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Lakers Nation > Blog > Lakers News > Lakers News: Details Of Nike LeBron 16 ‘King’ LeBron James Will Debut In Season Opener Vs. Trail Blazers
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Lakers News: Details Of Nike LeBron 16 ‘King’ LeBron James Will Debut In Season Opener Vs. Trail Blazers

Matthew Moreno
Published: 10/18/2018
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LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers take the court for their first meaningful game Thursday night as they open the 2018-19 NBA season on the road with a matchup against the Portland Trail Blazers.

To little surprise, James is expected to be outfitted with a shoe befitting of the game’s best player. Taking advantage of the NBA’s relaxed rules on footwear, James is due to wear the Nike LeBron 16 “King.”

Sporting a burgundy Battleknit 2.0 upper, the shoe is accompanied by a cheetah-print design on the heel. The model is inspired by the African meaning of James’ name and his first poster with Nike that saw him sitting on a throne surrounded by lion heads.

That quickly became synonymous with James’ signature line, as a lion design appeared on his second shoe with Nike. From then on, it’s been incorporated in various means, though often on the tongue of the shoe.

For the LeBron 16, pairs that have released thus far feature a the head of a lion on the heel of the left shoe. However, the “King” version sees it on both tongues.

Although the NBA still had color restrictions in place, James wore 51 different versions of the Nike LeBron 15. It stands to reason he will surpass that number in his new model this season with the Lakers.

Shoe LeBron James is expected to wear tonight in the first #LakeShow game of the season. pic.twitter.com/2WJ5qASdSw

— Matthew Moreno (@MMoreno1015) October 18, 2018

During preseason and for most practices, James has stuck with wearing the LeBron 16 “Oreo” colorway.

The “King” model released at select Nike stores Thursday morning, and will be available via the SNKRS app at 7:30 p.m. PT.

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ByMatthew Moreno
Matthew Moreno is a journalist from Whittier, Calif., who is a credentialed reporter and is currently the Managing Editor of DodgerBlue.com and LakersNation.com. In addition to covering Los Angeles Dodgers and Los Angels Lakers games, Matthew has a strong passion for keeping up to date with the sneakerhead culture. It began with Michael Jordan and Air Jordan shoes, and has carried over to Kobe Bryant's signature line with Nike. Matthew previously was the lead editor and digital strategist at Dodgers Nation, and the co-editor and lead writer at Reign of Troy, where he covered USC Trojans Football. Matthew graduated from California State Long Beach University with a major in journalism and minor in communications. Contact: matt@mediumlargela.com
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