2008 at 10:55 pm
lilcp312 says:
these are tight where can you buy them?
i love candace parker, best player ever.