Nike CEO makes statement on Caitlin Clark’s new shoes as history made

Caitlin Clark has quickly cemented herself as a top performer in the WNBA, and her rise has continued off the court via a collaboration with Nike.

Clark revealed earlier this year she was launching her own shoes with the company, and the official launch of some colourways was on October 1.

The shoes, probably as expected, were quite popular once they were available, with some reports saying that they had nearly sold out after just a couple of hours.

Elsewhere, Nike’s CEO has now said that the launch of the Caitlin 1s was the ‘largest women’s signature shoe launch in Nike’s history’.

Nike CEO says Caitlin 1s are ‘largest women’s signature shoe launch in Nike’s history’

As shared by Nice Kicks, Elliott Hill stated: “Today, we activated the largest women’s signature shoe launch in Nike’s history: the Caitlin 1.

“It will launch in 5,000 doors. Twice the average for a Nike basketball signature shoe. Supported by our largest Nike product campaign for the holiday season.”

Nike CEO makes statement on Caitlin

More versions of Clark’s shoes are expected to be released over the coming months and into 2027.

There will be a Taylor Swift-inspired ‘Friendship Bracelet’ version available at some point in the future.

Elsewhere, Kansas City Chiefs star Travis Kelce is among those to have been given the Chiefs-inspired version, which he praised heavily.

Speaking on his New Heights podcast earlier this week about the shoes, Travis stated: “Nike and Caitlin herself absolutely knocked it out of the park. Functional, it’s got the modern twist to it, that ombre from yellow to red. Absolutely fire. They feel like a nice sturdy shoe, can’t go wrong with these things.”

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