The newest product of the Air Jordan signature series the Jordan XX8 sneakers cheap air jordan 9 will make its NBA debut when Russell cheap jordans shoes Westbrook wears them Tuesday night in the Barclays Center against the Brooklyn Nets. And no player is better suited to do so than Westbrook.

It has nothing to do with talent. Westbrook is a phenomenal player and the Jordan cheap air jordan 12 shoes Brand team is full of talent (Blake Griffin just joined this week). But Westbrook's style is, well, different. The way he dresses off the court is always fresh, but it's not for everyone. Just like the Jordan XX8s.

The Oklahoma City Thunder point guard said the way the shoe wears is the most important aspect. "It's very light and it's very comfortable," he said. But you better believe that the original design of the sneaker was appealing to him as well.

Westbrook, who joined the Jordan team in October, had a conversation with Spike Lee in front of media members at the XX8 invite only release event Monday night. He wasn't wearing black framed glasses, or navy knee high capri pants and high red socks. He wore a simple gray Jordan Flight long sleeve shirt, jeans and black Jordan sneakers. But Westbrook didn't completely neglect the fun flare he is known for. He wore a black strapped Franck Muller Crazy Hours Color Dreams watch.

On the surface, the watch looks funny, with big colorful numbers around the face. And then you notice the numbers aren't in order. The hour hand jumps every time the minute hand completes its revolution. The watch was created to show how a person can break away from the everyday routine of the 24 hour day. Originality at its finest. It's like the watch was custom made for Westbrook.

You could say the same about the XX8s. Like the Franck Muller watch, the shoes will most definitely get the job done. The watch will tell time, the shoes will allow a player comfort and stability on the court. Both the watch and the shoe will do what they're respectively designed to do, just differently than other products.

"I don't think of these things as basketball shoes," said Jordan Brand sneaker lead designer Tinker Hatfield. "I think of them as pieces of art."

I write about the fashion side of the sports industry, from sweatbands to cufflinks. I got my start with sports writing at the University of Arizona, where I was a sports editor and editor in chief for the Arizona Daily Wildcat. Shaq once questioned the validity of my age. Rob Gronkowski and I once ate hot dogs together at midnight. I spent a day on the golf course with Richard Jefferson discussing the Kardashians. I'm also busy analyzing digital cheap air jordan 1 ads for the Forbes Advertising Operations team. .