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Spoot: Spotted Early keeps basketball in one place: one story so far. The section currently leads with “Nike and LEGO's space sneakers: a yellow Air Max Dn for kids”. Bright yellow, because of course it is. Spoot: Spotted Early New things, caught while they're still new and a little weird. Spoot finds fresh gadgets, clever inventions, crowdfunding campaigns,… The list below is every basketball story on Spoot: Spotted Early, newest first.

Nike and LEGO's space sneakers: a yellow Air Max Dn for kids
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Nike and LEGO's space sneakers: a yellow Air Max Dn for kids

Bright yellow, because of course it is. Nike and LEGO kicked off their in-line product collaboration in August 2025 with the LEGO x Nike Air Max Dn, a space-themed sneaker built for kids who want their basketball style to travel beyond Earth. A yellow Air Max Dn is a loud place to start, and I mean that as a compliment. It's the kind of shoe that announces itself from across the playground. What I want to know is whether the LEGO of it all lives in the details or just the colorway, and how the thing actually holds up once a kid has worn it to actual pieces. For another collaboration playing a longer game, Corteiz and Nike are trading secrets while the Shox R419 waits for its 2026 curtain. Stay spooty.