'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 25 December 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 on giving.

Who said the King doesn't like a little bit of festive cheer? The LeBron XXIII 'Stocking Stuffer' is the latest rendition of LeBron's Christmas-themed colourways, with an upper made of a checked pattern mimicking morning pyjamas. 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.