Timelessness stands as the benchmark all shoe companies shoot for when designing a shoe (or at least they should); a design that serves its initial functional purposes and ages gracefully…
The NBA League MVP Award carries the greatest amount of clout within the realm of regular season hardware. Winners read as a ‘who’s who’ of NBA legends. While researching past…
Who would you choose if asked to select either Joe Smith or Kevin Garnett? Yeah, we’d pick KG too; but in 1995 the Golden State Warriors selected Joe Smith out…
On a sunny parade day through Los Angeles celebrating the Laker’s 1987 championship head coach Pat Riley famously proclaimed that his squad would repeat as champs. Boooooold move for most,…
Seventeen years ago today Allen Iverson’s Philadelphia 76ers met Shaq’s Los Angeles Lakers in Game 1 of the 2001 NBA Finals. The Lakers entered the series undefeated throughout the Playoffs…
Trevor Ariza’s name typically doesn’t come to mind when thinking of NBA Journeymen but the Rocket’s two-way wing has played for six teams throughout his career. Last night his Rockets…
Champion: check All-time great: check Philanthropist: … check Successful shoe line: fail Hakeem Olajuwon’s greatness cannot be questioned on and off the court. A perineal force from the mid-80’s through…
Avengers Assemble! Marvel’s Avengers, Infinity War released this weekend, and massive spoiler: It’s Really, really, really good! Personally, I know my parents bought me X-Men velcro shoes growing up and that…
We’ve been using the ‘TISH’ acronym a bit loosely this week, converting it from Today In Shoe History to Today In Sports History. In most occasions, they’re one in the…
Love him or hate him – it doesn’t matter, Grant Hill was a Hoop Gawd as the ’90’s began. Grant’s arrival on Duke’s campus officially began a major power shift in…