LeBron James continues to put up impressive numbers in year 22, and Nike is hoping this latest installment in his venerable signature sneaker line can do the same.

The Nike LeBron XXII continues a trend that began with the Nike LeBron XX, which broke from the tradition of pairing high volume visible Nike Air cushioning in a high top silhouette. Like the XX and XXI before it, the Nike LeBron XXII features a low cut design that relies on encapsulated Zoom Air cushioning units. A low profile Zoom Air bag is mounted to the top of a Cushlon 2.0 foam midsole, while heel cushioning is provided by a thicker, bottom mounted Zoom Air unit.

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The phrase “signature line” has never been more literal, as the upper is defined by a single, swooping line that creates both the iconic Nike Swoosh on either side and LeBron James’ signature around the heel.

The Nike LeBron XXII is available now in debut “Crown Jewel” and Monopoly-licensed “Currency” colorways, with a 3M-paneled “Blacklight” version slated for a December 6th release.

For all the latest news and discussion, be sure to check out NikeTalk’s LeBron XXII forum thread.

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Nov 23, 2024 #1

sneakergameinsane

nappy bee dee ball shoe laces 😆

Nov 23, 2024 #2

Remy LeBeau formerly carbon16

I'm convinced they're giving LeBron pairs they're trying different designs on as they have no direction on cws.

Nov 24, 2024 #3

3pointdunk

All these crazy colorways, give us the USA colorways.

Nov 24, 2024 #4

spiderjericho

3pointdunk said:

All these crazy colorways, give us the USA colorways.

lol. Add that to the Laker colorway chorus. They’ll never give us what we want.

Nov 24, 2024 #5

Public Enemy

spiderjericho said:

lol. Add that to the Laker colorway chorus. They’ll never give us what we want.

Keeps you in a perpetual state of desire, which is advantageous for them. If you're a marketer or a salesperson, someone who stays in a perpetual state of want is a gift.

Nov 24, 2024 #6

spiderjericho

Except they’re not Kobe’s, Jordan retries, On or New Balance.

They don’t really sell out. And there’s not really any hype or major interest besides the normal social media news cycle when LeBron wears a new pair. I’m sure they’re fine shoes but they definitely lost the plot. They’ve made three good shoes in a row but have been uninspired in the colorways.

Nov 24, 2024 #7

NToweG

@Public Enemy nailed it. Keeps you at the edge of desire. New Jordan sig's barely get retro style color ways and this LeBron line barely gets what the mass consumer wants. What does that mean.... Leave room in the future to want it more. We won't see a bred colorway of the AJ34's or a retro LBJ signature Lakers colorway until maybe year 2040 or beyond.

As long as Grape 5's, bred 4's, bred 11's, chitown 1's, blk cement 3's, & etc continue to never sit on the shelf, then there's no need to even focus on what we actually want.

Nov 25, 2024 #8

darthska

Staff member

Public Enemy said:

Keeps you in a perpetual state of desire, which is advantageous for them. If you're a marketer or a salesperson, someone who stays in a perpetual state of want is a gift.

THIS!!!!
... is exactly why I've bought 1... ONE... Lebron out of this current 20/21/22 silhouette.
All I've bought is the 20 All Star.
And I bought those because I like them.
Don't like all these horrible colorways.
¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Nov 26, 2024 #9

Patchenhz

NIKE LEBRON XXII - DEEPROYALBLUE

Final Sale. No refunds, exchanges or cancellations

undefeated.com

Nov 26, 2024 #10

bob sacamano

karatekickz23 said:

For the LA folks 👀📝

Yall hear about this Hawaii girl who’s gone missing in LA? One of her last sightings was at this lebron 22 event. Her father was in town helping with the search but now he’s dead. Suspected suicide but idk kindof eerie

Nov 26, 2024 #11

kingjay718

Christmas colorway fire. Let’s see if he wears it lol

Taury2128 said:

Nov 26, 2024 #12

karatekickz23

bob sacamano said:

Yall hear about this Hawaii girl who’s gone missing in LA? One of her last sightings was at this lebron 22 event. Her father was in town helping with the search but now he’s dead. Suspected suicide but idk kindof eerie

Wow that's crazy

Nov 26, 2024 #13

Taury2128

A few more looks

Nov 26, 2024 #14

WASPS ANDD ASPS

Those laces remind me of Drake for some reason

:smh:

Nov 26, 2024 #15

kingjay718

:rollin

Nov 26, 2024 #16

darthska

Staff member

WASPS ANDD ASPS said:

Those laces remind me of Drake for some reason

:smh:

Probably because they're horrible.
¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Friday at 10:20 PM #17

karatekickz23

Friday at 11:05 PM #18

karatekickz23

Just drop the Gold medal pair 😭

Friday at 11:43 PM #19

darthska

Staff member

Every new pair is just "You're not getting theeeese!!"
😂😭

Friday at 11:57 PM #20

GrizzlyAnimal

I’d buy those since I could never get these smh

Saturday at 12:43 AM #21

illustrayt

Woah that Gold/Navy cw is dope! I like that they kept the entire Swoosh and its border the same color, so that the bird silhouette is more difficult to see LOL

Saturday at 11:32 AM #22

3pointdunk

darthska said:

Every new pair is just "You're not getting theeeese!!"
😂😭

And that’s what keeps fans disconnected from Nike/JB athletes. Keep us excited for the Christmas colorway we can have, but he’ll actually wear an alternate Christmas colorway we can’t have. 🤣

Saturday at 7:04 PM #23

grittyman

SNKR ROOM BF sale 45% off - BF24

Picked up a pair of Monopoly’s …. Saw them in person and they weren’t too bad. Looking forward to getting them on court

Sunday at 8:16 AM #24

jaynev

grittyman said:

SNKR ROOM BF sale 45% off - BF24

Picked up a pair of Monopoly’s …. Saw them in person and they weren’t too bad. Looking forward to getting them on court

Gone Joe right. Prob have another Monday. KD 17 on there too

Sunday at 3:54 PM #25

xplosivejeff

Just saw that NDC loaded up the blacklight or as they are officially calling them the “tunnel vision” cw. Annoying how they put translucent rubber on so many pairs for the U.S releases.

Yesterday at 12:58 AM #26

Schwartz0

How is snipes? We are getting one here.

Yesterday at 5:10 AM #27

nflowshoe

Yesterday at 8:51 AM #28

grittyman

Tempting … but gonna pass

Yesterday at 2:37 PM #29

rbk93

Supporter

For those might have hooped in both, which would you go with? The XXXIXs or the LeBron 22s?

Today at 7:25 AM #30

kingjay718

These look better with a muted swoosh

Aug 10, 2024 #1

bob sacamano

Bird head swoosh 🐦

Jul 30, 2024 #2

Taury2128

Now would have been the perfect time to release these

Oct 19, 2024 #3

pharaohrache

JD Sports. A1 in person.

Oct 17, 2024 #4

truenike81

The same mumbo jumbo they say about every shoe

Oct 21, 2024 #5

GrizzlyAnimal

Oct 22, 2024 #6

Patchenhz

Jul 28, 2024 #7

pmatic

Mar 4, 2024 #8

Bend_The_Knee formerly gotholesinmysocks

Just please no little mermaid/finding nemo colorways like the 21.

Nov 20, 2024 #9

nice jahb

I'd have to say that's got to be the worst South Beach colorway I have ever seen.

Aug 10, 2024 #10

hennessy beach

Nov 2, 2024 #11

karatekickz23

Oct 31, 2024 #12

karatekickz23

Apr 1, 2024 #13

RustyShackleford

therealest1 said:

Monopoly x Nike LeBron 22
Color: White/Baltic Blue-Vapor Green-Pink Foam-Metallic Silver
Style Code: FZ1099-100 (men); HQ5584-100 (GS)
Release Date: 09/28/2024
Price: $225 (men); $150 (GS)

Image via Nike

^^^It appears to be an actual photo of these.

These ****s better be $225 in monopoly money not USD

Nov 9, 2024 #14

Patchenhz

Nov 22, 2024 #15

darthska

Staff member

Taury2128 said:

When you're hunting turkey at 5am and got a rec league game at noon.
🔥🔥🔥

Nov 1, 2024 #16

Patchenhz

Jul 25, 2024 #17

pmatic

Nov 1, 2024 #18

karatekickz23

Go up .5 these fit tight

Oct 20, 2024 #19

grittyman

Rashard has the hookup.

Oct 3, 2024 #20

secretzofwar

Every single year I say I don’t love the launch colorway and will wait for the price to drop.

Every single year I boy the launch color way on release date.

Oct 27, 2024 #21

Patchenhz

Nov 11, 2024 #22

grittyman

High praise from FDZ

I was able to try them on today at DSG… didn’t really notice the weight difference. Felt pretty similar to the 21… can def feel the saddle, had like a cradling effect on my foot. Will probably grab a pair down the road, this colorway kinda growing on me.. looks good in person.

Oct 2, 2024 #23

GrizzlyAnimal

I can’t unsee it lol

Nov 13, 2024 #24

Magic33

and going soon to outlets...

Nov 1, 2024 #25

Schwartz0

Pics as promised.

Aug 10, 2024 #26

clarkkent415

Gold medal game.

Nov 22, 2024 #27

Magic33

I don't think I've ever seen a worse set of PE's. I used to wish they released his PE's now I'm hoping they stay PE's.

Oct 1, 2024 #28

GrizzlyAnimal

Nov 2, 2024 #29

karatekickz23

Sep 15, 2024 #30

BronGod6

Public Enemy said:

The Monopoly colorway was said to be releasing September 28

Monopoly x Nike LeBron 22 “Currency” Releases November 2024

Monopoly x Nike LeBron 22 Currency FZ1098-100 Release Date: November 15, 2024 Price: $200 USD Where to Buy: Nike.com. Discover more details.

sneakerbardetroit.com

Nike LeBron 22 “Monopoly”
Color: White/Baltic Blue-Vapor Green-Pink Foam-Metallic Silver
Style Code: FZ1099-100
Release Date: September 28, 2024
Price: $225

🤷‍♂️

I'm hoping there was a terrible factory fire and those never see the light of day