Shoes don't often serve as one of the biggest storylines heading into an ACC tournament game, but that was the reality before Thursday's showdown between Duke and Syracuse.
After all, Blue Devils star Zion Williamson suffered a knee injury when his foot went through the bottom of his Paul George shoes during a Feb. 20 loss to North Carolina. He wore shoes from Kyrie Irving's signature line Thursday, and they apparently delivered in the 84-72 win.
"The shoes were incredible this game," he said, per Dan Wolken of USA Today.
Head coach Mike Krzyzewski revealed Nike did everything it could to make sure they were ready:
Dan WolkenCoach K said Nike sent “their top people” to Durham after the shoe exploded.