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SALT LAKE CITY — On Tuesday afternoon, images of the D.O.N. Issue 4 (Donovan Mitchell signature shoe) surfaced on social media, originally shared by the Utah Jazz official social media accounts which were quickly deleted.

Ummmm 👀
those kicks don’t look like D.O.N. Issue 3 on @spidadmitchell
New shoes Spida ???? pic.twitter.com/r0GfGMA5VK
— JazzNation (@JazzNationNews) April 12, 2022
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Before the images could be deleted, a local Utah Jazz fan page known as @JazzNationNews was able to screenshot the images and share them on both Twitter and Instagram.

The shoes appear to be a black and red color-way, similar to former editions which have paid homage to University of Louisville where Mitchell played college ball. The shoe also bears a resemblance to the D.O.N. Issue 2 with a similar design on the heel.

According to @JazzNationNews, the shoe is expected to release in September of 2022.