The NBA will allow players to wear shoes of any color this upcoming season to promote expression, Nick DePaula of ESPN reports. With Nike ditching traditional home/away jerseys last season, the change for shoes follows the loosening of fashion restrictions. DePaula also details the few restrictions still in place for shoes:
The only ongoing restrictions will regard third-party logos, which still will have to be preapproved by the league office before making their way to the court. Custom hand-painted sneakers, often made just days before being worn, surged in popularity last season. The league will continue to look closely at any third-party logos, as last season saw everything from nonapproved movie cover artwork to podcast logos to charity organization icons sneak onto the hardwood.