{"id":247478,"date":"2026-06-09T19:41:28","date_gmt":"2026-06-09T19:41:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/09\/nike-announces-exclusive-air-zoom-huarache-2k4-sue-bird-sneaker-drop\/"},"modified":"2026-06-09T19:41:28","modified_gmt":"2026-06-09T19:41:28","slug":"nike-announces-exclusive-air-zoom-huarache-2k4-sue-bird-sneaker-drop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/09\/nike-announces-exclusive-air-zoom-huarache-2k4-sue-bird-sneaker-drop\/","title":{"rendered":"Nike Announces Exclusive Air Zoom Huarache 2K4 Sue Bird Sneaker Drop"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<p>For years, the only way to get your hands on the <a href=\"https:\/\/hypebeast.com\/2026\/6\/nike-air-zoom-huarache-2k4-sue-bird-iw1884-100-release-info\" id=\"https:\/\/hypebeast.com\/2026\/6\/nike-air-zoom-huarache-2k4-sue-bird-iw1884-100-release-info\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Nike Air Zoom Huarache 2K4 &#8220;Sue Bird&#8221;<\/a> was to <em>be<\/em> WNBA legend Sue Bird. Now, Nike is pulling the player exclusive out of the vault and bringing it to retail for the first time this summer.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/justwomenssports.com\/reads\/wnba-nike-30th-anniversary-retro-collection-court-origins-2026-how-to-buy\/\" id=\"https:\/\/justwomenssports.com\/reads\/wnba-nike-30th-anniversary-retro-collection-court-origins-2026-how-to-buy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">throwback Nike release<\/a> closely mirrors the same pair Bird wore while running the Seattle Storm&#8217;s offense.<\/p>\n<p>A crisp white upper blends synthetic leather with breathable mesh paneling. Forest green and golden yellow accents outline the midfoot Swoosh, collar padding, and heel counter, pulling directly from the <a href=\"https:\/\/justwomenssports.com\/reads\/sue-bird-seattle-storm-jersey-retirement\/\" id=\"14774\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Seattle jersey colorway<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">FIRST LOOK: Nike Zoom Huarache 2K4 Sue Bird PE <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/17.0.2\/72x72\/1f5d3.png\" alt=\"\ud83d\uddd3\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em;max-height: 1em\" \/> Fall 2026<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/17.0.2\/72x72\/1f4dd.png\" alt=\"\ud83d\udcdd\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em;max-height: 1em\" \/> IW1884-100<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/17.0.2\/72x72\/1f4b5.png\" alt=\"\ud83d\udcb5\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em;max-height: 1em\" \/> $190 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2o7jaL2Idj\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/2o7jaL2Idj<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Sole Retriever (@SoleRetriever) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SoleRetriever\/status\/2064393587924627482?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\">June 9, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-history-amp-design-behind-nike-s-signature-sue-bird-shoe\">History &amp; Design Behind Nike&#8217;s Signature Sue Bird Shoe<\/h2>\n<p>Nike originally designed the sneaker exclusively for the Storm point guard in the mid-2000s.<\/p>\n<p>Bird spent all 21 of <a href=\"https:\/\/justwomenssports.com\/reads\/fiba-hall-of-fame-taps-wnba-icon-sue-bird-for-class-of-2026\/\" id=\"https:\/\/justwomenssports.com\/reads\/fiba-hall-of-fame-taps-wnba-icon-sue-bird-for-class-of-2026\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">her WNBA seasons<\/a> with the Seattle after going No. 1 overall in the 2002 WNBA Draft. She retired as the league&#8217;s all-time leader in assists and wins, earning 13 All-Star selections and winning four WNBA titles. She added five Olympic gold medals before earning a <a href=\"https:\/\/justwomenssports.com\/reads\/wnba-titans-sylvia-fowles-maya-moore-and-sue-bird-inducted-into-hall-of-fame\/\" id=\"https:\/\/justwomenssports.com\/reads\/wnba-titans-sylvia-fowles-maya-moore-and-sue-bird-inducted-into-hall-of-fame\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Hall of Fame induction<\/a> in 2025. <\/p>\n<p>Bird sported the Huarache 2K4s during her first Olympic gold medal run and the Storm&#8217;s first WNBA championship campaign. The shoes are currently captured in <a href=\"https:\/\/justwomenssports.com\/reads\/seattle-unveils-statue-of-retired-storm-superstar-sue-bird\/\" id=\"https:\/\/justwomenssports.com\/reads\/seattle-unveils-statue-of-retired-storm-superstar-sue-bird\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Bird&#8217;s statue<\/a> outside of Seattle&#8217;s Climate Pledge Arena<\/p>\n<p>The move both celebrates Bird&#8217;s legacy and elevates women&#8217;s hoops beyond the hardwood.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-how-to-buy-the-nike-air-zoom-huarache-2k4-sue-bird-sneakers\">How to Buy the Nike Air Zoom Huarache 2K4 Sue Bird Sneakers<\/h2>\n<p>Fans can get their hands on a pair of Sue Bird-backed Huaraches starting July 24th via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nike.com\/\" id=\"https:\/\/www.nike.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">nike.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/justwomenssports.com\/reads\/nike-air-zoom-huarache-2k4-sue-bird-wnba-sneakers-shoe-drop\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nike Announces Exclusive Air Zoom Huarache 2K4 Sue Bird Sneaker Drop<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/justwomenssports.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Just Women&#039;s Sports<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/justwomenssports.com\/reads\/nike-air-zoom-huarache-2k4-sue-bird-wnba-sneakers-shoe-drop\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For years, the only way to get your hands on the Nike Air Zoom Huarache 2K4 &#8220;Sue Bird&#8221; was to be WNBA legend Sue Bird. Now, Nike is pulling the player exclusive out of the vault and bringing it to retail for the first time this summer. The throwback Nike release closely mirrors the same [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":247479,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[6805],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-247478","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-womens"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/247478","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=247478"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/247478\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/247479"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=247478"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=247478"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=247478"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}