Last month, adidas paid tribute to the legendary Kareem Abdul-Jabbar with a special blueprint-themed version of his high-top signature shoe. The Three Stripes follows that up with a much simpler take on the low-cut counterpart. The return of the Jabbar Low forgoes the authentic Tyvek blueprint paper of last month’s release for good ol’ tumbled black leather and white contrasts. The look is vintage adidas basketball, just the way Kareem wore it. The only hint of color comes on the blue tongue tag (embossed with a silhouette of the infamous skyhook), which provides a nice callback to the Blueprint Hi’s.
The adidas Jabbar Low (black/white) will be available online at BAITme.com later tonight.
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