The sneaker game went hard during NBA All-Star Weekend. Which pairs are you obsessing over?
NBA All-Star Weekend is special for a number of reasons. The league’s best players all get together for a whole weekend, it’s a showcase of insane skills, and fans get to see the stars playing against each other.
But another reason that goes beyond the talent show is the shoes.
For the last few years, the NBA All-Star Weekend has also become the stage where players get to showcase their best kicks, especially the stars who have their own signature shoe lines (and many of them do). So among the show-stoppers from the 2025 All-Star Game, which ones stood out?
Stephen Curry
Representing the Bay Area, Stephen Curry caught everyone’s attention with his bright-colored, mismatched shoes at the 2025 NBA All-Star Weekend. These orange-and-blue pairs are Curry Brand’s latest signature design, the Curry 12 “What The Bay” colorway.
These kicks were inspired by the Bay Area’s two main cities, San Francisco and Oakland — a special homage to Steph’s hometown, and the place he became an NBA legend.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander & Jalen Williams
Jalen Williams graced the NBA All-Star court with a pair of mismatched adidas Harden Vol. 9s. Although the Hardens are among the most popular NBA sneakers, this choice isn’t just about style. To make things more special, Williams is also teasing and promoting his upcoming player-exclusive colorways of the Harden Vol.9s.
Williams is set to release his own design of this iconic shoe in a unique colorway (think purple, light blue, and green), expected to drop in June 2025.
Meanwhile, his teammate Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, known to be one of the most fashionable players in the league, was spotted sporting his first signature shoe: the Converse SHAI 001.
As a creative director of Converse Basketball, SGA had a hand in every part of designing his signature shoes, and you can see his creative control in its design — sleek and just futuristic enough so that it can be worn both on the court and off of it. This first colorway, spotlighted at the NBA All-Star Game, is the SHAI 001 in “Butter.”
Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown
Watch the Boston Celtics enough and you’ll frequently spot Jayson Tatum repping new, unique pairs of his signature shoe, the Jordan Tatum 3s. We’ve seen these pairs in green, pastel combinations, and even in floral designs. But for the 2025 NBA All-Star Game, he had to pull out a pair of his bright blue signature sneakers to blend with his blue uniform for the day.
Jaylen Brown also brought his own unique pair of shoes to the NBA All-Star Game, and it’s become one of the most talked-about shoes of the weekend on social media thus far. The All-Star was spotted in a unique pair of sneakers from 741, a performance brand whose tagline is literally “Future of performance.” And don’t these shoes look pretty futuristic?
The Celtics star showed off his one-of-a-kind 741 shoes — which fans are suspecting to be a tease for a new colorway — signed by his fellow All-Stars.
Victor Wembanyama
Clean, sleek, and dark — and yet Victor Wembanyama’s shoes at the NBA All-Star Game were still showstoppers, likely because his signature Nike designs sold out very quickly the last time they were dropped.
At the 2025 NBA All-Star Weekend, Wemby wore a pair of the Nike G.T. Hustle 3 “Black Label” Victor Wembanyama shoes, an all-black shoe with a white accent and a subtle embroidery design meant to make the pairs look alien-like, symbolic to the young star’s “otherworldly” playing style.
Giannis Antetokounmpo
This cute moment between Giannis Antetokounmpo and his kids is a sweet (yet funnily ironic) reminder of what makes his signature Nike shoes, the Zoom Freaks, special: it was designed with his family in mind.
When the Zoom Freak 1s — which Giannis brought to the NBA All-Star Game in “Black Iridescent” — first dropped, it featured large roses on its design that were a tribute to his dad who helped him get to where he is today. The Bucks star also brought a pair of the Zoom Freak 6s in the “Black Label” colorway.
Damian Lillard
Can you believe that Damian Lillard’s signature line with adidas is officially turning 10? The adidas Dame Xs, the 10th installment of his basketball shoes, is set to drop later this year, and amidst a saturated market of NBA-player-signature-sneakers, Lillard reminded everyone of how fashionable his line can be, wearing a pair of brown-and-white Dame 9s.
Kyrie Irving
It would take a lot to miss Kyrie Irving’s shoes (a statement that almost always applies, even outside of NBA All-Star Weekend). At the NBA All-Star Game, Kyrie was spotted with a new pair of ANTA KAI 2s in a pastel purple colorway and very unique fuzzy, furry laces.
These new kicks are catching everyone’s attention with their pastel colors, unique patterned embroidery, and of course, the multicolored laces. But fans will still have to wait for an official launch date on the ANTA KAI 2s.
Which pair of shoes from the NBA All-Star Weekend were your favorites?
Banner images from Boston Celtics on Instagram, Nike, and AFP.