Celtics forward Grant Williams busts his shoe mid-game against the Toronto Raptors, reminding us of a similar episode Duke sensation Zion Williamson faced.
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Fortunately, Grant Williams is alright in what could have been a grave injury. During a preseason game against the Raports, the 6ft 6′ Celtics forward would bust his shoe as he attempted a fastbreak euro step. Ultimately, tumbling down over 6ft 8′ veteran Thaddeus Young as he released the ball.
Grant Williams’ shoe exploded midgame 😳 pic.twitter.com/ALLzwIL1Gm
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) October 15, 2022
With everyone eager to know the kicks Williams was wearing, on viewing the play again, fans were quick to point out that the 23-year-old had donned a pair of Air Jordan 37s. Surprisingly, this incident had a Zion Williamson connection.
At the time, Zion was playing for Duke, touted as the next big thing, with the likes of former USA President Barack Obama visiting him during a college basketball game against North Carolina.
A few seconds into the game, the power forward busted his shoe, resulting in a knee injury, leaving everyone stunned, including USA’s 44th President. In the case of Zion, he was wearing Nike’s PG 2.5.
“His shoe broke.” – Obama
(Via @ChaseHughesNBCS)
— Ballislife.com (@Ballislife) February 21, 2019
Unlike Zion, Celtics forward Grant Williams escaped unhurt. Nevertheless, Twitter had some interesting reactions to the incident.
NBA Twitter reacts to Grant Williams busting his shoe.
🚨 EXPLODING SHOE ALERT 🚨
Grant Williams is lucky to not be injured after this 🙌pic.twitter.com/wa36QNRoRw
— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPointsApp) October 15, 2022
Grant Williams had a blowout in his Air Jordan 37s 😱 pic.twitter.com/242SvRWkAO
— Nice Kicks (@nicekicks) October 15, 2022
pay Grant Williams so he can afford some decent shoes
— CelticsBlog (@celticsblog) October 15, 2022
Jayson Tatum examining Grant Williams’ shoe explosion lol pic.twitter.com/Q8OeB07jrk
— Adam Himmelsbach (@AdamHimmelsbach) October 15, 2022
Grant just Zion’d his shoe. pic.twitter.com/O7bgAoVAnI
— Chris Forsberg (@ChrisForsberg_) October 15, 2022
Grant Williams’ shoe just exploded on that last drive.
Preseason for shoes too, I guess.
— Keith Smith (@KeithSmithNBA) October 15, 2022
Grant Williams has a shoe blow-out pic.twitter.com/aLfaD87i4t
— 3030 (@jose3030) October 15, 2022
The above incident might impel Nike to roll some heads, given this isn’t the first time such an incident has occurred.