The invention discloses a pair of basketball shoes, each basketball shoe comprises a sole and an upper connected with the sole, a force-bearing strip which is made of leather material and consists of a front part and a rear part is sewed on each upper, each front force-bearing strip is shaped like a semi-ring and arranged by encircling the front end of the upper and common boundaries between inner and outer waists and the sole, each rear force-bearing strip comprises a left part and a right part, which are respectively arranged on the left outer side surface and the right outer side surface of a heel of the upper, the left and the right rear force-bearing strips are respectively shaped like hollow triangles, and the hollow parts are respectively opposite to inner ankles and outer ankles of feet after wearing. The force-bearing strips made of the leather material are sewed on the uppers of the basketball shoes, the front force-bearing strips are arranged by encircling the front ends ofthe uppers and common boundaries between inner and outer waists and the soles, the left and the right rear force-bearing strips are respectively shaped like the hollow triangles, and the hollow partsare respectively opposite to the inner ankles and the outer ankles of the feet after wearing, thereby forming the three-dimensional protection for the ankles and heel tendons, keeping the stability of the ankles and avoiding injuring the ankles during movement.