The History of Kyrie Irving’s Basketball Shoes

Nike Kyrie

Kyrie Irving joined an elite class of basketball players when his number was called for a signature line. Kobe Bryant, Kevin Durant, and LeBron James welcomed its fourth member of the signature basketball lines under Nike.

With his handles, shooting, and ability to finesse around defenders, Irving created a fan base from Cleveland. In the Kyrie 1, Irving averaged 21.7 points, 5.2 assists, and 3.2 rebounds at the age of 22. Retailing for $110 USD, the Kyrie 1 was the most affordable in the line compared to LeBron, KD, and Kobe.

In his first game in the shoes, Irving dropped 37 points against the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden. Nike iD offered 19 base colors and 21 accent colors for fans to create their own masterpieces.

Nike KYRIE 1 Colorways

  • Nike Kyrie 1 Medium Berry/Hot Lava-Black-Metallic Silver “Easter”
  • Nike Kyrie 1 White/Black-Dove Grey-Infrared
  • Nike Kyrie 1 Tour Yellow/University Gold-Light Retro-Teal “Letterman”
  • Nike Kyrie 1 Soar/White-Bright Crimson-Metallic Silver “Independence Day”
  • Nike Kyrie 1 LMTD Black/Tour Yellow-Sail-Light Bone “Rise”
  • Nike Kyrie 1 Dark Emerald/Metallic Silver-Emerald Green “Fly Trap”
  • Nike Kyrie 1 Deep Pewter/Tumbled Grey-Night Silver-Volt “The Dungeon”
  • Nike Kyrie 1 Black/Reflect Silver-Dark Grey-Green Glow “Driveway”
  • Nike Kyrie 1 Wolf Grey/White-Midnight Navy-Pure Platinum
  • Nike Kyrie 1 Teal/Green Strike-Radiant Emerald-Metallic Red Bronze “Australia”
  • Nike Kyrie 1 Lyon Blue/Black-Anthracite-Metallic Silver “Brotherhood”
  • Nike Kyrie 1 AS Pure Platinum/Multi-Color-Black “All Star”
  • Nike Kyrie 1 BHM White/Dark Grey-Black “Black History Month”
  • Nike Kyrie 1 Deceptive Red/Black-Deceptive Red
  • Nike Kyrie 1 LTD White/Metallic Silver-University Red “Double Nickel
  • Nike Kyrie 1 Black/White-Bright Crimson-Anthracite “Dream”

Nike KYRIE 2

Nike Kyrie 2 Effect

Looking to return from a fractured knee cap that kept Irving from winning his first NBA championship, Irving will return in his second signature model. Boasting a midcut silhouette, the Kyries return with a new look. These feature a rounded outsole for the smooth and lateral moves that Irving makes. The heel features Nike’s Zoom Air and the cross strap keeps the foot locked down. The Hyperfuse construction remains just like the first model.

Colorways

  • Nike Kyrie 2 Multi-Color/Sail-Black “Effect”
  • Nike Kyrie 2 White/Blue Lagoon/Omega Blue/Obsidian “Christmas”
  • Nike Kyrie 2 Bright Crimson/Atomic Orange-Black “Inferno”

Nike Kyrie 3

Colorways

  • Kyrie 3 Black/White (Black Ice)
  • Kyrie 3 Team Red/Total Crimson/White-Pink Blast (Team Reds)
  • Kyrie 3 Michigans
  • Kyrie 3 White/University Blue-Black (Hyper Cobalts)
  • Kyrie 3 Black/Red-White (Samurai)
  • Kyrie 3 Team Red/Hot Punch-White (Warning)
  • PE White/Blue-Grey (UConns)
  • Kyrie 3 PE J. Coles
  • Kyrie 3 MLK (Triple Blacks)
  • Kyrie 3 Black/Metallic Gold-White (BHM 2017)
  • Kyrie 3 White Toes
  • Kyrie 3 PE All Star
  • Kyrie 3 Blue/White (Dukes)
  • Kyrie 3 Grey/Anthracite-Polarized Blue (Cool Greys)
  • Kyrie 3 Pure Platinum/Multi-Volt (Time To Shine)
  • Kyrie 3 PE Red/Metallic Black
  • Kyrie 3 Ivory/Pale Grey-Light Bone (Summer Packs)
  • Kyrie 3 Black/Multi (Rise and Shine)
  • Kyrie 3 Dark Grey/Multi Blue-Purple (Flip The Switch)
  • Kyrie 3 2017 Playoffs
  • Kyrie 3 PE Camo
  • Kyrie 3 Black/Brown Gum (Badge of Honor)
  • Kyrie 3 PE Greased Lightning
  • Kyrie 3 Bone White/Grey Gum (Elite Youth Basketball League)
  • Kyrie 3 SE Mountain Dew
  • Kyrie 3 PE School Bus
  • Kyrie 3 White Chrome
  • Kyrie 3 PE 2017 Finals
  • Kyrie 3 Obsidian/Metallic Gold-Summit White (Dark Obsidian)
  • Kyrie 3 White/University Gold-Black (N7)
  • Kyrie 3 White/Black-volt
  • Kyrie 3 Black/White (Tuxedos)
  • Kyrie 3 Aqua
  • Kyrie 3 Black/Black (Marble)
  • Kyrie 3 Kyrache Light
  • Kyrie 3 University Yellow/Game Royal-Metallic Silver (Mac & Cheeses)
  • Kyrie 3 Tiffanys
  • Kyrie 3 White/Gold
  • Kyrie 3 PE Asia Tour
  • Kyrie 3 Black/Black-Gum (Academy Collection)
  • Kyrie 3 Grey Camo/White-Grey (Girls EYBL)
  • Kyrie 3 Yellow/Black (Bruce Lee)
  • Kyrie 3 University Red/Metallic Silver
  • Kyrie 3 Black/Metallic Silver (Silt Red)
  • Kyrie 3 Shamrock
  • Kyrie 3 PE Celtics
  • Kyrie 3 PE Rayguns
  • Kyrie 3 Phil Knight (PK80s)
  • Kyrie 3 PE House of Hoop Luckys
  • Kyrie 3 PE Black/White-Glow in the Dark (Fear)
  • Kyrie 3 University Gold/Blue Glow-Black (What The)
  • Kyrie 3 Mom Packs
  • Kyrie 3 PE Green/University Gold-Multi (Rainbows)
  • Kyrie 3 Camo/Gold (Best Buddies)
  • Kyrie 3 PE Bruce Lee 2

Nike Kyrie 4

Colorways

  • Kyrie 4 Multi/Multi (Confetti)
  • Kyrie 4 Black/White
  • Kyrie 4 Black/White/Anthracite-Light Racer Blue (Obsidian)
  • Kyrie 4 Green/Metallic Orange/Orange (Fall Foliage)
  • Kyrie 4 BHM
  • Kyrie 4 Black White (All Star/Tye Dye)
  • Kyrie 4 Wolf Grey/Wolf Grey/Green (City Guardians)
  • Kyrie 4 PE Londons
  • Kyrie 4 University Red/Black/Team Red (Chinese New Year)
  • Kyrie 4 PE Yellow Lobster
  • Kyrie 4 White/Multi (March Madness 2018)
  • Kyrie 4 White/University Blue/Grey (Dukes)
  • Kyrie 4 Black/Metallic Silver/Orange (Halloweens)
  • Kyrie 4 Black/Metallic Silver/Red (41 For The Ages)
  • Kyrie 4 Black/Black/Multi (Year of the Monkey)
  • Kyrie 4 Black/Black/Aqua (Mamba Mentality)
  • Kyrie 4 White/White/Royal (Deep Royal)
  • Kyrie 4 Black Tiffanys
  • Kyrie 4 PE Tatum Wheaties
  • Kyrie 4 Pitch Blue
  • Kyrie 4 Pink/Black/Pink (Atomic Pink)
  • Kyrie 4 Aqua/Powder Blue/White (Power is Female)
  • Kyrie 4 Multi/White/Multi (Be True)
  • Kyrie 4 N7
  • Kyrie 4 Uncle Drews
  • Kyrie 4 Low Black/Metallic Silver
  • Kyrie 4 PE Red Carpets
  • Kyrie 4 LTD (Road to 99)
  • Kyrie 4 Low White/Gum
  • Kyrie 4 Tan/White/Gum (Cinnamon Toast Crunch)
  • Kyrie 4 Black/Black (Triple Blacks)
  • Kyrie 4 Laser Fuchsia (80s)
  • Kyrie 4 PE WNBA All Stars
  • Kyrie 4 Lucky Charms
  • Kyrie 4 Multi/Multi (90s)
  • Kyrie 4 Yellow/Multi (70s)
  • Kyrie 4 College Navy/White
  • Kyrie 4 Grey/Black/Multi (The Academy)
  • Kyrie 4 White/Black/White (Oreos)
  • Kyrie 4 Team Bank
  • Kyrie 4 x Concepts Green Lobsters
  • Kyrie 4 Black/Neon Green (Halloween 2s)
  • Kyrie 4 Green Spinach
  • Kyrie 4 Dia De Los Muertos

Nike Kyrie 5

Colorways

  • Kyrie 5 PE UConns
  • Kyrie 5 Black/White (Black Magics)
  • Kyrie 5 Black/White/Orange (Tacos)
  • Kyrie 5 PE Black/University Blue/White (Dukes)
  • Kyrie 5 Multi
  • Kyrie 5 PE Light Blue/Black/Multi (Little Mountain)
  • Kyrie 5 PE Neon Blends
  • Kyrie 5 x Concepts Tan/Metallic Silver/Purple (Ikhet)
  • Kyrie 5 University Red/Black
  • Kyrie 5 Black/Multi (Chinese New Year)
  • Kyrie 5 Black/Multi/Multi (Just Do Its)
  • Kyrie 5 x Vapor Infrareds
  • Kyrie 5 White/Multi/Multi (BHM-Kenyans)
  • Kyrie 5 Black/Metallic Silver/University Blue (Dukes)
  • Kyrie 5 UFOs
  • Kyrie 5 x Rokit Multi/Multi (All Stars)
  • Kyrie 5 Wolf Grey/White/Multi (Friends)