Will D.O.N. Issue #2 Shoes Debut In Orlando?
Jun 8, 2020, 5:02 PM | Updated: 5:09 pm
Donovan Mitchell #45 of the Utah Jazz is congratulated by teammate on his way to the bench after a time out in their game against the Golden State Warriors at Chase Center on January 22, 2020 in San Francisco, California. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)
(Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah – Will Donovan Mitchell debut his new shoe in Orlando? Mitchell’s Adidas D.O.N. Issue #2 was set to be released this summer. Now, it appears to have an official launch date. According to the popular online shoe outlet Eastbay, the shoe will be available for purchase on July 4. The NBA season will resume on July 31.
Should sneakerheads across the NBA expect to see Mitchell debut his new shoes in Orlando? According to ESPN, and former Deseret News writer Eric Woodyard, the answer is yes.
“Look for Donovan Mitchell to break these out on the court in Orland0,” Woodyard tweeted. “He was expecting to issue the #DOnIssue2 during the playoffs before the suspension.”
Look for Donovan Mitchell to break these out on the court in Orlando. He was expecting to debut the #DonIssue2 during the playoffs before the suspension. 🕷 https://t.co/c02OHRUHXv
— Eric Woodyard (@E_Woodyard) June 8, 2020
D.O.N. Issue #2
Mitchell, an Adidas athlete received his first signature shoe in July of 2019. Since then, the brand has released a new colorway seemingly monthly since the initial red and blue D.O.N. Issue #1 debuted.
In April, the All-Star guard gave fans their first official preview of his second signature shoe, the D.O.N. Issue #2. Mitchell teamed with the NBA2k video game series to debut the shoes on the game’s platform.
The #DONISSUE2's are available in the Neighborhood before they are IRL 🔊 Watch the #NBA2KTourney TN to hear @spidadmitchell talk about his drop pic.twitter.com/kuaxudXvOG
— NBA 2K20 (@NBA2K) April 11, 2020
In December, photos of the D.O.N Issue #2 edition were leaked on Weibo. Adidas did not originally confirm the second generation shoes. Though leaked photos were a near-identical match to the video game rendering.
August was the original release date for the shoes. Then the date moved to mid-July. Now, it appears Jazz fans can purchase the D.O.N Issue #2 over the July 4th holiday.
