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As the $165 Koto 1 readies its March 13 release, Scotto already has plans for a spring 2027 release of a second court shoe, meant to live alongside the Koto 1.—
Tim Newcomb,
Forbes.com,
11 Mar. 2026 The shoes are basketball icon Kareem Abdul-Jabbar‘s signature court shoe.—
Karla Rodriguez,
Footwear News,
16 Dec. 2025 The On Advantage shoe was created to be your everyday casual street sneaker, with a vegan leather upper and stylish court shoe profile.—
Olivia Young,
Travel + Leisure,
23 Aug. 2025 Although the court shoe was originally developed in the ‘60s with a French player named Robert Haillet, the shoe catapulted to success in 1973, when the American tennis superstar proudly added his name (and image) to the clean, white lace-up with signature green accents.—
Kristina Rutkowski,
Vogue,
2 Apr. 2025 Watch on Amazon Air Sure, nowadays Michael Jordan is a bona fide sports god, and Nike’s Air Jordan sneakers are still arguably the court shoe—but that wasn’t the case back in 1984.—
Matt Kamen,
WIRED,
26 Oct. 2024 Style-wise, the sneaker boasts a court shoe vibe with the slightly wider bulbous sole of the Brooks Glycerin, yet somehow with more of a Hoka air about it.—
Rachel Chang,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 Sep. 2024 On the footwear front, consider getting a court shoe, which are specifically for pickleball or tennis, says Melin.—
Jenny McCoy,
SELF,
14 June 2023