Wednesday, October 20, 2010

To Good of a Pair to Wear!

Hey everyone sorry I have not been keeping up with my blog duties. Well this week I got the perfect news for you guys. The NBA Commissioner David J. Stern announced yesterday that a pair of basketball shoes under the brand name Athletic Propulsion Lab. The name of this outlawed shoe is Concept 1. So we won't be seeing this shoe during this season. The reason this shoe is illegal in NBA because it supposedly lets the basketball player to jump higher with the new Load N' Launch feature. So there is a sort of launch pad type of thing in the forefront of the shoe. So when you jump it boosts your height and you can dunk easier. Now everyone is a bit disappointed with this because its is only a shoe. But the NBA keeps stating it has unfair advantages. Let me remind you that this is not the first time a shoe was banned in the NBA. Michael Jordan had one of his Nike shoes banned 25 years ago. But back then people were not offended by it enhancing abilities, but rather its new design and color. This is only illegal in the NBA and so anyone outside of the league can buy the shoe. It has hefty price of $300 but on the positive side you will soar to the basketball hoop or at least get near it. It all depends on your height and jumping abilities. This is it for today, tune back tomorrow. Have a great day!

2 comments:

  1. Are there any rules about shoes, or does the commissioner have to make a decision on a case-by-case basis? It would seem like there should be some rules. For example, if the shoes made it much, much easier to bounce high and dunk, that would change the nature of the game, wouldn't it? See if you can find out if there are any official rules regulating shoes.

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  2. Well if it is proven to have an unfair advantage it is considered illegal to wear in a match.

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