Sabrina Ionescu's Nike shoe is one of the most popular shoes NBA players wear in-game

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'She put out a heater with her first shoe': Why so many NBA players are rocking the Sabrina 1s

WNBA star Sabrina Ionescu's debut signature shoe, the Sabrina 1, has quickly become a favorite among NBA players, praised for its looks, feel and performance -- and its similarities to one of the most coveted on-court shoes in league history.

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SABRINA IONESCU COULDN'T wait for the start of the NBA season. Specifically, the WNBA All-Star circled the Boston Celtics' season opener as appointment viewing, brimming with excitement about Jrue Holiday's debut with his new franchise.

Ionescu, the 26-year-old sharpshooter who grew up in the Bay Area and stars for the New York Liberty, isn't a Celtics fan and has never met Holiday. But she has a personal connection with the two-time All-Star guard: Holiday was the first NBA player to wear her Nike signature shoe, the Sabrina 1s, in game action.

Holiday had worn Sabrina 1s during media day and preseason games, but it was a milestone moment for Ionescu to watch Holiday in a player-exclusive white, black and blue colorway during Boston's Oct. 17 win against the New York Knicks.

"I don't even think I watched the game," Ionescu told ESPN. "I was really just watching his feet."

Over the course of the 2023-24 season, 77 NBA players have joined Holiday in wearing the Sabrina 1s, according to on-court sneaker tracker kixstats.com.

 

[TRBM]

They clean fr

 

[The Villain]

They look good. Very much from the Kobe line lineage.

 

[Flex Grossman]

Yeah they fire. Been thinking about doing a Nike ID pair

 

[UpAndComing]

Very awesome

Cheers to WNBA growing in popularity. They need to push Sabrina to superstardom, with Caitlin Clarke right behind

 

[JLova]

Would rock those as every day shoe.

 

[Trav]

They basically updated Mamba's lol

 

[Lakerman0834]

Very awesome

Cheers to WNBA growing in popularity. They need to push Sabrina to superstardom, with Caitlin Clarke right behind

Need a star in LA or NYC and it’ll explode

 

[ogc163]

They are a good looking shoe, tried them on but didn't pull the trigger.

 

[SteelCitySoldier]

They look like some low top Lebrons I got

 

[mson]

Need a star in LA or NYC and it’ll explode

Sabrina and Stewart are in NY

 

[jetflyinglimousineriding]

Sabrina and Stewart are in NY

The saying still stands true that big [wo]men can't sell shoes

 

[Astroslik]

Might have to Nike ID these


Women generally have an eye for aesthetics so I’m surprised more good looking shoes havent been brought out by some WNBA players

 

[Optimus Prime]

Its the Kobe AD line pretty much especially since the official Kobe line is going to stick to retroes it seems
Sabrina trained with Kobe and is still close with the family

 

[TRBM]

Might have to Nike ID these


Women generally have an eye for aesthetics so I’m surprised more good looking shoes havent been brought out by some WNBA players

They need to retro the 90s-early 2000s joints fr (Swoopes, Cooper, Lisa L, Holdsclaw)