Pair of silver Nike basketball sneakers worn and signed by Jason Collins
date: label: Date
content: 2014
name: label: Manufactured by
content: Nike Inc., American, founded 1971
label: Worn by
content: Jason Collins, American, born 1978
label: Signed by
content: Jason Collins, American, born 1978
notes: label: Description
content: This pair of silver Nike basketball sneakers were worn by Jason Collins playing for the Brooklyn Nets during the 2013-2014 season. Collins signed both shoes across the toe cap in black ink, including his number "98" after his signature. Each shoe has a gray toe, upper, tongue, and ankle. The uppers and ankles are made from a gray nylon mesh and a black Nike swoosh is sewn at the outer side of both shoes. The toe caps and the zigzag edges around the tongues are faced in silver reflective material. The tongues are made from gray nylon mesh fabric with top covered in silver synthetic fabric. Black text at the top of each tongue reads "HYPERDUNK". The soles are made from silver rubber, with the heels made of black rubber that has deep grooves in it to create cushioning. The text "LUNARLON" is printed in silver ink on the inner side of the black rubber of both heels. The bottoms of the soles are grooved. A Nike swoosh is imprinted in the rubber across the arch. Spin spots are imprinted at the ball of the foot and the center heel. The inside of the uppers and the tongues are lined in gray and black nylon. A manufacturer's label with style and size is sewn at the top of the inside tongue. The inside of the soles are lined in orange foam. The insoles of both shoes have been removed. Each shoe is laced with silver synthetic fiber shoelaces.
place: label: Place used
content: Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Athletes
label: Topic
content: Basketball
label: Topic
content: Clothing and dress
label: Topic
content: Identity
label: Topic
content: LGBTQ
label: Topic
content: Sexuality
label: Topic
content: Sports
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Clothing - Sports Uniforms
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Jason Collins
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2016.65.2ab
objectType: label: Type
content: athletic shoes
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: © Nike
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: nylon, synthetic fiber, nylon mesh, plastic, rubber, foam, and synthetic fiber shoelaces
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (left shoe (a)): 7 1/4 × 5 1/8 × 14 1/2 in. (18.4 × 13 × 36.8 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (right shoe (b)): 7 1/2 × 5 × 14 1/2 in. (19.1 × 12.7 × 36.8 cm)