Sneaker Watch // adidas Basketball - Shumpert Back

It's been a year of battling back for several adidas Basketball athletes, the latest 3-Striper returning to the court being New York Knicks lockdown defender Iman Shumpert.

words // Brandon Richard

It's been a year of battling back for several adidas Basketball athletes, the latest 3-Striper returning to the court being New York Knicks lockdown defender Iman Shumpert.

After suffering a torn ACL last April, Shumpert found himself back in the Knicks' starting lineup against the Detroit Pistons at London's O2 Arena earlier today. Shump warmed up in a new Player Exclusive colorway of the Crazy Fast before switching over to the "NYC" Bright Lights, Big City Top Ten 2000 for the game.

In his season debut, Iman scored 8 points in 14 minutes, helping the Knicks cruise to a 102-87 win across the pond.

John Wall and Ricky Rubio continue to look for their respective grooves after recently re-joining their teams. Wall is still lacing up the Top Ten 2000 in Scarlet/Navy, while Rubio is sticking with PE colorways of the Crazy Light 2. Don't forget about former NBA MVP Derrick Rose, who continues to inch toward #THERETURN in the "Brenda" Rose 3.

Elsewhere, several members of the adidas Basketball roster are switching into PE colorways of the upcoming Crazy Fast, including Josh Smith, Kenneth Faried and Tim Duncan. Smoove, Faried and Shumpert are wearing interesting "Fade" versions that may be a sign of what to expect at retail.

Look out for all of these kicks and more in this week's adidas Basketball NBA Sneaker Watch.

Iman Shumpert wearing adidas Crazy Fast PE

Iman Shumpert - adidas Crazy Fast PE

Iman Shumpert wearing adidas Top Ten 2000 Bright Lights, Big City NYC

Iman Shumpert - adidas Top Ten 2000 Bright Lights, Big City "NYC"

Avery Bradley wearing adidas Rose 773 Grey; Austin Rivers wearing adidas adizero Ghost 2 Black Yellow

Avery Bradley - adidas Rose 773

Austin Rivers - adidas adizero Ghost 2

Tony Allen wearing miadidas Rose 3 Home

Tony Allen - miadidas Rose 3

Damian Lillard wearing adidas Rose 773 White Black

Damian Lillard - adidas Rose 773

Tim Duncan wearing adidas Crazy Fast PE

Tim Duncan - adidas Crazy Fast PE

Kenneth Faried wearing adidas Crazy Fast PE

Kenneth Faried - adidas Crazy Fast PE

Danilo Gallinari wearing adidas Crazy Fast PE; Nicolas Batum wearing adidas adizero Crazy Light 2 Black Red

Danilo Gallinari - adidas Crazy Fast

Nicolas Batum - adidas adizero Crazy Light 2

Serge Ibaka wearing adidas Crazy Fast OKC PE

Serge Ibaka - adidas Crazy Fast 'OKC' PE

Derrick Rose wearing adidas Rose 3 Brenda

Derrick Rose - adidas Rose 3 "Brenda"

Ricky Rubio wearing adidas adizero Crazy Light 2 PE

Ricky Rubio - adidas adizero Crazy Light 2 'Away' PE

Devin Harris wearing adidas adizero Shadow; Taj Gibson wearing adidas Rose 773 Light

Devin Harris - adidas Crazy Shadow

Taj Gibson - adidas Rose 773 Light

Jeff Teague wearing adidas adizero Crazy Light Low; Marquis Teague wearing adidas Top Ten 2000 Black White Red

Jeff Teague - adidas adizero Crazy Light Low

Marquis Teague - adidas Top Ten 2000

Josh Smith wearing adidas Crazy Fast PE

Josh Smith - adidas Crazy Fast PE

Mike Conley wearing adidas adizero Crazy Light 2 Black Yellow

Mike Conley - adidas adizero Crazy Light 2

Dwight Howard wearing adidas adipower Howard 3 Home

Dwight Howard - adidas adipower Howard 3 'Home'

Eric Gordon wearing adidas Crazy Shadow PE

Eric Gordon - adidas Crazy Shadow PE

John Wall wearing adidas Top Ten 2000 Scarlet Navy

John Wall - adidas Top Ten 2000