Brad Stevens jokingly had pretty high expectations for Nike’s new self-lacing, “smart” shoes.
During Wednesday’s game between the Boston Celtics and Toronto Raptors, Jayson Tatum wore Nike’s new Adapt BB shoes, which can be loosened or tightened by manual touch or by using the Nike Adapt app on a smartphone.
Jayson Tatum set to debut the new auto-lacing Nike Adapt BB here in Boston — what’s everyone think of the $350 smart shoe?? pic.twitter.com/WSgxkUoo9i
— Nick DePaula (@NickDePaula) January 16, 2019
Prior to the game, Celtics head coach Brad Stevens joked that he hopes the shoes make Tatum “superfast.”
Brad Stevens on Jayson Tatum: "He has a motorized shoe? I hope it makes him superfast."
— Sean Deveney (@SeanDeveney) January 17, 2019
Tatum was among the group of athletes to put the shoes through rigorous tests at Nike’s world headquarters. During Boston’s 117-108 victory, Tatum scored 16 points on 6-of-16 shooting to go along with 10 rebounds. It had to be the shoes.
