Nike Kyrie 6 Preheat 'Houston'
Colorway: Grey · Style code: CN9839-100 · Release date: November 11, 2019 · Price: $225 · Availability: Available now
More colorways: Nike Kyrie 6 Preheat 'Los Angeles' (CN9839-101) · Nike Kyrie 6 Preheat 'New York' (CN9839-401) · Nike Kyrie 6 Preheat 'Heal The World' (CN9839-403) · Nike Kyrie 6 Preheat 'Miami' (CN9839-404) · Nike Kyrie 6 Preheat 'Berlin' (CN9839-600)
The number eleven runs through everything Kyrie Irving does at Nike, and the Pre-Heat collection made it the organising principle. Eleven cities got eleven colorways: Beijing, Berlin, Guangzhou, Houston, Los Angeles, Manila, Miami, New York, Shanghai, Taipei and Tokyo. Each pair was sold only at retailers in the city it represented, and the whole set went out on the eleventh of November 2019.
The reasons for the number are stacked. K is the eleventh letter of the alphabet, his name is eleven letters long, he played eleven games at Duke, and he was drafted first overall in 2011.
The Houston version works the Rockets' palette across the textile upper, heel piece and sockliner, with the city name cut into the metallic midfoot band and an abstract graphic on the collar. Underneath, all eleven shared the same build: Zoom Air Turbo cushioning and a marbled rubber outsole with camouflage-style detailing.