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Oxford Blue mesh on Kawhi Leonard’s fifth New Balance shoe, UKLS1MN
· By Javier Marí Lobato
Release coverage describes Kawhi Leonard’s fifth New Balance signature shoe, the Kawhi 5 Oxford Blue, with a reported 13 November 2026 release and unisex sizing.
Style UKLS1MN is also named Oxford Blue/Silver, and Blue/Silver. A shop lists the same article as a men’s basketball shoe in Oxford Blue. Light blue mesh makes up most of the upper, and darker blue TPU splits that mesh.
Timing, unisex sizing and the named sales channels are reported, and that coverage says New Balance has not confirmed them. The shop page is the firmer record: men’s gender, article UKLS1MN, the Oxford Blue name, and the cushion and support build.
Two blues across the upper
A reflective N on the outer side is the break in an otherwise blue shoe. Darker TPU leaves windows of the lighter mesh, so both layers stay easy to tell apart. Lace stays, side panels and the toe all carry that darker support.
Oxford Blue arrives after an earlier Kawhi V drop that already had two colours, so this is a later colourway. Contact with the floor is a see-through icy blue, not a solid slab, and the colour does not stop at the upper.
Cushion, plate and lockdown
Shop copy aims the shoe at explosive moves and quick changes of direction. A Y-shaped TPU plate sits in the cushion stack, and that stack is FuelCell foam in two densities. One density takes the landing. The other helps the push back off the floor.
Support and durability come from a molded PU cage plus a toe cap. Because the collar sits low, the ankle can move. A TPU heel counter braces the back, and Kawhi’s logo is on the heel.
Synthetic leather overlays cover parts of the mesh. Listed materials split as 30% rubber and 70% synthetic or textile. Traction comes from an outsole pattern that runs in more than one direction.
How the signature shoe is built to move
Kawhi Leonard’s New Balance line is a performance basketball signature. FuelCell is the brand’s bouncy foam, and this pair uses two densities so the ride is not one flat feel. You get a softer catch, then a firmer return.
On a drive, the Y plate is meant to add propulsion through the midfoot. The cage holds that zone, while the low collar leaves the ankle free. That mix suits a wing who stops, slides and then goes.
Men’s sizes on the shop page
Coverage places the pair at New Balance and selected shops, online and in store, in unisex sizing. The shop page instead marks it for men. EU sizes on that shop page run from 41.5 to 49.
Oxford Blue Kawhi 5, style UKLS1MN.
Product
New Balance Kawhi 5 Oxford Blue
Style code: UKLS1MN
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