Metta World Peace is in China, preparing to start his season with the Sichuan Blue Whales. The forward said a while ago that he will be going by "The Panda's Friend" throughout his time there. Now, he has announced that he'll be wearing shoes with pandas on them. Of course he will be.
From Courtside Access:
Metta World Peace has given us the following statement:
“…before every game, I will be wearing the white or black shoes. The top part of the shoe has a panda on it…it is removable. I will be throwing it to a friend in the crowd. The person who catches it will be the Panda’s Friend of the day.”
Here are the black shoes:
And just for fun, here's a photo that World Peace has posted to Instagram twice:
