‘STOCKING STUFFER’

For basketball fans, Christmas has evolved into another kind of holiday—an all-day showcase for the league’s top teams and most exciting superstars. Over the last two decades, that’s usually meant opening presents in LeBron’s presence. On December 25, 2022, he set the all-time record with his 17th Christmas Day appearance (a mark he would reset several times in subsequent seasons) while getting in his bag for 38 points, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists. “Christmas is our day,” he would later festively declare. Whatever you celebrate, LeBron is the gift that keeps giving.

Who said the King doesn’t like a little bit of holiday cheer? The LeBron XXIII ‘Stocking Stuffer’ is the latest rendition of LeBron’s Christmas themed color ways, with an upper made of a plaid pattern mimicking morning pajamas. A crown logo also blends into the upper, while a heel icon makes up an actual stocking with the King’s LJ initials. To cap it off, an iridescent mid foot crown shifts between green and blue hues to put a bow on this festive season silhouette.