{"id":655406,"date":"2026-05-07T11:47:10","date_gmt":"2026-05-07T11:47:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/655406\/"},"modified":"2026-05-07T11:47:10","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T11:47:10","slug":"the-iii-basketball-in-cinder-is-the-fear-of-god-athletics-final-shoe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/655406\/","title":{"rendered":"The III Basketball in Cinder is the Fear of God Athletics Final Shoe"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Fear of God and adidas unveiled the final release for Fear of God Athletics with the III Basketball in Cinder. This was a five-year partnership in the making. The sneaker stands as a closing chapter, and also a look ahead.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSince its inception, Fear of God Athletics has sought to redefine performance through restraint, clarity, and intention. The III Basketball represents the most resolved articulation of that vision: a union of adidas\u2019 elite engineering and Fear of God\u2019s architectural design language, distilled into its purest form,\u201d reads a press release.<\/p>\n<p>The shoe features a bottom-loaded shank for balanced torsion control, an evolved Lightstrike platform for responsive cushioning, and a breathable mesh upper that moves without restriction.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPerformance as presence, design as discipline.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" data-expand=\"600\" class=\"lazyload size-full wp-image-109944 aligncenter\" viewbox=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/unnamed-9.jpg\" alt=\"The III Basketball in Cinder\" width=\"1920\" height=\"2400\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe III Basketball is the fulfillment of a promise,\u201d said Jerry Lorenzo, founder of Fear of God. \u201cOver the last five years, we\u2019ve pursued honesty in design while creating tools for the athlete that feel essential rather than excessive. This shoe is both a reflection of where we\u2019ve been and a step into what\u2019s next.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The silhouette carries forward Fear of God Athletics\u2019 signature language, refined proportions, elevated materials, and a reimagined Three Stripes.<\/p>\n<p>The final colorway of the III Basketball, this release also marks the last basketball silhouette within the Fear of God Athletics and adidas partnership.<\/p>\n<p>Priced at $180 USD, the Fear of God Athletics III Basketball in Cinder is available now at <a href=\"https:\/\/tracking.launchmetrics.com\/?ref=LhQAAC3pk9nCMCDfwXyfDL3c101r6gNmAQAAAJOHyNy7pjJtBCNr7lccXC7zq9Osxq6auMCHE68cxQqto3pNnkPo16sya5_twYj2iFFfipoBMczuMHaVWbiiE-BqNjLXu1sZLn5gexb7LyIt3_xDieRRm8taPgw2bYEnc0IHz67YaxY-oE8rKqyWYmayibqScQIUwTyWuy7-w7t_7yHcthpKbZP8Gi6BCHFRQFalOZE7fo_NSSaRtINy7t0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external noreferrer nofollow\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/tracking.launchmetrics.com\/?ref%3DLhQAAC3pk9nCMCDfwXyfDL3c101r6gNmAQAAAJOHyNy7pjJtBCNr7lccXC7zq9Osxq6auMCHE68cxQqto3pNnkPo16sya5_twYj2iFFfipoBMczuMHaVWbiiE-BqNjLXu1sZLn5gexb7LyIt3_xDieRRm8taPgw2bYEnc0IHz67YaxY-oE8rKqyWYmayibqScQIUwTyWuy7-w7t_7yHcthpKbZP8Gi6BCHFRQFalOZE7fo_NSSaRtINy7t0&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1778211470306000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3r1TTxNQ-VtYY_qm0_nLz1\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">adidas.com<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/tracking.launchmetrics.com\/?ref=LhQAALHh8fUtbjFvhQC9bQH1xlu19dgiAQAAAJOHyNy7pjJtBCNr7lccXC7zq9Osxq6auMCHE68cxQqto3pNnkPo16sya5_twYj2iFFfipoBMczuMHaVWbiiE-BqNjLXu1sZLn5gexb7LyItIjZAn7QSEjNScyJgCpNGxoUfqUCm661SqjT_fZ4is7N5LGRMmaNBCypt-3yurniw_qmrxFJenkotN1ug_z99qCL77pAcVrlY2cReTS7AkXc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external noreferrer nofollow\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/tracking.launchmetrics.com\/?ref%3DLhQAALHh8fUtbjFvhQC9bQH1xlu19dgiAQAAAJOHyNy7pjJtBCNr7lccXC7zq9Osxq6auMCHE68cxQqto3pNnkPo16sya5_twYj2iFFfipoBMczuMHaVWbiiE-BqNjLXu1sZLn5gexb7LyItIjZAn7QSEjNScyJgCpNGxoUfqUCm661SqjT_fZ4is7N5LGRMmaNBCypt-3yurniw_qmrxFJenkotN1ug_z99qCL77pAcVrlY2cReTS7AkXc&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1778211470306000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0C8V2F29aGaEEkiAsI7T2x\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">fearofgod.com<\/a>, and select adidas flagship and premium retail partners globally.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Fear of God and adidas unveiled the final release for Fear of God Athletics with the III Basketball&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":655407,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[574],"tags":[64,63,726,85],"class_list":["post-655406","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-basketball","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-basketball","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/655406","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=655406"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/655406\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/655407"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=655406"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=655406"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=655406"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}