Nike LeBron 23

[watermelondeity]

Bussdown 23s are a go

 

[BronGod6]

Uhhh yea you can sell me the king tuts right now. Take my $250

 

[Darth Fett]

Now these are exactly what you expect a LeBron 23 to be. These are fireeeeee! Can’t believe they actually pulled it off, turning the crown into a shoe lol

 

[Dr.BlasterCombo]

I'll agree... For now. Still don't know what these have in store and with it being the 23 alone I have faith in this model. Possibilities are CRAZY. What will definitely shoot my hopes/expectations down is if these fail the court test. Then I don't care what color way they release.

XX is a classic IMO. Perfectly blended aesthetics and performance. Number 1 Bron hands down.

This shoe looks like if the LeBron 20 build had the design language of the 19.

 

[lynchpin33]

Oh yeah, I see it. Another winner in my eyes while switching up the design language and tech. I’m really feeling this model, color ways will improve for sure, we’ll get at least 3-4 GOOD ones.

Lucky for us we’re long past the era of only having 4 color ways looking forward to any Lakers colors (if any), Miami, and Cleveland. This seems to the the fourth color way in that scan sheet that was leaked earlier, funny how of the five colorways, they show us the “crazy” one whereas the other four look solid. I like the swoosh placement though and the fact that it’ll change depending on the colorway.

Edit: Very curious on the tech aspect, I’ve enjoyed both LeBron’s prior with drop-in’s so I’m hoping these are a step forward. Maybe ZoomX drop-in with top/bottom loaded Zoom? Or Cushlon? Anything but React honestly.

Outside of the 11’s that Bron himself rarely wore, what other Bron was a drop in model?

 

[Magic33]

Outside of the 11’s that Bron himself rarely wore, what other Bron was a drop in model?

 

[BronGod6]

Unreal comfort under foot

 

[pharaohrache]

Outside of the 11’s that Bron himself rarely wore, what other Bron was a drop in model?

As Magic33 pointed out already, the LeBron 4s has a drop in with a full length Zoom unit encased inside.

And lucky for me, I don’t know about you, but I don’t have feet that come close to what LeBron has so the 11 fit me just fine. Amongst my favorite LeBron’s for sure, probably top 5

 

[truenike81]

Mix feelings on these

 

[Dr.BlasterCombo]

Lebron 4’s were very comfortable. Felt like a steroid version of the flightposite 3. The shoe as a whole was a clunky mess to actually play in though.

 

[MoneyAmeer]

Yessir… Goat LeBron to me hands down

 

[ventureblake]

That colorway looks like something that could be the end all be all. Final game type vibes. Hurts a little to see something so beautiful when I think about it from that perspective

Edit: it actually hurts a lot lmao

 

[nikekid6]

im not a fan of massive swooshes... but this needs a bigger one

 

[1smartalec]

White socks on shoes with no white has to be the most atrocious thing ever. Black socks with these would look much better/cleaner.

Definitely in for a pair though!

 

[BronGod6]

im not a fan of massive swooshes... but this needs a bigger one

Disagree, it's a relief

 

[pharaohrache]

This shoe looks like if the LeBron 20 build had the design language of the 19.

I could see it, more so the XX and the IV or even the prototype VI to me.

That colorway looks like something that could be the end all be all. Final game type vibes. Hurts a little to see something so beautiful when I think about it from that perspective

Edit: it actually hurts a lot lmao

I think he'll aim for the quarter century mark. Or at least until his PPG comes close to 20.

Also just peeped that second set of laces on that first color way. Would be dope if ALL pairs came with an extra set. Also the textured/jeweled swoosh on every pair would be

 

[BronGod6]

I think a ballistic mesh upper would look fantastic on these. I can reeeeeally do without a pattern. Let that crown do the talking

 

[GrizzlyAnimal]

 

[chrisislike]

Yea I’m in.

 

[spiderjericho]

Are those the King’s Crown? Crown Jewels?

 

[dipsetgeneral]

good lord these are trash

Yeah these are hideous.

The 20's were the last decent sigs.

I'll wait for the initial pair to drop before the end of '25 and come back for a finished review.

Yessir… Goat LeBron to me hands down

Agreed

 

[grittyman]

This angle gives me Jordan 9 vibes

 

[RustyShackleford]

I like the shape of the toe box, but it looks really narrow

Got wide feet. Then joints gonna he treating my toes like...

 

[Vegeta's hairline]

These **** are fire. Jason was in his bag this time.

 

[AugustCent27]

I confirmed again that this pair is a prototype, instead of actual Bron 23

Just curious are you allowed to post the prototype? Trying to see if it's another LeBron 6 situation.