You know you’ve made it in the world of athletics when you get your own shoe named after you.
I guess you can say you’ve made it, even more, when certain exclusive versions of those shoes go missing or get stolen.
That’s the case for New York Liberty star and Oregon Ducks legend Sabrina Ionescu, who claimed on social media Thursday afternoon that someone stole a couple of pairs of her new shoe, the Sabrina 1, from the opposing arena.
The two shoes designs were exclusive, one which honored Phil Knight, the Founder of Nike, and the other of which was an Oregon Ducks’ colorway. Of course, Sabrina wanted her special insoles back more than anything else.
Never thought I would get my shoes stolen from an opposing arena…
Please just bring me my insoles back 😩
RIP to my Sabrina 1s pic.twitter.com/LaBwa4jkMR— Sabrina Ionescu (@sabrina_i20) August 17, 2023
It is unclear where the shoes went missing, but Ionescu debuted the ‘Thanks Uncle Phil” shoes on August 13 against the Indiana Fever. She wore the Oregon Ducks Sabrina 1s a couple of days later in a game against the Las Vegas Aces.
Sabrina Ionescu debuted a “Thanks Uncle Phil” edition of her Sabrina 1s yesterday, shouting out Nike founder and fellow Oregon Duck Phil Knight. pic.twitter.com/7evplYtj5a
— Nick DePaula (@NickDePaula) August 14, 2023
Sabrina Ionescu debuts an Oregon Ducks Sabrina 1 👀👀 pic.twitter.com/4IDqBs1EpS
— Nick DePaula (@NickDePaula) August 16, 2023
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