LeBron James Spotted in RTFKT NFT Nike Sneakers

LeBron James – arguably one of the most recognized basketball players today – was recently snapped wearing a pair of RTFKT Nike sneakers. These special editions can only be purchased by creating an NFT on the Ethereum blockchain

Before the Lakers’ Game, which saw LeBron’s team win against the Golden State Warrior’s in the NBA’s Western Conference Semifinals, James was spotted wearing RTFKT x Nike Air Force 1 Genesis sneakers. The Lakers revealed a snapshot of James donning the limited edition red and black sneakers with his teammate, Anthony Davis.

The company behind the virtual fashion platform took to Twitter to share the photo, exciting RTFKT and basketball fans:

Following fans’ excited comments, RTFKT co-founder Steven Vasilev (otherwise known as Zaptio) felt compelled to share a photo of himself and RTFKT COO Nikhil Gopalani, presenting James with a personalized Clone X NFT avatar:

RTFKT changed the metadata of a single CLONE X NFT in September, to include an “LBJ Beard” and a yellow and purple crown – to make the digital resource more unique and valuable. The same features appear on James’s NFT, but his digital asset has a rare all-blue color scheme, making it unclear if it is the same NFT that was previously altered. According to OpenSea data, the originally modified asset remains in the “RTFKT_CORE_VAULT” wallet and was last purchased in January.

RTFKT’s iconic collectibles

The RTFKT x Nike Air Force 1 Genesis Collection consists of 1,776 pairs of sneakers, which can be purchased by purchasing a Genesis NFT and trading it for the physical product. For this reason, Genesis NFTs are popular in secondary marketplaces. The starting price for one of these digital assets starts at 0.4 ETH (about $740) on OpenSea. However, collectors only have until May 8 to redeem a physical version of the limited edition footwear.

Conversely, the Clone X collectibles, representing the RTFKT brand, are a hub for 20,000 3D avatars that can be used in Metaverse experiences such as virtual worlds and augmented reality. These avatars, designed by talented NFT artist Takahashi Murakami, have eight different groups depending on their “DNA types” – all of which represent different sections of society. Half of the collectibles are human avatars, while the other half are Clone X-types. The floor price for one of these digital assets is currently $6,244.68, according to CoinGecko.

On top of RTFKT’s creations, Nike recently launched its very own digital sneaker and apparel platform on Polygon called the .Swoosh. Already, the ecosystem has more than 33,000 users, and is set to stamp the “Our Force 1” NFT-based sneakers in a matter of days (May 8).

Want more? Connect to NFT Plazas

Join the weekly newsletter
Join our Discord
Follow us on Twitter
Like us on Facebook
Follow us on Instagram

*All investment/financial opinions expressed by NFT Plazas are from personal research and experience of our site moderators and are intended as educational material only. Individuals are required to research all products before making any type of investment.