The adidas Intimidation Low is as good as new in “Preloved Blue”

Much has been made of Adidas’ revamped selection of signature basketball shoes, a shift that has led many commentators and fans to place the Three Stripes at the top of the totem pole in the current landscape. But perhaps underplayed in that conversation are their efforts to showcase their archive roster — something the adidas Intimidation Low continues to talk about.

This interplay between their newer inventions and already existing designs is especially evident in the Adidas Intimidation Low ‘Preloved Blue’. While each shoe from Anthony Edwards, James Harden and Donovan Mitchell has its own character, the unifying design feature at the heart of each is an interior/exterior separation between bootie protection and outer shells. The Intimidation Low silently nods to that with a similar aesthetic split here, featuring black mesh along the midline before tapering off into the titular cerulean hue in the layers beyond, delving into lighter “Clear Blue” on the molded midsole and padded synthetic cage at the quarter.

If this striking edition has served its purpose for you, you won’t have to wait long before pulling the trigger. The adidas Intimidation Low “Preloved Blue” is available now from adidas.com and retails for $130. Click on the ‘Where to Buy’ links below to pick up a pair, or scroll a little further to get a complete look at what this shoe has to offer.

Matt Varga is an editor at SneakerNews. Initially pursuing a degree in Video Art and Technology, he moved into video editing and writing in the music business, primarily in the fields of hip-hop and electronica. A long-standing interest in sneakers led him to switch to shoes. He is an avid collector and his favorite sneaker of all time comes down to the Air Jordan 1 ‘Black Toe’ and the Air Jordan 5 ‘Laney’, his very first pickups. When he’s not writing, you can find Matt cooking, traveling, going to concerts and, weather permitting, on the handball court.