Images of this year’s Nike Air Max LeBron VII “Birthday/Xmas” colorway have been leaked. The official release date for the shoes has yet to be announced by Nike, but we can safely assume for a December quickstrike launch as in previous years timed for the holidays and LeBron’s December 30th birth date. The shoe features a bright red tinted Air Max 360 unit, along with a crimson and black colored body, and crimson gradient fade rising upward on the Nike Flywire upper panel. The sockliner graphic is most telling: it depicts an old childhood photo of LeBron with “crown” logo on head accompanied by a kids sized basketball hoop wrapped up snugly under a green bow. We’ll keep you updated with more info on the release date in this LeBron VII style as it becomes available. Continue reading for more photos.

*Updated: Added an image to the bottom of the post from last year’s Nike Zoom LeBron VI “Bday” sockliner graphic, which shows a full view shot of the original source photo used for this year’s LeBron VII insole illustration.

Images above via Marquee Sole

Photo of last year’s Nike Zoom LeBron VI “Bday” colorway sockliner graphic: