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ORLANDO, Fla. – The release of the new Nike sneaker at a Florida mall ahead of the NBA All-Star Weekend was canceled Friday after riot police were forced to break up fights among the crowd outside an Orlando store.
Hundreds of people were dispersed from the Foot Locker House of Hoops store after trouble broke out Thursday night in the countdown to the doors opening at midnight, WOFL-TV reported.

Orange County Sheriff deputies on horseback and dressed in riot gear with helmets and plastic shields moved in around 9:45pm local time when things got out of control.
Two people were arrested on a charge of trespassing after being warned to leave the site.
Ginette Rodriguez, from the Orange County Sheriff's Office, confirmed no one was hurt.
"It's unfortunate it happened over a shoe event," she said. "But we were proactive in our response and lucky it ended well."
Foot Locker confirmed the rowdy scenes forced it to cancel similar shoe release events at Pembroke Mall, University Mall in Tampa, Southlake Mall and PG Plaza, due to safety concerns, adding, "Our priority is the safety of the community."
The trouble came amid heightened hoops fever across Orlando, which is playing host to the NBA All-Star Weekend.
Twitter users earlier tweeted pictures of large crowds behind security barriers outside the Florida Mall store ahead of the release of the Foamposite One Galaxy shoe, which was being rolled out across the US.
The shoes cost $220 and on Craigslist, someone offered a car -- a 1996 Cavalier -- for a pair, with others prepared to pay $2,400.
A re-release by Nike of Air Jordan XI late last year sparked a US-wide shopping frenzy which led to fights, vandalism and arrests as desperate shoppers scrambled to buy the limited edition shoes.

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They're fricken sneakers, people!

[bkthomson]

Dumb. There is a store up in Indy that had to delay the release because of potential problems.

[GHERU]

were the horses in the mall?

hate to be the janitor after that

[DMM]

I do love shoes, but 220 bucks for a shoe is crazy! Also getting in a riot over a shoe is crazy!

[bkthomson]

But how many can really afford those shoes.

[avengingtitan]

I do love shoes, but 220 bucks for a shoe is crazy! Also getting in a riot over a shoe is crazy!

I feel like its a waste of money when I spend more then $40 for shoes. I tend to wear shoes until they fall apart.

[GOSD]

Same thing happened here in NY.

[DMM]

I feel like its a waste of money when I spend more then $40 for shoes. I tend to wear shoes until they fall apart.

I buy mostly vans and converse (prison issue and chuck taylors, respectively), and they tend to go for about 50 or 60 bucks. They used to be cheaper, but of course, everything is more expensive now. I wear my shoes till they're barely recongnizable as shoes any more. I also keep my old shoes. I finally threw out my first pair of Vans (that my Mom bought for me when I was like 16) a couple years ago.

[Rockman]

Same thing happened at a local mall here in michigan a couple months ago.

It's really stupid that people would get violent over shoes.

[avengingtitan]

I buy mostly vans and converse (prison issue and chuck taylors, respectively), and they tend to go for about 50 or 60 bucks. They used to be cheaper, but of course, everything is more expensive now. I wear my shoes till they're barely recongnizable as shoes any more. I also keep my old shoes. I finally threw out my first pair of Vans (that my Mom bought for me when I was like 16) a couple years ago.

I buy Chucks for about 40 max at one of the stores that deals in overstocks. I have a pair of converse sneakers I bought 5 years ago that are falling apart that I still wear. They look fine but the inside cloth at the heal is gone and the plastic stabs me. Still have a bunch of Chucks though.

[DMM]

I buy Chucks for about 40 max at one of the stores that deals in overstocks. I have a pair of converse sneakers I bought 5 years ago that are falling apart that I still wear. They look fine but the inside cloth at the heal is gone and the plastic stabs me. Still have a bunch of Chucks though.

Oh yeah--you're out there near the outlet malls, right?

[avengingtitan]

Oh yeah--you're out there near the outlet malls, right?

Yes sir. Cheap shoes are great.

[Chubbles]

those sneakers are hideous

[Chesscub]

I do love shoes, but 220 bucks for a shoe is crazy! Also getting in a riot over a shoe is crazy!

It's not just a shoe! It's two shoes!

[DMM]

It's not just a shoe! It's two shoes!

good point.