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Today in Sneaker History, 2001, Chris Webber scores a career-high 51 points despite losing to the Reggie Miller-led Indiana Pacers. Webber finished the game with 51 points, 26 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 steals, and 2 blocked shots and was wearing Allen Iverson’s signature shoe from Reebok, the Answer 3. The former Fab Five star put … Read more
We’re back with Episode 7 of the Sneaker History Podcast. On this episode of the podcast, Nick Engvall, Robbie Falchi, and Mike Guillory, discuss a handful of sneaker related topics starting off with the 30th Anniversary of the Air Jordan 4. Among the Air Jordan 4 topics are the Flyknit Jordan 4, the “What The” … Read more
Hello everyone! We’re super excited to announce that we’ve started an in-house podcast affectionately titled “The Sneaker History Podcast“!!! Three episodes are now available on streaming services like iTunes, Spotify, Google Play, SoundCloud, etc for your listening pleasure. Nick, Mike and myself are super excited to launch this project and will be leaning on our … Read more
NFL kicks get very little love in the grand scheme of sneaker collecting. Few sneakerheads walk into a spot looking to stunt on their friends with some new Nike Free Trainers dressed in Los Angeles Rams colors. By no means are we dismissing these kinds of kinds; NFL trainers are great for the gym and … Read more
The NBA’s All-Star festivities stand as one of the best exhibition spectacles in North American Sports. Think about it: football’s Pro-Bowl Game in Hawaii gets as many views as Food Network at 4am, and MLB’s All-Star Weekend does a fine job at creating stakes but the game itself underwhelms. In recent years the NBA’s All-Star … Read more
What’s your flavor, tell me what’s your flavor (shouts to Craig David, lol)? Since football OTAs are starting across the country we thought it would be fun to show some love to the cleat side of the shoe industry. Our focus will be on Colt’s great, Marvin Harrison, whom rocked some insane PEs in his … Read more
We’re going to keep the 4th of July simple with a quick rundown of the best Team USA Olympic kicks. People too preoccupied today with beer, hamburgers and fire works for in-depth content so only shoes worn by players at the games will be eligible. FIBA World Championship squads will not be included. Enjoy your … Read more
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 MVPs I found it interesting how 20 of the last 38 modern winners (since 1980) wore either Nike or Jordan. Since we’re on the topic: … Read more
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 and were poised to break Dr. J’s & Moses Malone’s Playoff record… record set back in 1983; Shaq will tell you they(Lakers) wanted to go … Read more
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 the ’90’s, Hakeem lead the Houston Rockets to back-to-back championships in 1994 & 1995. Throughout his ‘glory years’ Olajuwon (also known as The Dream) wore … Read more