There’s no telling which pair from David Singleton's massive Air Jordan collection the UCLA guard will wear Saturday afternoon against No. 13 Kentucky.
Cradling its soft, supple leather in his hands and looking deep into its colorful eyelets, the UCLA shooting guard knew he made the perfect choice.UCLA guard David Singleton collects Nike shoes. He has more than 150 pairs. The focus is on Air Jordans.
Singleton broke out his Drake Nikes for UCLA’s 27-point rout of Maryland on Wednesday, reasoning that the Bruins were relatively close to the home of the Canadian rapper. He wore weatherproof Jordan 9 boots in the rain once the team reached New York as part of this East Coast trip. “I try to stay away from wearing the same shoes twice in a row,” he said, “because that’s no fun doing that.”
“He has a nice policy in case something happens,” said Natalie Singleton, David’s mother. “I’m proud of that.”Always on the prowl for more Jordans, David once bought a rare pair off a stranger’s feet — which happened to be his size — helping to fill a hole in his collection after he had missed the release of that model.
His mother also encouraged his tossing out some Ferrari Jordans for fear the bright-red color would be mistaken for a gang affiliation, never contemplating that he could just store them in a closet as part of a collection.Jaylen Clark scored 19 points, Jaime Jaquez Jr. added 14 and No. 16 UCLA cruised to an 87-60 win over future Big Ten rival Maryland on Wednesday.
While respecting the hobby, Natalie and the elder David Singleton have also cautioned their son to be responsible and live within his means. Singleton swears he doesn’t spend his entire disposable income on shoes, but that might change if he can ever find the original Air Jordans from 1985 in his size.Even though Singleton has never met his idol, Jordan remains a constant presence in his life.
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