‘HEAT WAVE’

Love them or hate them, the Heatles were magnetic. Over four seasons, LeBron’s Miami teams carried an aura of swaggering dominance with a hint of villainy—and captivated the basketball world like no franchise since. The spirit of that era was documented for eternal posterity on December 6, 2010, when the Heat visited the Milwaukee Bucks. After racing into the open floor on a fastbreak and receiving a no-look dime, the famous snapshot captured LeBron elevating for a vicious throwdown while his Hall of Fame counterpart celebrated in wide-armed fashion. A decade-and-a-half later, the image remains visual shorthand for self-assured greatness.

Just like Miami’s Art Basel week, the LeBron XXIII ‘Heat Wave’ takes an artsy approach with a faux-fur upper blending with a repeating animal print. It contains plenty of South Beach energy with an iridescent mid-foot crown pushing that Ocean Drive flair. A stitched swoosh logo helps top off the upper, while on the heel, Miami Heat and Beatles logos mix and match to honor the ‘Heatles’ era.