NBA, Olympics, Style - Kicks and Gear / Jul 15, 2008 / 4:39 pm

Yao Ming Reebok Olympic Shoe

By Christian Grant-Fields

After a season that saw Yao Ming get off to a great start (22ppg and 10.8 rpg), the Houston Rockets’ fans were devastated when Yao went down February 24th with a foot injury. No one was more distraught than his fans and fellow countrymen back in China.

They are relying on Yao to help Yi Jianlian and Wang Zhi-Zhi fight for the gold medal, especially since tthese Olympics are being held in China.


Yao will be sporting these kicks exclusively made for him. While most of his teammates will be rocking the Chinese National Team Hyperdunk by Nike, Yao’s shoe is made by the good ‘ole folks at Reebok.

Embodying elements of Chinese culture, Yao’s shoe pays homage to his roots. It is an honor to represent your country in the Olympics, especially for the Chinese who are hosting. Just like Yao’s shoe we’re pretty sure The Chinese Men’s National Team doesn’t disappoint.

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13 Responses to “Yao Ming Reebok Olympic Shoe”

1. July 15th, 2008 at 4:49 pm

   srb says:

   How did you fit such huge shoes in those small pictures???

2. July 15th, 2008 at 5:04 pm

   Kudabeen says:

   Wow. That dragon design is tight… Looks better then the USA Olympic shoes.

3. July 15th, 2008 at 5:14 pm

   Johnny the Stain says:

   That shoe is hot. Because Johnny the Stain said so.

4. July 15th, 2008 at 5:35 pm

   off the bench says:

   nice kicks, could’ve done without the gold slanted “N” though. can china compete for the gold? nah, no point guard to get the ball to yi or yao.

5. July 15th, 2008 at 5:37 pm

   Jeronimo says:

   I like the idea of the dragon, but that golden plastic thing accross the shoe, and those, dunno… Lego blocks? in the sole are awwwwful: this shoe reminds me of cheap Chinese restaurants.

6. July 15th, 2008 at 7:47 pm

   don cannon says:

   da shoe are tite….i ball wit dem

7. July 15th, 2008 at 9:01 pm

   2 Easy says:

   Those shoes look f-in crazy. Makes me wish I was Chinese lol

8. July 15th, 2008 at 10:02 pm

   rodnets says:

   awful shoes, chinese team is awful too so it makes sense

9. July 16th, 2008 at 12:37 am

   off_the_bench says:

   i’d rather rock candace parker’s kicks really

10. July 16th, 2008 at 1:53 am

    Tom says:

    Looks like those things are seriously armoured/padded to protect Yao’s feet.

11. July 16th, 2008 at 8:39 am

    Imperial-Mel says:

    They look like they weight, 50 pounds, all that dang plastic

12. July 16th, 2008 at 2:17 pm

    Jules says:

    wow, Yao’s gonna look goofy as hell in them shits

13. January 23rd, 2009 at 10:13 pm

    Paul Andre says:

    Thank you!Your site is very nice

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