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ANTA\u2019s<\/a> KAI 3 \u201cChinese New Year\u201d marks the first colorway of Kyrie Irving\u2019s third ANTA signature, using Lunar New Year storytelling to <\/span>introduce<\/span><\/a> the new KAI 3.0 era. The shoe blends beige, gold, and red tones tied to protection, prosperity, and new beginnings with a design philosophy centered on resilience, recalibration, and holistic recovery.<\/span><\/p>\n

Story and timing<\/b><\/h3>\n

For the first time in Kyrie\u2019s ANTA line, the main signature model launches in a Chinese New Year edition rather than a standard inline colorway, highlighting the importance of this market and moment to the KAI 3 rollout. ANTA positions the CNY pair as a fresh start that symbolizes renewal, family, and prosperity, directly aligning the shoe\u2019s debut with the Lunar New Year transition from winter to spring.<\/span><\/p>\n

Design and color<\/b><\/h3>\n

The KAI 3 CNY builds from a beige one piece mesh upper that shifts into a red, purple, and blue gradient toward the heel, with a red zig zag support panel linking the upper to a gold midsole and wrapping the base in a jagged pattern. White tongue and heel panels and gold hits on the lace area, midsole, and Kyrie\u2019s tongue logo complete the look, grounding the festive palette in a performance focused, on court ready frame.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Credit: ANTA<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Release and access<\/b><\/h3>\n

The ANTA KAI 3 \u201cChinese New Year\u201d releases on January 17, 2026, at a retail price of <\/span>$135<\/span><\/a>, launching via ANTA.com, regional ANTA sites, select retailers, and flagships such as ANTA Beverly Hills. As the first KAI 3 colorway, the CNY edition functions as both an introduction to the new model and a limited, narrative led drop tied to the Year of the Horse calendar window.<\/span><\/p>\n

Performance focus<\/b><\/h3>\n

While the colorway carries most of the storytelling, reviews highlight a supportive upper, sculpted cushioning, and a multi color outsole built for grip and stability, keeping the KAI 3 anchored firmly in performance basketball territory. For players and collectors, this release signals how ANTA and Kyrie plan to combine culturally tuned launches with a long term KAI 3.0 performance platform.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"ANTA\u2019s KAI 3 \u201cChinese New Year\u201d marks the first colorway of Kyrie Irving\u2019s third ANTA signature, using Lunar…","protected":false},"author":219894228,"featured_media":21596,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_crdt_document":"","pad_hide_post_author":"","csco_display_header_overlay":false,"csco_singular_sidebar":"","csco_page_header_type":"","csco_page_load_nextpost":"","csco_post_video_location":[],"csco_post_video_location_hash":"","csco_post_video_url":"","csco_post_video_bg_start_time":0,"csco_post_video_bg_end_time":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[1540,1450,1482,1455],"tags":[1709,2850,1950],"class_list":{"0":"post-21592","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-news","8":"category-retail","9":"category-shoes","10":"category-sports","11":"tag-anta","12":"tag-anta-kai-3","13":"tag-kyrie-irving","14":"cs-entry","15":"cs-video-wrap"},"yoast_head":"\nANTA KAI 3 Debuts in Chinese New Year Colorway<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/footwearmagazine.com\/?p=21592\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"ANTA KAI 3 Debuts in Chinese New Year Colorway\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"ANTA\u2019s KAI 3 \u201cChinese New Year\u201d marks the first colorway of Kyrie Irving\u2019s third ANTA signature, using Lunar…\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/footwearmagazine.com\/?p=21592\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Footwear Magazine\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/footwearmagazine\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-01-23T14:18:16+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-01-23T14:23:11+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/footwearmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/sxv2z9t4.png\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"720\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"850\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Alyssa J. 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