Supreme's Nike Courtposite Is Proof That Good Things Come In Threes
The Supreme x Nike Courtposite sneakers that Carlos Alcaraz revealed back in September have finally been given a release date following months of speculation.
The Courtposite, which is a bright, gradient-tinged take on the shoe that tennis legend Andre Agassi wore back in the early '00s, is set to land at both Supreme and Nike webstores on October 19 in three vibrant colorways.
Each take features rubber toe overlays, mesh tongues with Supreme welded logo appliqués, and welded appliqué at the heels, with co-branded footbeds, foam midsoles, and rubber outsole with TPU shanks.
Nike first teased their latest Supreme sneaker by gifting the silhouette to Alcaraz just days before his US Open first round tie against Dominik Koepfer.
In the content-rich Instagram post, Alcaraz revealed a slew of delectable gifts he received from Nike while visiting its NYC team on August 28, including a jersey with his name on it (naturally), some relatively normal shoes — including a pair of "Panda"-hued Terminator Lows — and, so casually that you'd almost miss them, the unreleased Supreme x Nike Courtposite sneaker.
OG Courtposites aren't easy to come by. In fact, some of those 2002-era Courtposites can be had for several hundred bucks on eBay, but the colorways are far less vivid than Nikes designed by Supreme for the Fall/Winter 2023 season. Truth is that they were subtly revealed in Supreme's FW23 collection lookbook along with some other goodies.
The Supreme x Nike Courtposite makes just as much sense as a gift for Alcaraz as they do as a Supreme x Nike collab in general. Supreme loves old, undersung Nike sneakers. Simple as.
You'd be forgiven for thinking that Supreme's Courtposite might be related to the Supreme x Nike Clogposite rumors that sprang up earlier this year but those are still supposedly set to release for the Spring/Summer 2024 season.
The Courtposites, though, have been teased and given a release date fairly promptly compared to other sneakers without a long and drawn out speculative process which is just how we like it.
This article was first published on August 29 and then updated on October 16.
