You may have heard this week about LeBron James’ new Nike shoe that UK players will be wearing at Big Blue Madness tonight. CoachCal.com has more information about the shoe and a video with John Calipari and LeBron James’ thoughts on the new kicks.At noon on Saturday, Calipari will join a chat and video stream at Nike’s Facebook page to talk about “the shoe, versatility and skill development”.In the mean time, here is an excerpt from Eric Lindsey’s post about the LEBRON 9:

LeBron James (a.k.a. King James) and Nike (the king of the shoe industry) have teamed up to create LEBRON 9, James’ ninth signature shoe. With the help of John Calipari and Kentucky, the winningest program in college basketball and a Nike Elite school, Nike will debut the UK-colored version of the shoe on Friday at Big Blue Madness in front of a sold-out crowd at Rupp Arena. Players and staff have the option of wearing the shoe Friday and throughout the season.“Coach Calipari has a special love for LeBron, and actually the way his teams are run really fits in with how the 9 was built,” Nike Basketball designer Jason Petrie said.The shoe is a reflection of James’ versatile style of play. A version of the shoe will be specially tailored to fit UK’s blue-and-white color scheme.“With the 9, we’ve actually got the stability elements mixed in with the speed elements, so now you’re providing for every player on the floor,” Petrie said. “When it was time to do a shoe for Kentucky, we felt like the LEBRON 9 really fit perfectly with that program.”