when Team USA's Vince Carter dunked over a 7'2" center from Team France in a pair of Shox BB4 (his first signature shoe with Nike). Carter's dunk would become a major influence on Shox' advertisement strategy. 2004 The release of two popular Shox basketball shoes, the Nike Shox Explosive and the Nike Shox Elevate. The Shox VC IV, Shox signature shoe for Vince Carter, is also released. 2008 Some of the new Shox are compatible with the Nike+iPod feature, particularly the Nike Shox Saya. 2016 Nike creates an Air Force 1 prototype with Shox cushioning, never released to the public. The proficiency testing sample was then sold by an ex-employee during an eBay auction organised in collaboration with the sneaker collector Jordan Geller, owner of Shoezeum and of the record for the biggest sneaker collection of the world. The shoe is now owned by the Swiss startup Support Your Localz, founded by Andrea Antonacci. 2017 Nike ends production of most designs implementing the Shox feature, albeit Nike Shox shoes continue to be sold in some countries to this day. 2018 Shox Gravity released in January 2018 with tagline, "The 'Boing' is Back". This new model replaces traditional string laces with "Flywire" cable retention. 2019 On June 29, 2019, Nike commemorated Vince Carter's career by re-releasing his first signature shoe, the Shox BB4, in various colorways, including the "Olympics" variant. Vince Carter sported the shoes in different colorways throughout the 2018–19 NBA season and 2019-20 NBA season. Carter famously wore the model during the 2000 Summer Olympics when he pulled off "le dunk de la mort" ("the Dunk of Death"). The Nike Shox BB4 "Toronto Raptors" White paid homage to Vince Carter's days as a Raptor (he wore a similar colorway during the season) and were released globally August 25, 2019. A "Toronto Raptors" Black pair was released in Canada in April 2020. The Nike Shox BB4 in the original colorway of Black/Metallic Silver/Lapis, debuted by Carter on November 15, 2000, was re-released on September 20, 2019. The shoe worn by Carter in the 2001 NBA All Star Game, a white and varsity red colorway, was re-released on October 11, 2019. Several other colorways that Vince wore on-court throughout his final years in the NBA were also released publicly for a total of 8 variations. 2020 Nike Shox TL made a comeback and is now becoming more popular. This model has