When I read “NBA Christmas Day jerseys,” I’m thinking James Harden in a Christmas sweater. You know, candy canes and reindeer. Not just a tank top from Michaels that has “ROCKETS” written across the front in Sharpie. (h/t to The Victory Formation)

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It looks like nobody’s playing pro basketball on Christmas this year, but that hasn’t stopped Nike from handing out their annual “ugliest imaginable shoes” Christmas presents to their top players. The color-swapped kicks you see above are the 2011 LeBron James Christmas Shoes, purchased for LeBron out of charity when Nike was waiting in line at the store and overheard him coming up a little short on cash at the check-out counter. The lockout will do that to you.

I’ll let The Basketball Jones explain the pros and cons of whoever decided “red and green versions of your normal shoes” were a better idea than covering them in Charlie Brown faces or two-sizes-too-small Grinch print’s decision.

Nothing too exciting, but unmistakeably Christmas. It’s not bad that these aren’t super crazy shoes. These might be the most wearable Christmas shoes you’ll see, for that very reason. Everybody on the Milwaukee Bucks could rock these on opening night (RIP) and that would look totally normal.

For more on the shoes, check out this video report from our new basketball blogger, Bob Carlisle.

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We’ve finally found a shoe worse than Dwyane Wade’s, and you’ll never believe it, but it’s made for women. It’s officially called, if I can read the card here, the “Grey Ant x Teva Stiletto,” available in both black and natural colors, and it’s the perfect accessory to sexy up a woman that never shaves her legs.

It’s the classic Teva® Hurricane sport “mandal” re-imagined as a STILETTO. This co-branded effort sees Grey Ant marrying the Teva® velcro-strap styling and grip-sole construction to a bold 4″ stacked heel. They’re calling it the most comfortable, performance high heel on the planet — we call it the most daring mash-up of the decade. This is anti-fashion at its purest. And so good when paired with socks.

via The Daily What.

Oh, I forgot the best part: they’re only $330! Why settle for one pair when you can get three, four, or even five! Ugh. It’s the socks that really ruin it for me. Nothing kills an environmentally-conscious chub like socks.