Kevin Durant on increased price of his shoes: ‘I’m not a $88 player’
Kevin Durant’s KD9 Nike shoe was released late in June, available to
the public for $150. While it is $30 cheaper than the KD8 that came
before it, the most recent version of Durant’s shoe is still far pricier
than what it used to be.
Durant and Nike began selling the shoe at an affordable $88, and
actually dropped the price down to $85 for the KD2 and KD3 releases.
Then, the price began to climb, all the way to $180 for the KD8.
When asked about this in a recent press conference, Durant was pretty blunt.
“As humbly as I can say it, I’m not a $88 player,” Durant said. “I’m
an elite player in the league. I wanted everything to be affordable, but
I knew we had to sacrifice some stuff. I just wanted the fans of the
brand and of the shoe to just stay patient with me. And stay patient
with who I am as a player, and the level I was trying to go to.”
(SI.com)
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