OG Anunoby’s Skechers Player Edition Basketball Shoe Sells Out

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jul 3, 2026--

Demand for Skechers Basketball athlete OG Anunoby's limited-edition SKX Nexus "NYC Blue" Player Edition was immediate, with the $120 release quickly selling out following its exclusive July 1 launch on Skechers.com. Worn by Anunoby during his unforgettable Game 4 buzzer-beating tip-in on the way to a championship, the Player Edition generated an overwhelming response that reflects the strength of his fanbase and the growing momentum behind Skechers Basketball.

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“To see fans and sneaker enthusiasts respond to the SKX Nexus ‘NYC Blue’ in this way means everything to us,” said Michael Greenberg, president of Skechers. “OG Anunoby's historic championship run and clutch performance transformed his custom Skechers player editions into massive cultural hits. The demand is a testament to OG’s connection with the city, the basketball community, and the growing energy around Skechers Basketball."

“Skechers is a family. It's a close, caring, supportive environment and all of us players — we're a brotherhood,” said Skechers athlete OG Anunoby. “We all support each other, so to be the first one to bring home a championship means everything. The SKX Nexus ‘NYC Blue’ is a reflection of that spirit — the camaraderie, the culture, and the fans who have been with us throughout the whole journey. It's an amazing shoe, and I'm proud of what it represents.”

Inspired by New York City and the championship run that defined Anunoby's season, the SKX Nexus “NYC Blue” Player Edition is OG’s shoe through and through. The colorway pays tribute to the city and the team that helped shape one of basketball’s most memorable postseason runs, brought to life on one of Skechers Basketball’s most exciting silhouettes.

Built for elite performance, the SKX Nexus “NYC Blue” features a breathable mesh upper, lockdown ankle support, responsive 5GEN ® midsole cushioning with a torsion plate, and a Goodyear ® Performance Outsole for exceptional traction. Personal touches – including Anunoby’s signature on the heel, custom branding throughout the shoe, and his logo on the sockliner and tongue – make every pair unmistakably his, celebrating the player, the championship moment, and the journey behind it.

While the SKX Nexus “NYC Blue” Player Edition has sold out, additional Skechers Basketball performance styles are available at skechersbasketball.com and select Skechers retail stores. Fans can also follow @skechersbasketball on Instagram and TikTok or the latest product launches, athlete news, and behind-the-scenes content, and watch Skechers’ championship celebration videos honoring OG Anunoby and his team here and here on YouTube.

About SKECHERS U.S.A., Inc.
Skechers, The Comfort Technology Company ® based in Southern California, designs, develops and markets a diverse range of lifestyle and performance footwear, apparel and accessories for men, women and children. The Company’s collections are available in 180 countries and territories through department and specialty stores, and direct to consumers through skechers.com and approximately 5,300 Skechers retail stores. A Fortune 500 ® company, Skechers manages its international business through a network of wholly-owned subsidiaries, joint venture partners, and distributors. For more information, please visit about.skechers.com and follow us on Facebook, Instagram and TikTok.

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Skechers Basketball athlete OG Anunoby holds his SKX Nexus “NYC Blue” Player Edition, which quickly sold out following its exclusive launch on Skechers.com.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A three-armed spacecraft rocketed into orbit Friday to rescue a NASA telescope that’s in danger of crashing back to Earth.

Northrop Grumman launched Katalyst Space Technologies’ Link spacecraft from the Marshall Islands in the Pacific. The Pegasus rocket blasted off from the belly of a modified airplane, putting Link on course to reach and capture NASA’s Swift Observatory in about a month.

Launched in 2004, Swift is sinking faster than ever because of recent solar storms. NASA is paying $30 million for Katalyst to capture the telescope and boost its orbit so it can continue tracking some of the biggest explosions in the universe, like gamma ray bursts and exploding stars.

If all goes well, Swift could be back scanning the cosmos by September. Observations are currently on hold to preserve the telescope’s orbit as long as possible.

NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope could be a candidate for a similar salvage operation in a few years. It’s also slipping in altitude because of increased atmospheric drag caused by the sun’s outbursts.

The 1.6-ton (1.4-metric ton) Swift currently is circling 224 miles (360 kilometers) above Earth. Katalyst aims to raise the telescope’s altitude by 150 miles (240 kilometers), back to where it all began. Link’s thrusters will fire to boost Swift slowly, so there's no heavy jostling.

Katalyst threw the mission together in just nine months. NASA insisted on a rush job because the telescope will be too low to recover by the fall. Without a boost, it’s predicted to plunge to its demise in October.

Bad weather and technical issues caused a series of last-minute launch delays.

“This is a high-risk, high-reward mission,” Katalyst Space CEO Ghonhee Lee said ahead of liftoff. “The biggest danger was always we don’t launch anything and we let Swift burn up in the atmosphere. So we were always trying to avoid that risk, and our team has done that.”

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This photo provided by NASA shows Kieran Wilson, LINK’s principal investigator, and Hunter Robertson, a space systems engineer, both at Katalyst Space, standing next to their spacecraft inside the SES (Space Environment Simulator) at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md., April 17, 2026, ahead of thermal vacuum testing. (Sophia Roberts/NASA via AP)