Unlike the AND1 Empire 2.0 that Lance Stephenson custom painted himself earlier in the post season, his AND1 Tai Chi Player Exclusives have only been painted once during Game 5 of the Pacers/Hawks series in the 1st round of the Eastern Conference Playoffs.
Stephenson recently spoke to Brandon from Complex about AND1 and said that the Tai Chi is his favorite, so I wouldn’t be surprised to see him wear this model throughout the entire NBA Playoff run of the Indiana Pacers.
On the medial (inside) part of the sneaker, you can see Lance Stephenson’s LS1 logo; which will likely not be on the pairs the get released. AND1 might not be on the top of most sneakerhead’s favorite brand list, but those who remember the days when Hot Sauce was killing the DVD mixtape game & before Skip To My Lou went by his government name as part of the Houston Rockets will recognize. Shouts to Stephenson’s stylist Megan by the way.
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