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Growing up there was never enough room for magazine cutouts and posters. If only I had endless Wall Space for all my favorite kicks! Weekly, we’ll share a mixed bag of athlete/ shoe advertisements and posters. This week will feature basketball campaigns from the past and present. Checkout the slideshow and tell us which ad … Read more
On this Sunday we’ll remember the 2008 NBA All-Star Game hosted by the New Orleans Hornets. Yes youngins, New Orleans Hornets (Long story short- in 2013 the Hornets became the Pelicans and the Charlotte Bobcats took back the Hornet name and history for the first time since 2002). Sadly, Hurricane Katrina devastated the area in … Read more
Tracy McGrady is the king of the mismatch shoe game. During the NBA Celebrity game Friday night T-Mac took his kick game back to ’04 by wearing a retro of his third Adidas signature shoe. The recent HOF inductee reminded us of his freshness by rocking unreleased mismatching kicks (one black, one gold). The novelty … Read more
Tennis legend John McEnroe turns 59 today. To celebrate we will be sharing a little story about Mr. McEnroe and the Air Trainer 1. When the Air Trainer was being developed the notion of cross training wasn’t really a thing yet; running shoes were for running, tennis shoes for tennis, etc. Tinker Hatfield and Eric … Read more
Keeping up with this week’s theme of All-Star Weekend, lets rewind to the last time Los Angeles hosted. LA was the center of the NBA in 2011 so timing couldn’t have been better. Today we’ll cover the performance of Kobe Bryant as he orchestrated a masterpiece to the tune of 37 points and 14 rebounds. … Read more
It never felt right seeing Dwyane Wade in a Bulls or Cavaliers jersey. To a generation of NBA fans Wade is synonymous with the Miami Heat; the state even named a county after him… Last week brought good news to South Florida because Wade was traded back to the Heat for a 2nd round pick. … Read more
Nike formally released their lineup for this years’s All-Star festivities this week. We are delighted to see some familiar silhouettes return like the Zoom Kobe 1. The ZK1 was worn by Kobe during his 81pt outing against the Raptors in 2006 (my man averaged 35.4 PPG for the season FYI). Bryant himself dropped a teaser … Read more
Like The Godfather, Adidas is set to release their next installment in the popular James Harden signature line. The Harden Vol. 2 releases February 16th to help round out Adidas’s All-Star Weekend drops. With that in mind, lets take a look back at how James ended up with the 3 Stripes. The Houston Rocket’s guard began … Read more