In NBA All-Star 2024, LeBron James officially established two records: Becoming the player who has played in the most All-Star games (20 times), as well as being the player present in the starting lineup 20 times in a row next.

However, the truly meaningful number of LeBron James is the number 21, when he spent 21 years playing in the NBA. That is an extremely impressive statistic, because few people can maintain such incredible persistence after reaching the age of 39.

Therefore, LeBron James chose an extremely special way to celebrate, through the shoes he wore in the 2024 All-Star Game.

Information about the shoes LeBron James used at NBA All-Star 2024At the 2024 NBA All-Star Game, LeBron James wore the LeBron 21 Air DT Max shoes.

The inspiration for these shoes comes from Deion Sanders, an American football legend, famous for his shirt number 21 during his time playing in the NFL. Therefore, LeBron James wants to pay tribute in the 21st season to this legend.

“These are Lebron 21 shoes, a tribute to Deion Sanders at his peak,” LeBron James shared in a video posted by NBA Kicks last Sunday, during the All-Star event series. 2024.

LeBron James’ shoes have a design similar to Sanders’ Air DT Max ’96, a classic from the 1990s and Sanders was the one who often used this shoe model during the peak years of his career.

These shoes were revived as a popular version in 1996 and are used to this day.

After retiring, Deion Sanders also had success in his coaching career and he also helped the Air DT Max ’96 get more attention from fans. LeBron James decided to use this design on the LeBron 21 basketball shoes to compete in the 2024 NBA All-Star Game.