Fear of God and Adidas ‘ partnership will come to a close after five years.

Label designer and founder Jerry Lorenzo confirmed the move Thursday and a video interview published by Complex and said the decision not to renew their contract was mutual. Although the partnership will formally cease as December ends, the new Fear of God Athletics Basketball 3 sneaker will still launch in 2026.

Adidas first announced that it had signed a deal with Fear of God in 2020, which was seen as a major get after Lorenzo had several successful releases with Nike. The first Fear of God x Adidas sneaker wouldn’t release until 2023, however, and the same levels of hype were never achieved when compared to Adidas’ chief rival.

Rather than selling out quickly like other high-profile sneaker collabo

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