That is entirely possible as NB as pivoted on stories for releases before. It is a 3 pair pack regardless and I believe the release was delayed a bit so it could have been a skate theme with Paris in mind. The red/white/blue stripe made me think that as first as well.
It's more a Numeric (skateboarding) release than it is a Hoops release. It's makes more sense in that context as part of the three pair pack. And it's Clippers colore apparently