Indiana's Justin Smith found himself in a similar predicament as Duke's Zion Williamson after his Adidas shoe came apart during a game against Wisconsin on Tuesday.
Last week, Williamson suffered a knee sprain after his Nike sneaker tore at the beginning of Duke's game against North Carolina.
This week, Smith's Adidas Harden Vol 3 sneakers tore on the side. The split was seen in a photo shared by the Indy Star.
In the photo, the tear ran from the top of Smith's shoe to the middle.
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Justin Smith's (left and right, No. 3) Adidas shoe came apart during a game against Wisconsin on Tuesday. On the left, Smith is seen wearing red shoes, the ones that tore. On the right, Smith is seen wearing white shoes, which he changed into to finish out the game
Smith's Adidas Harden Vol 3 sneakers tore on the side. The split was seen in a photo shared by the Indy Star. In the photo, the tear ran from the top of Smith's shoe to the middle. He ended up changing his shoes to finish out the game
Smith wasn't injured on the play like Duke's Zion Williamson (on the floor). Williamson was wearing Nike's PG2.5 PE, when the left shoe fell apart as he planted hard near the free throw line
The tear forced Smith to change his sneakers shortly after the incident. He was later seen wearing a pair of white sneakers as he finished out the game. According to the Bleacher Report, Smith wasn't injured on the play like Williamson.
Williamson was wearing Nike's PG2.5 PE, which is named for Oklahoma City Thunder forward Paul George and retails for $110. George, who has a $5.5million endorsement deal with Nike, responded to the news last week.
'My shoe has been a successful shoe, not only in college but in the NBA,' George told reporters. 'It’s never happened to my knowledge before. So that’s tough.'
Williamson's left shoe fell apart as he planted hard near the free throw line.
The blue rubber sole ripped loose from the white shoe from the heel to the toes along the outside edge, with Williamson's foot coming all the way through the large gap.
The shoe malfunction, which forced Williamson to leave the game with a knee sprain, happened in front of a crowd of celebrities, including former President Barack Obama and Spike Lee.
The good news for Williamson is that he may have a backup plan. According to The Action Network's Darren Rovell, the South Carolina native has an $8million insurance policy, which likely cost in the range of $50,000.
The school is permitted to pay for the policy, per NCAA rules.
The blue rubber sole (pictured) ripped loose from the white shoe from the heel to the toes along the outside edge, with Williamson's foot coming all the way through the large gap
The shoe malfunction, which forced Williamson to leave the game with a knee sprain, happened in front of a crowd of celebrities, including former President Barack Obama and Spike Lee
It's not clear how much, if any, Williamson will be able to claim or when.
Nike's disaster is compounded by the fact that the game was a highly-anticipated matchup between bitter rivals that was only intensified by the presence of Williamson.
Williamson walks off the floor next to coach Mike Krzyzewski after injuring his knee
The 3.2 overnight rating was the highest ESPN had garnered for a college basketball game in 11 years, according to Sports Media Watch.
Tickets at the intimate, 9,134-seat Cameron Indoor Stadium were going for at least $2,500 ahead of Wednesday's game.
One fan paid as much as $10,000 on a re-ticketing website.
Duke students, meanwhile, camped out for as long as 39 days in the open quad known as 'Krzyzewskiville' for tickets to see Williamson play for 33 seconds against the rival Tar Heels.
Williamson, the ACC's second-leading scorer at 22.4 points per game and arguably the most exciting player in college basketball, walked off with a slight limp but under his own power before heading back to the locker room with no shoes on his feet.
No. 8 North Carolina took advantage of Williamson's absence to beat the Blue Devils 88-72.
Williamson received support from LeBron James and Barack Obama, the latter of whom was in attendance in Durham, where tickets were going for as much as $10,000 on Wednesday.
Nike share prices were down over a percentage point on Thursday after Duke freshman Williamson tore his sneaker and injured his knee at the beginning of the game against North Carolina. A 1 per cent downtick for Nike equates to a roughly $1.1billion loss on paper
Williamson sprained his right knee after slipping awkwardly and falling as his trainer fell apart
'Zion Williamson seems like an outstanding young man as well as an outstanding basketball player,' Obama wrote on Twitter. Wishing him a speedy recovery.'
Without mentioning Nike by name, James - who has endorsed the brand for years - tweeted at Williamson as well: 'Hope young fella is ok! Literally blew thru his [sneaker emoji].'
Nike share prices were down over a percentage point after the Duke freshman tore his sneaker.
A 1 per cent downtick for Nike equates to a roughly $1.1billion loss on paper.
Generation Investment Management, a hedge fund co-founded by former Vice President Al Gore, sold all of its Nike stock on Thursday, according to MarketWatch.com.
Nike says it's investigating why Williamson's shoe split open, but the sportswear giant says it's an 'isolated occurrence'.
Williamson received support from LeBron James and Barack Obama, the latter of whom was in attendance in Durham, where tickets were going for as much as $10,000
Without mentioning Nike by name, James - who endorses the brand - tweeted at Williamson
The Beaverton, Oregon-based company says it's concerned and says quality and performance of its products are of 'utmost importance'.
After the shoe incident, Puma's basketball Twitter account opportunistically responded: 'Wouldn't have happened in the pumas.'
That tweet has since been deleted.
Just over a year ago, Nike had a similar problem with its NBA jerseys, which repeatedly tore during games at the beginning of the 2017-18 season.
The good news for Nike is that over the last year, the stock price is up about 25 per cent despite the uproar over the company's decision to make controversial free agent quarterback Colin Kaepernick the face of its latest 'Just Do It' campaign.
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