An unsportsmanlike conduct penalty after DB Marco Wilson threw an LSU player’s shoe became the pivotal moment in a Florida loss to LSU.
Once again, a last-second field goal doomed the Gators. Unlike in their loss to Texas A&M, they had the chance to answer after Cade York drilled a 57-yarder. But despite a drive that got Florida into Evan McPherson‘s field-goal range, he missed the kick as time expired.
UF lost for the second time this season on Saturday, this time to rival LSU at home 37-34. Florida’s struggles from the last several weeks came to a tee in the outing, and it failed to execute on both sides of the ball despite a productive day on paper for the offense.
Though larger aspirations may have been dashed with the upset loss, the Gators face the nation’s top team next Saturday in Alabama with an SEC title on the line. As UF tries to move forward, here are five takeaways from the loss to the Tigers.
Before the start of the 2020-21 NBA season, Andrew Wiggins announced he’s joining the Chinese basketball apparel brand Peak on a shoe deal.
When he begins his first full campaign with the Golden State Warriors, Andrew Wiggins will be wearing some new kicks at San Francisco’s Chase Center.
Before the start of the 2020-21 NBA season, Andrew Wiggins announced on Twitter he will be joining the Chinese brand Peak on a shoe deal. In a message on social media, Wiggins tweeted he’s “excited” to join the Peak family.
According to ESPN’s Nick DePaula, Wiggins will represent the brand on a multi-year deal. Former and current NBA players like Dwight Howard, Lou Williams and Tony Parker have signed shoe deals with Peak in the past, per DePaula.
During his 12 game stint in the Bay Area, Wiggins tallied 19.4 points on 45.7% shooting from the field with 4.6 boards, 3.6 assists, 1.4 blocks and 1.3 steals.
Wiggins will have the opportunity to display his new Peak shoes in Golden State’s first preseason game against the Denver Nuggets on Dec. 12 at Chase Center.
Before he makes his highly-anticipated return to the court, Klay Thompson will be wearing a new set of Bruce Lee themed Anta KT6 shoes.
Before he makes his long-awaited return to the Golden State Warriors starting lineup, Klay Thompson is dropping a new pair of kicks. With his new set of signature shoes, the Warriors three-time All-Star will be honoring a martial arts legend.
According to ESPN’s Nick DePaula, Thompson is releasing a new pair of his Anta KT6 signature shoe with a Bruce Lee theme. The new pair of kicks are primarily yellow with black accents — a perfect match for the Golden State Warriors uniforms.
Along with the Lee themed colorway, there’s a quote from the famous martial arts movie star striped on one side of the shoe. The KT6 “Dragon” reads, “water can flow or crash, be water my friends.”
Thompson isn’t the first NBA star to don a Lee themed basketball shoes. Both Kobe Bryant and Kyrie Irving have released a Lee centric colorway for their Nike signatures shoes.
During the Golden State Warriors extended offseason, Eric Paschall built a new Instagram that features his vast basketball shoe collection.
While the league focuses on the postseason’s Conference Finals, the Golden State Warriors are busy with their offseason. While he’s got an extended layoff from the court, Eric Paschall is refining his shoe collection.
The rookie built a new Instagram page to display his shoe game. Paschall has shared a look at the growth of his kick catalog. The 6-foot-6 forward has posted photos featuring Off White Air Jordan 1s and Kobe Bryant’s signature Nikes.
Follow Paschall’s sneaker page @epfeets on Instagram.
Along with new shoes, Paschall has picked up some honors during the offseason. After an impressive debut season in the Bay Area, the Villanova product was named to the NBA’s All-Rookie First Team. Paschall also received third-place votes in the NBA’s race for Rookie of the Year.
Before he can lace-up with a pair of shoes from his collection, Paschall will have to wait for the Warriors to return to Chase Center at the start of the 2020-21 season.
Marquese Chriss has high praise of Eric Paschall’s shoe game.
While game action is on pause, a popular time-filler for players around the association is interactive Q&A segments with fans. After Stephen Curry and Eric Paschall stepped in front of the camera, another member of the Golden State Warriors was served up questions by fans on Twitter.
The former lottery pick shared what he’s learning from Curry and Draymond Green along with his favorite memory since joining the Warriors. Chriss was then asked to pick his teammate with the best shoe game.
While some members of the Warriors have signature shoe deals, Chriss selected a rookie for Golden State’s kick king. The former Washington Husky said he would steal shoes from Paschall if they wore the same size.
My teammate with the best NBA kicks — probably would have to be Eric [Paschall]. I think he probably has the most diversity with his shoes. I think if we wore the same size, I’d probably steal some of his shoes.
After getting drafted in the second round by the Warriors, Paschall signed an endorsement deal with Nike. Throughout his first season in Golden State, the Villanova product has pulled out a bevy of kicks with the swoosh. Paschall’s been seen wearing different Kobe Bryant and LeBron James signature Nikes.
Converse officially welcomed Draymond Green to the family.
After spending the first seven years of his career donning the Nike swoosh, Draymond Green has a new shoe deal. The former Defensive Player of the Year signed a multiyear endorsement deal with Converse. Green, along with Phoenix Suns guard Kelly Oubre Jr. will take over as the leaders Converse’s basketball brand.
Green has yet to debut his new Converse shoes on the court as he’s been absent from the past five games due to lingering knee soreness. Once Green returns to the Golden State Warriors, he’s expected to lace up the Converse G4 shoe.
If healthy, Green’s next chance to suit up in his new Converse will be Tuesday when Kawhi Leonard, Paul George and the Los Angeles Clippers come to Chase Center in San Francisco.
Stephen Curry rolled out a new edition of his signature Under Armour Curry 7 shoes, with the latest getting a Chinese New Year colorway.
The 2019-20 season has been a change of pace for the Golden State Warriors two-time Most Valuable Player, Stephen Curry. Injuries have turned Curry from one of Golden State’s key contributors to lead hype man on the bench. However, one thing has stayed the course— the All-Star sharpshooter’s shoe game has been on-point.
The Under Armour shoe is two-tones of gray with a shiny gold accent line that’s capped off with a pink and green floral pattern on the heel. According to Under Armour’s website, Curry got his inspiration from Chinese paintings.
The Curry 7 Chinese New Year colorway features a gray on gray upper comprised of several layered materials. An original floral pattern—inspired by Chinese shui-mo ink and wash painting—elevates the shoe’s back panel and a golden, flexible plate helps augment its white heel.
Curry’s new shoes are available for purchase at the Warriors’ San Francisco arena, the Chase Center. The Davidson product and Under Armour have a locker that displays each shoe as they’re released. Inside the locker, Curry shares his colorway inspiration for the new signature shoe.
After being available at Chase Center on January 8, Curry’s shoes will get a global release on January 10, just in time for the start of the Chinese New Year.
D’Angelo Russel took to Instagram to show off a new pair of Warriors themed Way of Wade shoes.
It’s been a whirlwind season for D’Angelo Russell since arriving in Golden State. There’s been trade speculation, injuries and no Stephen Curry in Russell’s first season with the Dubs. Still, the 23-year-old did get a notable upgrade to his shoe game.
In November, Russell signed a partnership with Dwyane Wade’s Li-Ning Way of Wade shoe brand. Since joining Wade, the Ohio State product has been rolling out new Way of Wade “Infinity” shoes throughout the season, with his latest decked out in a familiar colorway.
In the video, Russell shows off three different Warrior-centric colorways in white, blue and black. Each shoe had Russell’s nickname, “…Loading” imprinted on the pull tab of the kick’s tongue.
Russell’s missed the past two games for Golden State against San Antonio and Minnesota with a sore shoulder. Prior to losing Russell via injury, Golden State won four-straight games for the first time all season. Without the Louisville native, the Dubs have dropped two in a row.
