As LeBron spent so much nike air max 90 time in the post season that year, it was only fitting that his on-feet offerings morphed at that juncture to provide a silhouette better fitted for the post-season push. Thus was born the Nike Elite Basketball line, a trio of models that included the reinforced Nike LeBron 9 Elite. That same shoe would be doubled up on for LeBron James first ever Championship Pack set of sneakers.

These  Extension designs represented the transition of LeBron s line into the lifestyle realm with high profile releases like the  Cork and  Hazelnut . Slightly less successful but still an important footnote for this entry into the Nike LeBron line was the Nike LeBron 10 NSW Lifestyle, which further pushed his sneakers toward the off-court realm. See some of the more clamored after LeBron 10 pairs below, plenty nike slides of them no doubt still fresh in your memory, and stay tuned for tomorrow s conclusion of our 11 Days of Nike LeBron series here on Sneaker News.

The shoe s overall shape was one confirmed by semi-official sources a bit earlier than normal thanks to the advent of nike presto social media: one of the first good looks at the shoe came from the Instagram of Mav Carter, a close associate and manager of sorts to LeBron. It was then that we first ogled the Hyperposite built frame that seemed more armored up than any previous LeBron delivery (Keep in mind that the week prior had given us a speculative look at a black-out pair on feet for Bron during a practice session).

The sneaker didn t feature quite the drastic jump in design that the Nike Zoom Generation to Nike Zoom LeBron II did-instead opting to nike basketball shoes stick with the support oriented model that could best outfit an increasingly powerful LeBron James. The Pebax shell system was back, again clutching the Zoom Air system along the bottom. So was the strap-only this time it showed up in the form of multiple smaller straps gripping the upper. Inside was a  foot bucket configuration that prevent the food from moving around any more than necessary. Hit the click to get more information on LeBron s third silhouette and stay tuned for our next 11 Days of Nike LeBron feature.

Where the sneaker did take strides was in its overall number of releases. Between the high and the low versions the Nike Zoom LeBron III had around sixteen colorways-that ballooned number finally suggesting that Nike believed sneaker acolytes were ready to support LeBron s line en masse. Amongst those were plenty of special editions: Nike LeBron III  All Star was on feet for James as he grabbed his first MVP award in that game, the  Kid colorway was pulled from the LeBrons commercials, and that brown/gold made sure he had appropriate birthday footwear.

Take a nike sneakers look at some of the more memorable Nike Zoom LeBron III moments and releases below and check back in tomorrow for the fourth entry intor our 11 Days of LeBron series.Our 11 Days of Nike LeBron series is back, this time touching on one of the most visually striking sneakers in James long history of Swoosh shoes. That would be the Nike Zoom LeBron IV that first released in the Fall of 2006. The design was bold and bulky, weighing in at a whopping 21 ounces  easily taking the title as the heaviest LeBron shoe in history.