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With LeBron 14 release, Nike is bypassing the shoe store

Air Jordans still dominate resale market and account for about half of such transactions

Nike released 23 pairs of the LeBron 14, along with 23 pairs of his signature shoe from his rookie season, on Friday evening to the highest bidders on StockX. Photo	courtesy: Stockx
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Nike released 23 pairs of the LeBron 14, along with 23 pairs of his signature shoe from his rookie season, on Friday evening to the highest bidders on StockX. Photo courtesy: Stockx

Daisuke Wakabayashi San Francisco
Last summer, shortly after claiming his third NBA title, LeBron James said he was still chasing Michael Jordan and his six championship rings. But James is also chasing Jordan in the world of signature shoe sales — a realm still dominated by the Air Jordan line 13 years after its founder retired.

So Nike and James are trying something new with their newest release, the LeBron 14, to build extra buzz. Instead of a standard rollout on Nike’s website or at retailers, a small batch of the shoes is going directly to a secondary marketplace before a wider release — the