While he's become known through the years for wearing hard-to-track-down sneakers and rare editions from the signature lines of Kobe Bryant, LeBron James and Kevin Durant, Houston Rockets wing PJ Tucker felt like he had finally arrived this week, as Nike surprised him with his very own player-exclusive pair for the first time.
"Air Tucks!" he proudly beamed.
The 13-year pro, whose career began with a winding five-year path through Israel, Ukraine, Greece, Italy and Germany, has now established himself as an NBA veteran and one of the league's biggest sneakerheads.