FaZe Up In This Nike Zoom LeBron NXXT Gen

Updated on March 1, 2023•Published October 28, 2022

LeBron James has had a storied career both on the court and through his partnership with Nike. Countless colorways across 20 different signature sneakers have brought us his favorite cereal, Fruity Pebbles, or one of his favorite cartoons, Family Guy, to life alongside other themes tied to The King. While we all were just introduced to the Nike LeBron 20, it seems The Swoosh is scaling down the model, both in its tech and price point, to give us the Nike Zoom LeBron NXXT Gen. Its first colorway is expected to be a GR, though a collab that at first may not make sense is set to hit the model in 2023, a link up with the gaming organization FaZe.

James does have ties to the organization through his son Bronny who signed with FaZe back in August 2020 and is now allowing them to add their logo and color scheme to his Zoom LeBron NXXT Gen. Engineered mesh runs across the entire upper in a black/white color combo, creating an intricate, almost monogram-like design. While the lateral side remains free of any large overlays, the medial side features a tumbled leather overlay in black that covers about half of the profile, host to the iridescent Nike Swoosh with red stitching details. Back over on the lateral side, this same Swoosh appears with a mini logo getting embroidered near its rear, almost reaching the metallic “XX” dubrae that sits on a black nylon stripe down the spine of the heel. Along the tongue, our only hit of FaZe branding comes via the team's logo in red embroidered into the tumbled leather tongue tag, sitting just below the debossed signature of LeBron James. Rounding out the design is the white Zoom Air cushioned midsole paired with a red rubber outsole.

The FaZe x Nike Zoom LeBron NXXT Gen Bred is set to release on February 10th, 2023 through select Nike Basketball retailers online and in-store. Nike SNKRS will release pairs of March 9th. Coming in men’s sizing, the retail price is set at $160. Keep it locked to our Twitter and the Sole Retriever mobile app to stay updated on release info for this FaZe collaboration with LeBron and more in the sneaker and streetwear world.