WNBA superstar Sabrina Ionescu once explained how ‘making space’ for everyone in the game plays a pivotal role in its improvement, and TITAN listened intently.
In time for her visit to the Philippines, the local basketball concept store gathered three Filipina visual artists namely Aila Torre, Lari Gazmen and Alessah Papa, for a limited-edition release of the Nike Sabrina 2.
The design is anchored in her plea, "We Make Space."
“All I wanted was space. I found it in the game. With this partnership, when anyone picks up this shoe, I want to give them hope on being able to accomplish whatever it is they want to do, whether it’s on the court or off it,” Ionescu said of the shoe.
The sneaker collaboration boasted a neutral light bone tone for its dominant color, and is accented with purple, emerald, and blush –the colors of TITAN’s ‘Show Her Love’ community tournament mixed with the New York Liberty’s seafoam teal shade.
Also woven into the vibrant design are three key graphic elements that capture the foundation of the partnership; the Fire Spinner plant inspired the pink-to-yellow gradient Swoosh, and is also imprinted on the right insole.
It is a reflection of Sabrina’s fiery passion and ice-cold game, and a representation of the resilience of women's basketball in the Philippines.
On the left insole, it features an illustration of empty bleachers in an arena: a poetic reminder of all the people who are not yet here, and all the space TITAN and Sabrina are making for them once they arrive.
Completing the design are the ‘Make Space’ typography and the Sabrina-esque silhouette graphic on the heel that’s inspired by Tangram puzzles and Bauhaus shapes.
TITAN will host the 2025 Show Her Love Tournament Finals at the iconic Smart Araneta Coliseumon March 11, serving as an opening act to the Manila leg of Sabrina Ionescu’s Asia Tour, happening that same evening.
While in the country, Sabrina Ionescu and TITAN will also host a special launch of the Nike Sabrina 2 X TITAN on March 11 at the Balmori Tent in Makati. The event will feature a full day of activities, studio sessions, and interactive experiences - designed for creatives, female hoopers, and the TITAN women’s community.
“I’m looking forward to everything. I haven’t been there in a while so I’m super excited. Just getting the opportunity to kind of be there and see how much women’s basketball has just grown. Being able to kind of be that mentor for a lot of the young girls, to be able to step foot there and for them to be able to talk to me and for me to be able to learn from them and being able to see how much the support has grown there,” Ionescu said.
The Nike Sabrina 2 X TITAN retails for PHP8095 and will arrive in Women’s US Size 5 to 16.5 (Men’s US 3.5 to 15). It will be released first at TITAN and NBA Store Philippines on March 11, 2025.
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