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Jayson Tatum's wild opening night sneakers honor his son

The NBA recently loosened its rules on restricting colors players could wear on their sneakers… and some guys are really taking advantage… like the Boston Celtics own Jayson Tatum for example.

Nike released a batch of photos showing us some of the wildest colorways players will rock to start the season. Tatum really went out there with it.

Image via Nike.com

These are the NikeiD PG2 “Coloring Book,” but even though they’re waaaaaaay out there color-wise, there’s a very adorable reason for these colors.

This polychromatic colorway is inspired by the NBA sophomore’s biggest fan: his 10-month-old son, Jayson Tatum, Jr.