NIKE HYPERDUNK

The Hyperdunk utilizes innovative technologies such as Flywire and LunarLite Foam to provide you with Nike's strongest and lightest basketball shoe to date. Imagine an upper that uses slender, but amazingly strong treads encased in a thin membrane with a fabric backing for support?This is Flywire. Flywire technology uses high-strength threads that work like cables on a suspension bridge and places them between two layers of TPU. Biomechanics at the Nike Sports Research Lab (NSRL) developed a Flywire pattern for the Hyperdunk that works like an extra ligament facilitating movement and creating lateral stability. The result is a basketball shoe that is extremely light, strong and secure, giving you revolutionary performance unseen in footwear. LunarLite Foam, located in the forefoot of the Hyperdunk, has been in development for more than four years. This super soft material uses a unique cell structure to spread out force more evenly over a larger area, reducing peak pressures on the foot. Nike wear-testers reported feeling more energy after long runs and wanted to stockpile additional pairs. The Hyperdunk also adds a Phylon midsole and Zoom Air heel unit to provide the maximum comfort and support demanded by the world's top athletes. A solid rubber outsole has a herringbone traction tread pattern that is designed for ultimate performance on the court.

The Nike Hyperdunk is the signature shoe of shooting guard, Kobe Bryant. Bryant and Nike first introduced the Hyperdunk in Beaverton, Oregon on April 7, 2008. Since then, Bryant won the 2008 Most Valuable Player Award and has gone on to lead his team to the tournament finals. Bryant?s team took the eventual champions to six games before being eliminated. The team's feat was considered amazing to some, because of the inexperience of the players, besides Bryant, who has won three championships previously. Kobe then laced up his White/dark obsidian/sport red edition Hyperdunks and was a part of a gold medal effort by the United States. The U.S. went undefeated en route to returning to prominence on the global stage in 2008. Eastbay offers Nike Hyperdunks in exclusive Kobe Bryant colors such as White/gold/purple, Black/puple/gold, White/dark obsidian/sport red and Black/red/maize. The Black/red/maize Hyperdunk is a special edition shoe that commemorates Bryant's high school All-American colors. It features a Kobe Bryant logo on the tongue; his high school number (33) on the medial side and All-American spelled out in the fries on the insole. The Nike Hyperdunk can be seen in action on Kobe Bryant this season.

Nike introduced a new colorway to the Hyperdunk line on July 7th, 2008. This limited edition color; known as the 2015 Hyperdunk, is the inspiration to the Hyperdunk line. A popular 1980's movie featured a pair of Nike shoes from the fictional year of 2015. This movie prototype was this original concept used by Nike designer Eric Avar, when designing the Nike Hyperdunk. The 2015 Hyperdunk has a striking resemblance to the shoe featured in the movie. It does not have power laces but the colors and key features of the shoe are uniquely similar. Technologies such as Flywire and LunarLite Foam are a staple of the Hyperdunk line and continue to make the Hyperdunk the most innovative and technically advanced basketball shoe in the Nike line.