NEW YORK, NY - SEPTEMBER 07: Kanye West attends the runway for Ralph Lauren fashion show during New York Fashion Week at Bethesda Terrace on September 7, 2018 in New York City.

Kanye previews Yeezy basketball shoe

8 years ago
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Kanye West has offered the first real look at his upcoming Yeezy basketball sneaker.

West posted a photo on his Instagram page Wednesday of himself modeling the shoe, which he captioned, "YZY BSKTBL."

(Photo courtesy: Kanye West/Instagram)

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As Sole Collector's Brandon Richard notes, the shoe appears to be the same one West teased in April in a since-deleted tweet.

West confirmed he was adding a basketball shoe to his Yeezy line in another deleted tweet in July. An official release date has yet to be announced.

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