The best sneakers of the All-Star Game 2021 From Virgil Abloh's gift to LeBron to Jaylen Brown's tribute to T-Mac

The NBA All-Star Game 2021 was unique, for better or for worse. The game did not offer great ideas and memorable plays - except for the duel between Stephen Curry and Damian Lillard from half court - but on an aesthetic level it was one of the games of the most dense stars of content, both for the centrality of the HBCU (Historically Black Colleges and Universities) that meet the style of the players and both for the choices of several brands to launch big news on one of the stages with the greatest visibility - according to reports from commissioner Adam Silver, the interactions regarding the ASG are close to 2 billion.

The pre-match parade was structured better than in the other years, also thanks to the absence of the public (only 1,500 in a facility with almost 17,000 seats) and the greater spaces that the empty State Farm Arena offered. On a catwalk the All-Stars and the guests of the collateral events paraded, almost always coinciding with the exception of Obi Toppin, Robert Covington and Anfernee Simons, winner of the dunk competition.

5 sneakers off-the-court

Different speech for the sneakers worn by the players during the game. Only LeBron belongs to both categories, thanks to his Nike LeBron 18 Florida A&M PE dedicated to one of the 101 schools that are part of the HBCU group. From the captain to the president, always keeping in mind Swoosh: Chris Paul wore the Nike D-Book 1 "Be Legendary" in the initial part of the match, dedicating the particular color to the teammate who was absent due to injury. Speaking of tributes, Jaylen Brown chooses to honor one of his idols, Tracy McGrady, wearing the adidas T-Mac 2 "All-Star" with a message that the former Raptors and Magic had sent to the Celtics player: "Remember Humble and Hungry".