High school. Feet wet. Most Improved. All-Star.

Jermaine O’Neal became an MVP candidate through hard work, honing a skill set that would make him a perennial 20-and-10 type - capable of dominating the glass, protecting the rim and getting buckets on any given night.

All that success - when paired with a pro basketball odometer than began running when he was 18 - now demands optimal protection and durability. Lateral sidewalls, lightweight Phylon midsoles and forefoot toe caps.

Enter: the Jermaine O’Neal Away Player Edition Closer IV.

The shoe he’ll rock when Boston goes out on tour, looking to grab hold of the one thing that’s eluded him all these years: a championship ring.