The 2018-19 NBA season will begin in less than three weeks. As much as the fans are excited to see their superstars play on the court, many await the shoes they are about to wear this season. But Kanye West's new Adidas Yeezy basketball sneaker will need some tweaking before it can be seen on the basketball court.

Nick DePaula of ESPN writes:

Kanye West is expected to debut his first-ever Yeezy basketball sneaker on the feet of Adidas athletes during the upcoming NBA season. But the league office would ban the current version of the sneaker on court because of its gleaming, reflective-material heel, according to industry sources.

This isn't the first time a shoe has been banned by the NBA. First was the Air Jordan 1 in 1984, and then there was Nike's Athletic Propulsion Labs sneaker that was said to give players advantage over their opponents. The Yeezy's reflective heel, unless remade differently, is bound to suffer the same fate, much like Carmelo Anthony's Jordan Melo 10 when he played for the New York Knicks in the 2013-14 season.

Adidas first released the Yeezy Boost 750 in 2015. It has become a regular on the market due to its stylish appeal, comfort and wearability. Sneakerheads have seen a number of other models released in the past three years, but none were for basketball play.

NBA fans will have to patiently wait for the Yeezy to debut in the league this year.