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New Balance basketball shoe reviews

Best New Balance basketball shoes
Guide Best New Balance basketball shoes

8 shoes reviewed

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  1. New Balance Fresh Foam BB v2
    85
    Good
    New Balance Fresh Foam BB v2
    Any colour
    New Balance Fresh Foam BB v2 - Electric Indigo/Castlerock (FRSHM2)
    $125
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  2. New Balance Hesi Low v2
    New
    83
    Good
    New Balance Hesi Low v2
    Any colour
    New Balance Hesi Low v2 - Black/Red (BBHSLMTBBH)
    $120 $110
    Save 8%
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  3. New Balance TWO WXY V5
    89
    Great
    New Balance TWO WXY V5
    Any colour
    New Balance TWO WXY V5 - Bleaced Lime Glo Green (BB2WYEG)
    New Balance TWO WXY V5 - Optic White/Silver (BB2WYWT)
    $120 $60
    Save 50%
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  4. New Balance Fresh Foam BB
    81
    Good
    New Balance Fresh Foam BB
    $130 $91
    Save 30%
    See on Amazon
  5. New Balance Hesi Low
    79
    Decent
    New Balance Hesi Low
    $110 $86
    Save 22%
    See on Amazon
  6. New Balance TWO WXY V4
    84
    Good
    New Balance TWO WXY V4
    $120 $75
    Save 38%
    See on eBay
  7. New Balance Kawhi IV
    83
    Good
    New Balance Kawhi IV
    $160 $83
    Save 48%
    See on eBay
  8. New Balance Fresh Foam BB v3
    New
    86
    Good
    New Balance Fresh Foam BB v3
    $180
    See on eBay

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We've assessed classic low-tops, limited edition collaborations, and even suede high-cut basketball shoes from New Balance, compiling them on this page. To conduct our review, we procured the shoes and put them to the test on the court. We also subjected them to laboratory testing and even dissected them to provide an in-depth review that you can access by clicking on each individual shoe.