PEDs, meet PESes - performance-enhancing shoes, which are said to increase vertical leap.
Concept 1 shoes, a $300 pair of basketball sneakers that house a spring-based system, have been banned by commissioner David Stern and the NBA, despite what creators Adam and Ryan Golston, owners of Athletic Propulsion Labs, describe as high demand.
The twins - both walk-ons at Southern California - said roughly 30 percent of the NBA rookie class and other NBA players have expressed interest, but declined to give names, saying many already have lucrative shoe deals.
"Under league rules, players may not wear any shoe during a game that creates an undue competitive advantage," the NBA said yesterday.
It's mind-boggling why a professional basketball player standing 6 feet or taller needs a shoe with springs to dunk on a 10-foot rim.
(Thanks Philadelphia Daily News)
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