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On this Christmas Eve, we reflect on a huge year in the world of sneakers. LeBron James took his talents and signature sneaker line to Miami this summer, resulting in what may be the year’s best single release – the “South Beach” LeBron 8. Under Armour exploded onto the hoops footwear scene behind Milwaukee Bucks point guard Brandon Jennings and his Micro G Black Ice sneaker. The good folks over at adidas disbanded ‘the Brotherhood’ to give their two biggest stars, Dwight Howard and Derrick Rose, brand new signature sneakers. Reebok re-energized their efforts in basketball, signing top overall pick John Wall to a multi-year endorsement deal and making him the face of the Zig Slash. Chinese brands continued to make a push in U.S. markets, especially Li-Ning, who gained distribution through companies like Eastbay. For sneaker fanatics, 2010 has been wonderful, and has set the stage for an even better 2011. Celebrate Christmas with us by taking a look at this Christmas themed installment of Sole Shots.

Mike Salzano aka Type X, New York City

Justin Lau aka Stüssy, New York City

Richard aka rchrdp305, Florida

wtfisupwithkicks, Brooklyn, New York

ile, Canada

Justin aka mr. tamnus, Southern California

FIREPOWER23, England

Ryan Pierson, Vermont

Nene33, Netherlands

dlee2703, Inglewood, California

vjw8823, Netherlands

Pat Lauder aka quickster, Gilroy, California

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