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D Wade’s original Converse shoe reissued

WADE-1-Angle2.jpgIn honor of Dwyane Wade’s MVP-caliber season and because fans have been asking for it, Converse has reissued a limited number of the Heat guard’s original signature shoe, the Wade 1.

Fewer than 2,400 pairs of the black shoe with the red accents that Wade wears on the court – yes, he’s been wearing it this season, too – have been released and are currently on sale only at Champs Sports, according to Converse. The shoes, which were first launched before the 2005-06 season, are $90.

The shoe features 0.8 (or 8/10ths of a second) on the inner heel to symbolize the time the ball left Wade's hands when he made two game-winning shots during his first two NBA seasons. His No. 3 appears on the shoelace eyelets and his name is on the shoe’s back and top.

But those nifty “MV3” shirts some were sporting at yesterday’s game against the Knicks, in which Wade scored 55 points, aren’t for sale. They were made just to promote Wade’s candidacy for MVP.

POSTED IN: Apparel (22), Miami Heat (62), NBA (42), Shoes (8)

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These wade original sneakers are the sharpest ever produced. I have every color except the Black and orange shown. I was too late getting them. I have several pairs of each. I knew they would be worth alot of $. Never should of changed the original design !!!

These wade original sneakers are the sharpest ever produced. I have every color except the Black and orange shown. I was too late getting them. I have several pairs of each. I knew they would be worth alot of $. Never should of changed the original design !!!

I'd like Nike
better haha

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After a decade as a news reporter in New Jersey, Southern California, Chicago and South Broward, Talalay decided to trade in covering meetings about city government and schools for meetings about sports deals and stadium finance...
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