adidas Harden Vol 9

[@WearTesters]

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[@dukestarfighter]

Dude adidas has not been missing with making each signature model different from one another. They look futuristic and more importantly they’ve been performing well

[@mirth-u9p]

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[@seanhickey1999]

I'm still balling in some harden stepback 3s

[@410Phonso]

They look like ae1

[@bennisford1712]

​@410Phonso Should of been his AE 2... frfr

[@410Phonso]

@ facts

[@SouthPawArtist]

Adidas again showing us that Eric Avar’s Foamposite is a design masterpiece that’s decades ahead of its time.

[@JL050]

Meanwhile all of Nike's signature shoes look exactly the same and are all trending toward looking like Kobes.

[@KustardKing]

We all wish Nike would push the boundaries like they once did. Stop playing it safe, Nike!

[@jesusnavarrete6317]

Funny these look like Adidas Kobes 😂😂😂😂😂

[@deemoney1054]

Damn right!!

[@gilbertoflores7397]

To me a bunch of the new Nike signature shoes look like what the Kyries were supposed to be.

[@goomy6502]

​@@jesusnavarrete6317what does that even mean

[@GreekSneakCollector]

Adidas is really killing it with their designs the last 4 years!

[@wade_county]

Adidas is killing it. Shoutout to Adidas.

[@JabbarFahim]

I think these look better than the AE1s. Hardens have always looked striking, some are incredible and others are just noticeable, but I’ve rarely said “ew” when looking at one of his models

[@GrenadesExplode]

Adidas has not been missing, another banger!

[@BluFoxDB]

the icy one’s he just wore might be sneaker of the year🥶

[@MM-x6c]

QOTD: I haven't seen it yet. To me the Harden Vol 9 is a clear evolution of the last one, and I like that they keep refining the vision of this shoe. It's attractive enough, and I hope that they solved the creasing issue in the overlays from last year. When performance shoes get yearly revisions, I like to be able to trust that if I liked a certain model that I can get the next year's edition and it should be similar enough. It should be a simple enough concept for manufacturers. In contrast, I'm not surprised at the abrupt change of direction in the Jordan models you mentioned, because it's the signature shoe for a player who has been retired for decades. Thanks for the video! I'm looking forward to a fun 2025 with you. See you soon.

[@jaydeeventura3131]

Happy Holidays Chris and Family!

[@WearTesters]

Happy holidays to you as well!

[@NainRamos-p1v]

@@WearTestersI need same shoes?please

[@cadimarucut7724]

@@WearTestersHappy Holidays 🎉🎉❤🇨🇦🇵🇭

[@WearTesters]

@@cadimarucut7724 Happy Holidays

[@elijahdelacruz3204]

Love how each of Adidas’s models look different. Like they still have that Adidas look, but it’s unique for each signature model. Meanwhile all of Nike’s signature shoes recently have all looked very similar to one another, and all leaning towards the Kobe design. To me these look like the Adidas Dame 9, mixed with the AE 1 low, mixed with the previous Harden model, and with a bit of Foamposite and the EQLZ 360. Love the design.

[@kirbyaugustine761]

That black/ silver colorway is boss

[@MrRashad8869]

These are really sleek!! I do appreciate the design Adidas is implementing with Harden, D. Mitchell, Ant, Dame, and FOG.

[@adamhua6736]

Great diamond watch! Got mine last week and did quality check with my vintage Cartier. I'll have to say it's almost 100% same quality while more stylish and everyday! Plus, my Cartier doesn't have diamonds, and this one does. You'll have to pay $$$$$+ only for diamonds with Cartier watch but only $200 for this brand. One of my best buys this year. Insane. Absolutely, sincerely, recommend

[@BobbyObado]

I like this iterative refinement of the Hardens. They look good. I feel you Chris on the eclipse + unlocked zoom thing. It just disappeared.

[@datharo5]

I know this is a Chinese New Year thing but with the snakeskin pattern on the upper and the fact that it looks purple in the video it's making me think of Kobe...

[@CaseyLamers]

I like the look of the shoes. I like the futuristic vibe.

[@kurtdoesitagain]

I like how they glow underneath like the outsole reflects on the hardwood. 😄

[@zoros_durag]

Foams is the vibe I got from these as well, but with actual court feel and lighter😂

[@wallykuhlenberg]

I originally thought these were ugly but this colorway is beautiful

[@Nomasiac]

I thought that about these, the 8s & the 7s. I now have 2 pairs of 8s & 2 pairs of 7s loool. Adidas got sum kinda JuJu goin’on 🤦🏻‍♂️🤣🤣🤣

[@PlanktonFish]

​@@Nomasiac same with my Dame 9, i for sure didn't like it the 1st time i saw it in store, but when i saw the Solar Red color, i never bought a shoe as fast as goddamn know

[@mysticgardens-t9q]

@@PlanktonFish how are Dame 9?

[@mr.gibkasieyedey4776]

Giving me TMac vibes for some reason

[@jefferrrson1x]

Actually just purchased the Harden 8 and looking forward to these !

[@juanjuarez6416]

These look insane! Man of Steel was great! Everything past that was horrible lol but the new trailer looks pretty good. Will definitely try it out

[@DariousK1NG1]

I really like the way these look. This is the first one I’ve liked since the vol 4

[@KustardKing]

It looks like an animal. Well done Adidas pushing designs of shoes!

[@d_theletter]

Definitely looking to get a pair of these might wait on the gold colorway it is 🔥

[@wkffchameleons]

Man the Superman trailer gives me hope for DC. They need to have a Batman and a Superman that are awesome.

[@therealakmal]

I think this should've been the design language for Kobe shoes if he had continued with Adidas.

[@iMoha46]

Looks more like the design language for Yeezys

[@tutuy-mm2be]

Nah

[@17an28]

Kobe preferred a light and slim shoe so I disagree

[@wl7291]

They had to learn the lesson after he left. He hated the 2

[@marcomarco8683]

These 3 gens all look incredible, better than any other brands on the market, if they weren’t that heavy I would have bought as many colors as possible.

[@cit96AdizeroVapor]

The underside of that insole really reminds me of the Roshe Run’s sole

[@Rayneman215]

Salute and bless yall happy holiday to yall i dig those Chris i love what Adidas is doing following the times revolutionary is what they're doing making their kicks cage like seems like the the right revolutionary path for sneakers the classics will remain as the Og's and retros or in Adidas case Originals

[@ChiTwnKid96]

throw some red laces in these and they would go hard with the raptors vince carter jersey

[@mysticgardens-t9q]

Hard as a rock

[@U_Dhee]

agree, it looks wierd, but in a good way.. I've been in love with adidas line of basketball shoes past couple years, they really did a great job.. 😍😍

[@mysticgardens-t9q]

Sexual

[@PrymeMega]

YEEZY definitely gave them some inspiration ,Adidas been on FIRE!

[@TheRealChanclaVanDamme]

Facts on Snyders DC universe. If his version of Justice league came out I think we would have got a killer Afleck vs Deathstroke solo film. Even Letos Joker was fixed and could have been awesome. Shoes look great too lol Best looking most wearable Hardins yet.

[@alexpolo7]

Good looking shoes, and good video also👍🏽

[@OpenGymAddicts]

An all black with hints of Royal will definitely give TMac Vibes

[@SKETCHunlimited25]

This looks like something that would have been in the T-Mac line

[@jackhaak4645]

Love that adidas switches up their player signature shoes instead of using the same basic template for all shoes like Nike does.

[@gilbertoflores7397]

Am I the only one who sees that all the Adidas signature shoes look alike? Its the same shape with different patterns on the side. They found something that works and are riding it until the wheels fall off.

[@CrazyBlackMan108]

Great review as always. I'm excited to get my pair in this evening. I feel the harden line has done the best of feeling like small evolutions from shoe to shoe. Superman trailer was awesome. Excited for the new take. I also enjoyed man of steel, loved it tbh. But slowly got less enjoyment out of every additional piece. Universe did not go where I hoped it would. I'm excited for July 2025.

[@Au9ie]

These look so nice, I might have to get them😊

[@the77th]

Adidas hoops is on a run right now!

[@jinkazuya22]

Adidas going crazy with the basketball shoes!!

[@Kwamikaze88]

Loved the new Superman trailer. I didn't know they delayed it though. 😢

[@keithwarren2226]

Dope video Chris big time 😮

[@asimmons937]

Best looking Harden's hands down

[@HighOnWheelsMTB]

That hoodie is insane

[@factmeee]

recently hardens are killing it

[@MYboomerangsquad]

This the issue I had on the 8’s that make me hesitate, see those circles on the soles of the shoe (u can see them at 3:31) the literally ripped off (not all the way but to the point I can’t play in them) only after like a month n some change I take very good care of my ball kicks bc they expensive (I’m talking indoor only won’t step on any floor with them but the courts etc)

[@Colorwayz1984]

Adidas doin the dam thing

[@RonVanDam33]

Adidas bball is on a great run rn!!

[@bean3774]

These are 🔥🔥🔥

[@nah8380]

Yeezy influence 🙌🏾

[@LordBass10]

I was so hyped for this video. Really wanted to know your thoughts on the sizing and still confused. For the harden vol 7 i went tts (i typically wear a us 13) and that worked in the 7s but the 8s fit long and i wear a us 12. I feel like i should stick with a 13 bc of the harder outter material and the more tapper looking toe. Ill probably play it safe and wait for the gobal launch of the vol 9 and see what size to order bc i really love this cw. Gives me sasuke uchhia from naruto vibes.

[@yesmanyrangel9328]

adidas has been killing it! I alos think the superman movie is going to be great!

[@saulcruz5610]

I would like those in all black

[@solemagus4761]

A triple black pair would look just like Duncans first Nike signature..

[@ronelldeadrick9252]

I like the metallic colorways

[@d_theletter]

Yes absolutely going to cop the gold metallic colorway

[@guppetto]

This shoe looks amazing on foot. Off foot ,it looks weird. I'll probably get a pair of these. iT'S VERY FUTURISTIC!

[@TheJohn133]

The first Yeezys to come out were the 750s if I’m not mistaken

[@LuisRamirez-vh6be]

THE ADIDAS KQ 3's IYKYK

[@capjax8370]

I've yet to be able to walk into a chain store and be able to try any of the recent Hardens...

[@armyblack1774]

4:17 The foot doctor Zach cut the AE1 mid’s and low’s and it has both boost and light strike. It would be weird for adidas to not add it for different colors.

[@WearTesters]

There is no lightstrike in the AE1 Mid. Confirmed by the design team via our podcast.

[@mysticgardens-t9q]

No lightstrike in mid

[@variandavid377]

The shoes look slick and hope they perform as good as they look. As for the question of the day, loved the trailer. I think they should stop there….that was enough. That WAS the trailer….we don’t need a more elaborate trailer. Like you, I enjoyed “Man of Steel” and I LOVE Henry Cavil. Looking forward to the movie and what comes next…..currently enjoying “Creature Commandos”. That weasel story is what hooked me in.

[@Turbokitten643]

I think the guy they got for Lex is gonna be good.

[@jasonreyna7615]

For the last 10 years or so I've strictly been all adidas specifically for the uniqueness they've been bringing vs nike. The only nike shoes i get now a days are the retro lebrons or kobes they bring back

[@bwilliams6675]

This color way is nice

[@jaykerosene3440]

1: The upper is a little weird but cool looking. 2: All I see when I look at that pinkish section of the sole is a giant spork. 3: KRYPTO!

[@dreihuertas21]

Straight 🔥

[@hadesmsc5395]

I wouldn't wear any of Harden's but somehow adidas is succeding to make them crazy and futuristic with the golden age 90' factor. Very inovative comparing to nike who lost that factor after the foamposites, and jordans which are almost the same impression, whoever the signature player is. Somehow same look just different shapes within the same sneaker/shape.

[@dwharton8983]

Those look kinda cool

[@johnnyparker2128]

Oooooooooooooooh that snakeskin...........

[@juandoe1004]

Reminds me of the jordan 15

[@Turk_2023]

I like what Adidas is doing. Trae Young 1 was highly underrated. Dame has had some hits and misses. I hated the mid 2000s adidas, like Agent zero and the TS commander line. They killed it with D Rose.

[@greendro6410]

This looks cool 👍

[@KingDerwin]

I want the chrome one

[@macfanguy]

Looking good in a strange way! 😮

[@filipinosneakers1276]

Was really about to cop these from id4shoes but I feel like they gonna have the same performance as the 8s.. i'll wait for a review first before deciding 😀

[@c.d.j300]

"sliding into 2025." That's Chocolate 🍫!

[@edwonyoungblood12]

They run true to size for normal feet I got mine from flight club they look better in person on foot sizing is better than 7and 8

[@JV-rl3kl]

y'all have a good one too

[@DinGo365]

Love the direction of adidas lately feels very refreshing. Kinda bummed about trae young tho

[@HappyGutenberg]

This design is fire 🔥 and looks like a Koby designed by Adidas, And Happy Holidays to you Chris and the Family!

[@MaddNomad1015]

In all the behind the scenes for the AE and Harden show they always reference Kobe’s Adidas and how futuristic they were.

[@jimbomr.1913]

AE1 low us10/ dame 9 us10 Probably take same size for harden vol 9?

[@SpideyHooper]

4 Da Nightwing Algo

[@mrink241]

Almost all Adidas recent releases still have a Ye influence. You can tell they’re still using some of his designs… just wish it didn’t end the way it did with them.

[@WearTesters]

adidas designers designed the Yeezy line.

[@mrink241]

@ I wasn’t aware of that that explains why they’re still pumping out similar Yeezy designs 😂 but I like it I’m here for it.

[@rance22]

Feel like the 9s look the best of the last 3 Hardens

[@17an28]

Still can't believe that this has been leaked even before the 8 came out 😂

[@ted_shelton]

7,8, and 9 is the harden hitting its stride. Kinda like lebrons 7-10 run

[@HamlinHouseLLC]

THESE JOINTS AINT BAD ADIDAS💯

[@roberttrotter2814]

Fire 🔥

[@tedforsstromjacobsson4160]

To me those so clearly look like adidas staff managed to breed Harden 7s with the new Dames

[@pinapple9999]

I want these and the fox 1’s but I’m broke 😅

[@deemoney1054]

How did you get these? ...Wow!

[@michaelmarks9002]

This is my least fav of the last 3 but still grew on me for sure. Just love the wild direction the line has taken

[@BenjaminWilliams-n2g]

I must have for U. S drop

[@quan_senpai]

I thought it was a China exclusive so they aren’t going to drop in the US?

[@knathanknathan]

Those looks like some bicycle helmets

[@WearTesters]

😂

[@ethanmckibbin]

Didn't really like how they looked but purple might have changed my mind.