NEW YORK CITY - DECEMBER 25: Marcus Smart #36 of the Boston Celtics drives during a game against Derrick Rose #25 of the New York Knicks on December 25, 2016 at Madison Square Garden in New York, New York. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2016 NBAE (Photo by Nathaniel S. Butler/NBAE via Getty Images)
The NBA's annual Christmas Day extravaganza means two things: basketball from the moment you wake up until the moment the egg nog takes you to peaceful slumber; and players wearing ridiculous, holiday-inspired sneakers.
In the first game of the day featuring the Boston Celtics and New York Knicks, Derrick Rose set the Christmas shoe standard with an astoundingly bright colorway of his signature Adidas D Rose 7. (WARNING: If you're sensitive to bright lights, you might not want to scroll down any further. Truly, Rose's shoes are ludicrous.)
That tweet doesn't quite do the shoes justice, though. Computer, enhance:
Nope! We went too far. De-enhance! De-enhance!
No, computer! I said, "De-enhance!" Why have you forsaken me?
All jokes aside, these are pretty clean, and that last image does a nice job of giving a look at the shoes when they're not reflecting all of the lights in the arena. We can't wait to see the rest of the awesome kicks on Christmas Day.
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