“It’s been a long time coming.” Or how about “It’s about time,”? Those are the things we normally hear when people talk about Breanna Stewart’s new signature sneaker model, the Stewie 1.
And rightfully so — it’s been more than a decade since a WNBA athlete has had a signature sneaker model. Candace Parker’s Ace Commander with Adidas was the last one and that came in 2010.
But instead of talking about what this means regarding the past, we should begin to talk about what it means for the future.
Signature sneakers are fully back in the WNBA. Elena Delle Donne has one. Candace Parker has another. But the one that kicked it off was Breanna Stewart’s Stewie 1.
She joined us on this week’s episode of Special Delivery to talk about what it means and how this changes the future for so many WNBA athletes to come.
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