today we're going to be taking a look at the lebron 9 low lebron palmer i'm going to be
breaking down all the details of this sneaker and tell you guys why i think people are sleeping on
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gonna crack this box open and see what these shoes are talking about then we'll get into the history
of the shoe looking at the overall box we have a lebron branding right here on the side and then
you have your red lebron logo on the top and the same lebron branding on the other side going to
the size tag it reads nike lebron 9 low white lime bright mango size 13 just for me retail
on these was 200 bucks and i feel like that might have been just a little bit steep but at the same
time i think there's some cool hidden details on this shoe that not too many people know about so
we'll talk about that a little bit later in the video but for now let's crack this box open so it
has a little tab right here and then you're gonna pull out the shroud and then you have the paper
oh you got the shoe okay first impressions of this sneaker honestly i feel like these are very
similar to the og sample i have seen those in the past but it's been a really long time since
i've seen a pair in hand and i don't have a pair to give you guys side-by-side comparisons but
overall i feel like they did a solid job off of my initial memory of the previous pair from 2012.
and with that being said you know what we gotta do before we start breaking down all the details
we gotta talk about the history first as most people remember lebron decided to go to miami
and we saw the miami south beach lebron eights and that was definitely a very iconic model in
colorway still to this day shortly after that in 2012 we then saw lebron rocking the lebron palmer
lebron nines and we had the reverse lebron palmer's that we saw lebron walking as well so
yes back in 2012 there were two different versions of this when it comes to the samples that we saw
lebron rocking on or off the court and although i wish they would drop both of them i'm still not
mad that they came out with these because now i finally got a chance to get my hands on the
shoes so for those of you that are wondering what is the lebron palmer and why do they even come up
with this crazy colorway yes this has resemblances of miami and you see the palm trees and different
stuff like that but these were also inspired by arnold palmer he was a famous golfer that loved
to drink lemonade and iced tea mixed together and eventually over time he ended up coming up with
his own drink called the honor palmer named after him there's also a restaurant in palm springs i've
been there multiple times i love their food and if you're ever in the palm springs area
definitely check out the restaurant because they got some fire stuff and speaking of the
taste of the food honestly arnold palmer is one of the top drinks out there in my opinion as well
and as you can see lebron liked it a lot too we also saw in 2015 the lebron 12 low had the lebron
palmer colorway on it and we also saw the lebron 18 low have the lebron polymer colorway on it in
my opinion i feel like they should have just gave us the retro and not really mixed it with those
other models because it just doesn't really look the same based off of the structure of the shoes
but at the end of the day it's okay because 10 years later we finally got the shoe so with all
that being said let's start breaking down all the styles cuts materials and the hidden details on
this sneaker starting with the bottom of the shoe you have your classic lebron 9 outsole
you have a translucent kind of lime green type of colored vibe right here you got a more of an
infrared pinkish color on the center of the ball of the foot and then you got your lebron logo
right here and a turquoise and green now one thing that's really special about the outsole that i'm
not sure too many people knew these actually glow in the dark and we saw this on the old sample back
in 2012 as well so i think for them to carry that on giving us the same glow-in-the-dark outsole
like 2012 honestly that's a nice touch now going up to the midsole you have a full air unit going
from the front to the back end of the foot this is also got that infrared vibe and then you got
that turquoise liner just above that and then to the upper oh the upper so like i was talking about
earlier you have those kind of palm tree vibes giving you that nice like i said either palm
springs miami tropical whatever you want to say it kind of gives you that vibe when it comes to this
shoe with the all-over print on the sock liners or around the eye stays here with the laces lock in
or even on the yellow materials all throughout the foot you have an infrared swoosh with a blue
trim just around that and then you have the same thing on the outside of the foot as well going
to the laces in the tongue of the shoe you kind of got that turquoise coloring as well with the
lebron print on the front end of the laces at the bottom end and then i think the lace tips
have a little detail actually no these ones don't so i remember on the i think it was the miami
night let me see real quick yeah see so the miami knights they got the lebron eight and everything
like we'll get into comparisons in a second i'll talk about this in a minute but the lace tips
definitely uh don't have any special details and there's no additional laces that come with these
but i think with the glow in the dark element and all over prints and especially the insoles
right here on the insoles this is the same as the og sample as well with the lebron palmer
and the all-over print now going to the top of the tongue you have lebron james autograph right here
and then on the back end of the heel you have a gold kind of bronzer [ __ ] with the lebron
james logo and a plastic tab just behind that so overall looking at the details of this shoe i feel
like they did a really good job replicating the og sample but i feel like everybody just doesn't
appreciate this shoe as much as the collectors did 10 years ago so now it draws to me the question of
like do y'all even like these anymore is this shoe fire or trash i had to know so i asked the people
on instagram what do you think about this shoe and this is what they said 60 of the people chose fire
and 40 of the people chose trash and honestly i can understand those results simply because
this was 10 years removed we have seen so many different generations and types of sneaker heads
come into the game and as we know kobe lebron kd their models were hitting way harder you know 8 10
12 years ago then honestly nike basketball right now is just truly not doing that well if we're
being honest i feel like lamella ball all the other players in different leagues you know we got
different players standing out with other brands it's gonna be interesting to see the competition
and how things lie when it comes to a sneaker like this or like i was talking about earlier
you have the miami knight lebron eights this shoe right here was ultra rare ultra exclusive ultra
expensive and when you talk about this one these were even more rare more exclusive and
more expensive people were willing to spend a couple thousand dollars on shoes like this
back 10 years ago so just think about that the magnitude of spending 2 000 on a pair of shoes
back 10 years ago compared to now obviously we know people spend a couple racks on a pair of
shoes but for some lebron lows and 2 000 for that shoe crazy times and now we're currently in the
point where the shoe is retailing at 200 bucks and still sitting on shelves at your local malls now
do i think that's a problem no because people like me that love the shoe and want to get the
shoe they can actually get it for an affordable price and be satisfied with the sneaker but at
the same time it is definitely interesting to see the shift in the culture and what people like then
and what people like now and obviously for older sneaker heads like me it's a little bit
more nostalgic so we're always happy to add this to our collection whether it may be seven years
ago five years ago two years from now whatever it may be i'm sure a lot of og heads out there
that remember those good basketball days they were all happy when they saw this shoe coming
out and because i was on the topic kind of talking about these two shoes and how nostalgic they were
i wanted to know which one people liked the most because honestly i had a hard time deciding 57
of the people chose the miami knights and 43 percent of the people chose the lebron palmer's
let me know what you think down below in the comment section there's no right or wrong answer
i'm just interested to see how you guys feel about this same question so now the next thing
that comes along these lines is how much is this shoe gonna be worth and what is it hidden for now
obviously like i said you can still find these typically in most retailers retail was 200 and i
know some people said that was a little expensive but i think with the glow in the dark touch and
all the nice details on the shoe i feel like it is kind of worth it saying the technology and
everything that comes along those lines but when it comes to resale these things are barely even
hitting for the retail value so with that being said i think you could probably find these for
under retail and especially if you find a used pair you might mess around and find a used pair
for 120 bucks 130 bucks and get a really good deal be able to rock the shoes appreciate them
and love them and enjoy them or maybe i don't i can't say these are going to go to outlets
but it could potentially happen i don't know let me know what you guys think down below so
overall at the end of the day i ended up grabbing these on sneakers app i just got them in the mail
i spent 200 bucks on the shoe and i am still a happy camper now obviously yes i would love to
get something for a little bit cheaper if i know that it's sitting but at the same time to be able
to spend 200 on a shoe knowing that this used to be worth multiple thousands of dollars i think
i'm fine and also don't forget to let me know how your shopping experience went with this shoe were
you like trying to go after it and then you hit on it and you were like oh damn it didn't even
sell out because that's low-key what happened to me but i'm sure everybody had different opinions
some people even decided to pass on it let me know down below in the comment section
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