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Harden's Vol. 10 Pays Tribute to Nipsey Hussle With Marathon Colorway

The Marathon Clothing x adidas Harden Vol. 10 "Marathon" drops April 12 for $160, with Harden debuting the Crenshaw blue tribute tonight against the Lakers.

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Harden's Vol. 10 Pays Tribute to Nipsey Hussle With Marathon Colorway
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The Marathon Clothing x adidas Harden Vol. 10 "Marathon" (style code KK3100, colorway: Royal Blue/Cream White-Royal Blue) arrives at adidas.com and select retailers on April 12 for $160, dressed in an unbroken royal blue from sculpted foam upper to sole as a tribute to Nipsey Hussle and the Crenshaw legacy he built.

James Harden laces them up for the first time tonight, when the Cleveland Cavaliers visit the Los Angeles Lakers at Crypto.com Arena. The timing is deliberate on multiple levels: Harden is a native of Los Angeles, and debuting the shoe in Nipsey's city gives the collaboration a personal resonance that a standard colorway announcement simply cannot manufacture.

The construction makes its intent clear before you read a single word on the shoe. A molded layered shell wraps the forefoot in ridges that recall a fingerprint, consistent with the sculpted foam upper that carries the royal blue from toe to heel without interruption. White Three Stripes mark the heel and outsole as the only real contrast, while "The Marathon Continues" flag sits on the heel tab and "Crenshaw" is printed across the insole. That last detail functions less like branding and more like a declaration of address.

Nipsey Hussle founded The Marathon Clothing in 2017 as a cornerstone of his Crenshaw community vision, centering the brand on self-sufficiency, ownership, and neighborhood pride. After his 2019 passing, TMC became as much a legacy project as a clothing line. This collaboration, which brings TMC into an official adidas signature shoe, extends that mission onto the court and into retail simultaneously.

At $160, the "Marathon" colorway lands at the same price as the standard Harden Vol. 10, which positions access over exclusivity as the entry point. Whether demand reshapes that after tonight's debut remains to be seen, but the April 12 drop will serve as the first real test of how deeply Nipsey's legacy still moves the market.

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