Nike Made Kevin Durant A Pair Of Sneakers That Look Like Knee-High Boots

When Oklahoma City Thunder forward Kevin Durant came out for warm-ups on Thursday night, there was something noticeably different about his appearance. At first glance, it looked as if he was wearing orange knee-high socks, but upon further review, they weren’t socks at all.

🤔 pic.twitter.com/lxNYF2BEy5

— Nate Jones (@JonesOnTheNBA) March 25, 2016

Your eyes are not deceiving you. Those are most certainly Nikes that extend all the way up to Durant’s calf. According to Sneaker News, they’re a prototype designed by Nike to provide “additional security and lockdown.”

Here’s some video of what Durant looked like moving around in them:

KD is rocking his KD 8 “Elite” High notice it goes up the thigh as I stated to people. We out here grinding y’all 😴💤pic.twitter.com/KQLPXyyYe3

— Travis Singleton (@SneakerReporter) March 24, 2016

Nike has always been the leading innovator in sports shoes. That being said, I couldn’t help but think that I had seen something like this before, but I couldn’t place it. Finally, someone brought it to my attention and it all clicked.

Hey @KDTrey5 I see you’re trying to copy my swag #nicelegs#ItsAllAboutTheUpic.twitter.com/hKvOeXQey7

— Sebastian The Ibis (@UM_Sebastian) March 25, 2016