{"id":354582,"date":"2013-12-25T08:00:30","date_gmt":"2013-12-25T14:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/?p=354582"},"modified":"2022-09-16T19:07:59","modified_gmt":"2022-09-17T00:07:59","slug":"history-of-nike-basketball-christmas-sneakers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/history-of-nike-basketball-christmas-sneakers\/","title":{"rendered":"A History of Nike Basketball Christmas Sneakers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Over the last few years, <a title=\"Nike Basketball\" href=\"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/tag\/nike-basketball\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Nike Basketball<\/strong><\/a> has carried out the tradition of creating special colorways for their athletes all around the league to wear on Christmas Day. From Nike signatures to secondary silhouettes, Nike spreads their Christmas joy by way of holiday-inspired kicks that grace the feet of NBA players and sneaker enthusiasts everywhere. Browse through our history of Nike Basketball\u2019s <em>Christmas<\/em> kicks and let us know which one was your favorite in the comment section.<\/p>\n<h2>2009<\/h2>\n<p>On Christmas day in 2009, the NBA schedule pit two of the NBA\u2019s brightest stars against each other. <strong>Kobe Bryant<\/strong> and the Los Angeles Lakers faced <strong>LeBron James<\/strong> and the Cleavland Cavaliers, which gave us one of the biggest sneaker showdowns in history &#8211; the Nike Air Max LeBron VII \u201cChristmas\u201d vs. the <a title=\"Nike Zoom Kobe V\" href=\"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/tag\/nike-zoom-kobe-v\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nike Zoom Kobe V<\/a> \u201cChaos.&#8221; Which sneaker do you feel won this footwear battle?<\/p>\n Nike Air Max LeBron VII &#8220;Christmas&#8221;\n Insole of the Nike Air Max LeBron VII &#8220;Christmas&#8221;\n Nike Zoom Kobe V &#8220;Chaos&#8221;\n<p><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h2>2010<\/h2>\n<p>In 2010, we saw the \u201cChristmas\u201d theme adorn three of Nike\u2019s most prominent athletes signatures. The Nike LeBron 8 v\/2, Zoom Kobe VI, and Zoom KD III all saw holiday treatment in stoplight fashion. We also saw the 2010 Hyperdunk draped in the traditional Christmas colors.<\/p>\n Nike LeBron 8 &#8220;Christmas&#8221;\n Nike Kobe VI &#8220;Grinch&#8221;\n Nike KD III &#8220;Christmas&#8221;\n Nike Hyperdunk 2010 &#8220;Christmas&#8221;\n<p><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h2>2011<\/h2>\n<p>Due to a lockout, the 2011 NBA season kicked off on Christmas day. With a late start to the season, Nike Basketball held nothing back for their \u201911 Christmas collection. King James continued the holiday\u2019s color combination on his latest silhouette the Nike LeBron 9. KD opted for a predominantly copper upper on the <a title=\"Nike Zoom KD IV\" href=\"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/tag\/nike-zoom-kd-iv\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">KD Zoom KD IV<\/a>, which some say was inspired by his mother\u2019s holiday baking, while others believe it was created to pay homage to one of Durant\u2019s favorite Christmas gifts, the copper Foamposite. The Nike Zoom Kobe VII featured animal print and a very unique color combination that was also implemented on the 2011 Hyperdunk \u201cChristmas\u201d PEs.\u00a0Amare Stoudemire even got a chance to debut the Air Max Sweep Thru decked out in Christmas colors.<\/p>\n Nike LeBron 9 &#8220;Christmas&#8221;\n Nike Zoom KD IV &#8220;Metallic Copper&#8221;\n Nike Kobe VII &#8220;Cheetah&#8221;\n Nike Air Max Sweep Thru\n Paul Gasol&#8217;s Nike Hyperdunk 2011 PE\n<p><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h2>2012<\/h2>\n<p>Continuing with momentum from the 2011 season, Nike Basketball dropped another classic Christmas collection staring the LeBron X, Kobe 8 System, KD V, 2012 Hyperdunk and the <strong>Zoom LeBron Soldier VI<\/strong> in 2012.\u00a0 The Nike LeBron X continued the use of the traditional red and green, while the Kobe 8 featured ornament-like colors to represent a Christmas tree. The KD V displays Kevin Durant\u2019s past love for video games utilizing a pixelated upper, while secondary sneakers, like the Nike Zoom LeBron Soldier and the 2012 Hyperdunk were conceived with Christmas colors and gingerbread cookies in mind.<\/p>\n Nike LeBron X &#8220;Christmas&#8221;\n Nike Kobe 8 System &#8220;Christmas&#8221;\n Nike KD V &#8220;Christmas&#8221;\n Nike Zoom LeBron Soldier VI &#8220;Christmas&#8221;\n Nike Hyperdunk 2012 &#8220;Gingerbread Man&#8221;\n Nike Hyperdunk 2012 Low &#8220;Gingerbread Man&#8221;\n<p><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h2>2013<\/h2>\n<p>The 2013 Nike Basketball Christmas pack was built upon wintery concepts and innovative designs. A unique snowflake x royal palm print known as \u201cPalmsicle\u201d on the LeBron\u00a0 11\u2019s chilly mint upper brings snow to South Beach. The <strong>Nike KD VI<\/strong> features a Christmas sweater pattern that integrates trees, stripes, and his number\u00a035 on to the sneaker. Kobe will hit the hardwood on Christmas in the <strong><a title=\"Nike Kobe 8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/tag\/nike-kobe-8\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nike Kobe 8<\/a> System<\/strong> for the second consecutive year to shed it\u2019s skin to prepare to for the Kobe 9 Masterpiece. This year\u2019s Kobe 8 System exemplifies skin shedding in dramatic fashion, as the snake scales seem to jump right off the toe box. Finally, other Nike Basketball athletes will be wearing Christmas-themed versions of the Zoom Hyperfuse 2013, Zoom Crusader and more. Don&#8217;t miss the basketball-playing snowman on the tongue of these special PEs.<\/p>\n Nike LeBron 11 &#8220;Christmas&#8221;\n 2013 Nike Kobe 8 System &#8220;Christmas&#8221;\n Nike KD VI &#8220;Christmas&#8221;\n Aaron Brooks&#8217; Nike Zoom Hyperfuse 2013 &#8220;Christmas&#8221; PE\n James Harden&#8217;s Nike Zoom Crusader &#8220;Christmas&#8221; PEs\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Over the last few years, Nike Basketball has carried out the tradition of creating special colorways for their athletes all&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":149,"featured_media":354901,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1224791,1225493],"tags":[1225494],"cultivate_rss":[],"class_list":{"2":"type-post"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v24.0 (Yoast SEO v24.0) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>A History of Nike Basketball Christmas Sneakers | Snkrs Day<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Where to buy A History of Nike Basketball Christmas Sneakers shoes. 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