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WEST LAFAYETTE, Indiana -- After his weeklong breakout performance on the national stage, the only thing on Zach Edey's mind was sneakers.

You see, the 7-foot-4 Purdue center wears size 20 shoes and there are not a lot of size 20 basketball sneakers on the market. He wore the Nike Zoom Rize 1's when he entered college and switched to the Nike Zoom Rize 2's when they came out. They're a little heavy, but good enough in Edey's eyes.

The problem? Nike is discontinuing the Zoom Rize 2's and the next version of the shoe isn't comfortable.