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Nike Air Diamond Turf 2 “Royals” Revives a Deion Sanders Classic

Style II7080-100
Nike Air Diamond Turf 2 Royals, style II7080-100

Nike brings back the Air Diamond Turf 2 in a Royals-themed makeup, reviving one of the most distinctive cross-training shoes of the 1990s. Powder blue and white run across the upper with the strap and chunky tooling that made the original stand out on both the diamond and the gridiron.

The Diamond Turf line belongs to Deion Sanders, the two-sport star who needed a shoe that could move from baseball to football and look good doing both. The Diamond Turf 2 leaned into that versatility with an aggressive, strapped design that captured the bravado of Prime Time better than almost any signature of its era. Retros of it tap straight into nineties nostalgia.

A Royals makeup gives the shoe a clean, summery look that fits its baseball roots, and the powder blue plays well with the bulky silhouette. This is a shoe for people who remember the original run and for younger buyers discovering how much personality nineties trainers carried. At $170, it sits in line with other retro cross-trainers.

The Nike Air Diamond Turf 2 Royals releases June 12 at $170 under style code II7080-100. Retro trainers like this tend to find a dedicated audience rather than a mass rush, but the standout colorways still sell through, so check the shops below for live listings.

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