Honoring the New Jersey Nets Power Forward, Yi Jian Lian from China, this pure and radiant design from Nike features all the hallmarks of classic Nike excellence. Conceived to represent the success of determination and courage, the durability and power of this design suits the resilience of our Chinese champion perfectly.

The upper features a woven leather texture, ornamented with a crocodile embossed leather detail which were chosen by Yi Jian Lian himself.

The pair will be released on May 17th in certain select retailers in China, including a Nike Basketball door in the southern province of Guangzhou where Yi himself will make an appearance.The retail price is reported to be 1580 RMB (231 USD).  Via Urban.

With the huge Asian shoe market, after Nike lost Yao Ming to Reebok, they began to focus their attention on Yi Jian Lian of the New Jersey Nets. We have already seen quite a few Player Exclusive sneakers for Yi and here’s another.

This time, it’s the Nike Air Force 25 Low in a white and black colorway that features Yi’s logo on the tongue. These sneakers are very clean and simple. They probably won’t be officially released to the public, but you can get them now on ebay. One nice aspect of these kicks is the gradient grey that fades from the rear side panel to black on the heel. Via Sneaker News.

The Nike Air Force 1 Supreme Daisuke Matsuzaka and Air Force 1 Supreme Yi Jian Lian are part of the Nike Influencer Pack (Asia). We told you about these shoes a few months ago and now they are available. These are the only two shoes that have been released from the pack so far. There are rumored to be more pairs that will be released later this year including a Rasheed Wallace pair, ?uestlove (The Roots) pair, Busy P pair, KAWS pair, and more. Each influencer’s pair will be limited to that influencer’s region, hence the Yi Jian Lian and Daisuke pairs being limited to Asia only.

The Daisuke sneaker features a number of colors and textures. The inspiration comes from a dragon with orange scales featured throughout the shoe. The Yi Jian Lian shoe is more subtle but still has lots of style. The neutral colors are livened up with red and black laces and the scorpion insignia featured on the heel tab. You can get both of these shoes right now at LTD Online. Via Sneaker News.