Former Blue Devil star Kyrie Irving and the Cleveland Cavaliers are on pace to sweep the Atlanta Hawks in the Eastern Conference semifinals already up 2-0, but if the Hawks force a fifth game in Cleveland Tuesday, Cavalier fans will have the launch of a limited edition shoe to look forward to.
Nike's "Ky-rispy Kreme" truck left the company's headquarters in Oregon Thursday and will tour the country with limited edition Kyrie 2 shoes in the doughnut company Krispy Kreme's red and green colors. The shoes will be sold inside a box that looks like a Krispy Kreme doughnut box with a clear plastic window, ESPN's Darren Rovell and several other outlets reported Thursday.
Details on the new "Ky-Rispy Kreme" truck & shoes https://t.co/hAKUe4x2ow pic.twitter.com/wqZKBj7u1i
— Darren Rovell (@darrenrovell) May 5, 2016
According to Rovell, the truck will be in Cleveland Tuesday if there is a Game 5 between the Cavaliers and Hawks or May 13 for Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals. It then plans to stop at the House of Hoops in Baltimore's Mondawmin Mall May 21, Harlem's House of Hoops May 28 and the Nike Community store in Brooklyn, N.Y., May 29.
Irving has excelled in the playoffs to this point, leading Cleveland in scoring at 25.0 points per game and dishing out 5.5 assists per contest in postseason play. The dynamic point guard is among the finalists for the U.S. Olympic team and will compete for the right to play under Duke head coach Mike Krzyzewski in Rio de Janeiro later this summer. Irving was the MVP of the 2014 FIBA World Cup, leading the U.S. to a gold medal.
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