Kanye West's first Yeezy basketball sneaker is likely to be banned by the NBA because its reflective heels would be too much of a distraction for fans. The sneakers, which West designed for Adidas, currently feature reflective 3M panels on the heels which glow dramatically when hit with bright lights. NBA sources told ESPN that Kanye West's new Yeezy basketball sneakers are likely to be banned from use in games due to the how distracting the reflective 3M heel panels would beThe likely ban is based on images of the basketball sneakers that West began unveiling on social media in mid-September. Kanye West said that he had created 300 samples of the new basketball sneakers over the course of three years spend developing them. On Twitter, West wrote that he had made 'over 300 samples' of the Yeezy basketball sneakers over the course of three years spent designing them.

Source: Daily Mail October 02, 2018 21:11 UTC