words // Brandon Richard
Like always, getting things started off for the NBA's All-Star Saturday Night was the Haier Shooting Stars Competition, which featured teams representing Texas, Atlanta, New York and the host city of Orlando. After one round of competition, it was the NYC squad of former Knick sharpshooter Allan Houston, WNBA Champion Cappie Pondexter and current Knick Landry Fields emerging out of the field along with Team Texas' Kenny "The Jet" Smith, Rocket Chandler Parsons and the WNBA's Sophia Young. The Texas team made things complicated for the New Yorkers in the final round, but the expected lights out shooting of Allan Houston helped guide the orange and blue to victory. With the win, the trio became the first New York Team to win the Shooting Stars competition.
Below is a look at the sneakers worn during the Shooting Stars event, highlighted by H20's Air Flightposite III.
Jameer Nelson in Reebok Zig Pro Future PE; Marie Ferdinand-Harris in Reebok ATR Make It Rain; Dennis Scott wearing Nike Zoom KD IV.
Jerry Stackhouse in "Orange County" adidas adiZero Shadow; Lindsay Harding in "Kay Yow" Nike Zoom Hyperenforcer; Steve Smith in "Gradient" Nike Zoom Kobe VI.
Kenny Smith shoots in the Nike Zoom Kobe VI.
Chandler Parsons shoots in the Nike Zoom Hyperdunk 2011.
Allan Houston shoots in the Nike Air Flightposite III.
Landry Fields gets a half-court shot up in Nike Kobe VII PEs.
Team New York celebrates Shooting Stars Championship.
The 2012 NBA Shooting Stars Field.
images via ESPN
