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Thunder: Paul George an advocate for stroke awareness

Related Topics: American Heart Association

Nike has made a concerted effort to outfit players with shoes that have individual meaning. Paul George is included, with a version of his shoe that has particularly special significance.

On Twitter, George put out an all-call for fans to send him photos of the best customized versions of his PG1 shoe, and the the American Heart Association may have posted the best. AHA sent photos of the AHA Red PG1 FAST customs, along with the caption "Because every 40 seconds someone in the US suffers a stroke."

Former Thunder player Jeff Green received similar treatment from Nike and the American Heart Association with a special version of the Air Jordan XXXI to commemorate his recovery from open-heart surgery in 2012.