If I recall correctly I returned some hightops, maybe the uptempos. On that return i had them for only a month and used to ball in them. the leather came up by the pinky toe. Not sure if normal wear and tear applies to basketball shoes (they should tho). Either way any shoe should last a month.
I used to return my
Back in the late 90s nike gave sneakers a 1yr warranty haha. nike allowed you to return shoes that were damaged through normal wear and tear. Upon receipt they would inspect shoes and send out gift cert to use on nike.com. good ol days.