ÿþDerrick Rose is ready. After nearly 18 months adidas nmds black away from the game of basketball, no doubt the longest amount of time that he's ever had to step away for since he first learned to dribble, the one time MVP and Rookie of the Year is at last prepared to deliver on the promise of The Return. Outfitting Rose for his comeback is adidas Basketball, who have crafted his latest signature sneaker in the form of the adidas D Rose 4.
Continue reading for more coverage on this weekend's adidas D Rose 4 launch with adidas Basketball at Chicago's United Center.The adidas D Rose 4 is a sneaker that's dealing with some massive expectations. In the incubator for some adidas r1 18 months and now materializing at a pivotal time for the eponymous athlete, the shoe pulls from adidas' history of innovation as a means of preparing its most famous wearer for his comeback season. The sneaker weighs in at 11.9 adidas shoes nmd r1 ounces.
A poundage made possible by adidas' combination of SPRINTWEB and SPRINTFRAME technologies. On bottom is the adidas Crazyquick tooling, a choice that is described as a no-brainer in the design process. "His game is all about quick cuts," explained VP of adidas' Global Basketball division Lawrence Norman. "Yes it's a relatively new technology but we knew that we wanted to have our premier athletes in those sort of shoes right away."
Rose described the traveling as eye-opening, his journeys new adidas shoes womens helping him to see how far his legend had traveled. In spite of the mayhem accompanying his presence, adidas' Lawrence Norman described the time in transit as feeling something like a family road trip. "Brenda runs the show" said Norman, alluding to Ms. Rose who has long acted an anchor for the NBA star. Even his brothers headed out to Europe and Asia with Derrick and the adidas Basketball group.
The family affair nature of the trips serving as a reminder of the value Derrick puts on his hometown and those there who raised him. This is where that duality rears it's head again: Derrick Rose the international basketball star, the son of Chicago capable of bringing the Bulls back to the glory of the Jordan era vs. Derrick Rose the humble, quiet soul who just wants adidas retro shoes to make his family proud. Somehow Rose manages to play both sides.
An act that has Norman convinced that he can become "the biggest figure in global sports". The Return is set to be the latest test in his path towards that title.The fighting spirit of Derrick Rose will be tested once again this season, as he at last will return to the NBA after an unfortunate year long hiatus. But will the game be the same as he left it? Can he still play at the same level? Can he bring Chicago and the Bulls back to championship prominence?