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LaMelo Ball & PUMA Launch Breast Cancer Awareness Sneaker

The MB.01 are special additions part of the “Rare Reserve” line

James Plowright

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October is breast cancer awareness month and LaMelo Ball and PUMA have released a special sneaker to raise awareness and money for a worthy cause. The PUMA MB.01 'Breast Cancer Awareness' retails at $135 on PUMA and can be found in other retailers. As part of the collaboration PUMA Hoops will donate Twenty Thousand U.S. Dollars ($20,000) to to Susan G. Komen®.

LaMelo Ball signed a $100 million shoe deal with PUMA in 2020 after being selected 3rd overall in the draft. Ball also has access to PUMA's private jet as part of the deal, Ball is now onto the 3rd iteration of his signature shoe deal.

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JAMES PLOWRIGHT

Twitter: @British_Buzz Linked In: James Plowright Muck Rack: James Plowright About Me Bylines for: Sports Illustrated, Sky Sports NBA, SB Nation, Queen City Hoops Based in Manchester in the United Kingdom, I have covered the Charlotte Hornets since 2008. When I was 16 years old I won a blogging competition on Bobcats.com, this ignited my passion for journalism and since then I went on to write for a variety of blogs; Hornets Planet, Queen City Hoops and At The Hive. In 2022 I took on the role as site content manager for the Charlotte Hornets Fannation site (AllHornets.com).  I am also the founder of the All Hornets Podcast Network, having recorded over 350+ Hornets related podcasts.  Awards - The All Hornets podcast was nominated for "Best Team Podcast" in the 2022 Sports Podcast Awards.  - I was nominated for "Sports Writer of the Year" in 2013 for LSU Media while studying my B.A in History and International Relations at Loughborough University. 

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