The early returns on James Harden’s first signature shoe are not very good.
The “Triple Black” colorway for James Harden’s first signature shoe from Adidas leaked via Sneakerwatch on Tuesday, and the reactions are coming in quickly.
Unfortunately for Harden, Twitter is treating his shoe the same way it treated Stephen Curry’s Curry 2 Lows, that is to say they are roasting the shoe mercilessly. The shoes certainly haven’t reached the full-on meme status of Curry’s, but people are already having some fun:
James Harden's signature shoes look like something Geppetto would carve for Pinocchio pic.twitter.com/LI8zw4iUqg
— Jensen Karp (@JensenClan88) August 24, 2016
Adidas "Line Cook" 3s pic.twitter.com/QaOlcZ3XFJ
— mike mulloy (@fakemikemulloy) August 23, 2016
"Children of men dystopian future where civilization done collapsed" 5's pic.twitter.com/EyshkdXkfE
— Desus Nice (@desusnice) August 24, 2016
James harden really made sneakers for grandpa Joe from Charlie and the Chocolate factory pic.twitter.com/zo8M0vdOoG
— Desus Nice (@desusnice) August 24, 2016
james harden signature kicks look like u brew prison wine in em pic.twitter.com/DajjXXYl57
— Four Pins (@Four_Pins) August 24, 2016
When did James Harden sign a shoe deal with Carhartt pic.twitter.com/lqsbPR5LW8
— Tyler Conway (@jtylerconway) August 23, 2016
Adidas gave James Harden therapeutic shoes pic.twitter.com/F4Cf3DlNbt
— G (@G0NZERELLI) August 24, 2016
James Harden’s new shoe, perfect for wabbit hunting. pic.twitter.com/QuDKSnUppC
— joon (@joonlee) August 24, 2016
Finally Harden makes a basketball shoe for me, a waiter at Chili's. pic.twitter.com/Etw6Ihl0bQ
— jordan (@jordodale) August 24, 2016
Fortunately for James, he can stay out of the spotlight because it’s the off-season. As long as he never brings those shoes anywhere near a court, he should be fine.