Somebody said they wanted to see me hoopin after the WOW 12 saved my ankle from exploding lol…I don’t know who you are, but here you go 🙏🏽.
All of this hooping plus an injury prevented and my legs feel great. These shoes do everything you want a basketball shoe to do at an elite level and that’s why they are the shoe for me 🎯🔥😮💨
This shoe saved my life.
I rolled my ankle in the second game of the National Muslim Basketball Tournament this past weekend and I actually have the video to share. You can literally see the lateral flange catch the floor and resist the shoe continuing to roll. I went on to play 5 more games and win a championship. That’s when the WOW 12 went from probably the best shoe I’ve ever played in to the GOAT for me. It does what it’s supposed to do at an elite level and that really sums up all aspects of the shoe. That’s why I have 3 pairs.
Traction: 10/10 let’s get this out of the way. Traction is only an issue on a terrible court but you wouldn’t drive f1 tires on a city street with potholes so don’t take these to a dirty court. Get some dirty court shoes. volanti or Anta Kai any number would be my recommendation…or just avoid dirty courts 😂. But even on dirty courts I don’t feel unsafe for the record, I just don’t think these were designed for the dirty court hoopers, they were designed to be the best for the best and to that point, they succeeded.
Cushion/responsiveness: 10/10. Perfect execution, bouncy, protective, court feel it’s all there and these things are light. The only way I think the cushion gets better is if they start playing with nitrogen air bags like volanti and make a more stable version of the Jordan 28 setup but I doubt it so until then, this is the standard. No break-in time either…zero, out of box ready to perform…amazing.
Support: 10/10 my ankle can attest. No heel slippage, fantastic lockdown and that flange 😮💨. Not much else to say here these are the AllState of hoop shoes, you’re in good hands 🤲🏽
Fit: 10/10 I wear a 13 and unlike the wow 10, every pair I’ve purchased has been a perfect fit. Wow 10s run a little short it seems like but still an elite shoe. These are those with stat boosts and zero foot fatigue/pain unlike the 10s with the overly aggressive shank setup.
Materials: 11/10 The materials they went with for the upper are next level. I know it’s a foam or something but man it hugs you but doesn’t hurt and it doesn’t crease…Steph chose Li Ning for a reason and I can’t wait for his line because i know he loves these and wants to outdo them.
Final thoughts: buy them. They are expensive but they are worth it and they will last. If you’re serious about your game, do your feet and legs a favor and cop a pair of WOW 12s.
I’ll drop a volanti review later this week because they are a good under $200 option and my outdoor/dirty court champion. Other than that, I’m done with shoe reviews until I find one that beats one of these 🎯
I know a lot of folks have been asking for this, it’s here go get em before they are gone again 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Can’t wait to see what they come up with for his first shoe! The Wow 12 is maybe my favorite shoe of all time (on clean courts) so I know they are going to do right by Steph 😤
Last trip 😂🤦🏽♂️💆🏽♂️there’s a character limit? Ok fine! I have been reviewing/testing shoes trying to find the perfect shoe for me. At the moment it’s the wow 12 so, if you wear a size 13 and want some free shoes, follow me @abovetherimagain on IG for more info on the giveaway coming soon 🎯🎯 in future I’ll be doing some giveaways where size doesn’t matter…lol no pun intended but right now it’s just 13s 💪🏽