Although Scottie Pippen had a solid run of 5 signature sneakers before retiring from the game, he was also chosen by the Swoosh to be the face of shoes like the Nike Air Hype Uptempo. This Uptempo was a more entry-level sneaker than what you would expect one of the ...
The running joke throughout Tim Duncan's Hall-Of-Fame career was his lack of flash on the court; but you don't earn the title of "The Big Fundamental" with dynamic play. You earn that nickname with meticulous attention to detail and consistency. Call him boring, call him unexciting... just be sure to call ...
Internet users lovvvveeee #TBT - it's basically better than chicken wings now-a-days. Yesterday was the anniversary of Allen Iverson winning the 2001 NBA MVP Award and it got us thinking about another AI moment from that same season... The 2001 NBA All-Star Game was easily one of the most fun ...
Ray Allen with The Shot. Photo by Nathaniel S. Butler via Getty Images Today in sneaker history Ray Allen saved the Miami Heat by hitting one of the most clutch shots, ever! The Heat trailed the Spurs 92-95 with less than twenty seconds left in regulation in a modern slugfest. ...
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 ...
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. ...
Everyone has their favorite shoe model; it might be based off of personal preference, it could be influenced by region, you might like them because your favorite rapper wore them... reasoning is irrelevant - we just love the shoes because we love them (personally, my favorite is the Nike 2k4 ...
Adidas Basketball has enjoyed a renaissance over the last five years with consistently great basketball footwear releases. Dark days fell upon Adidas between the Tracey McGrady era of the early/mid 2000's and the rise of Derrick Rose in 2010. Uninspired silhouettes on the feet Tim Duncan, Chauncey Billups and Gilbert Arenas were commercial misses (with cult ...
What defines a great athlete? Most argue championships, statistics and feats combine to build a portfolio of greatness. The Ali's, Jordan's, Woods's of sports history check all three 'greatness'/ greatest/ GOAT boxes we just mentioned; but too often we refuse to look beyond popular contributing factors. I reference the three athletes ...
If the first 3-Peat gave us MVP-level Chicago Bulls sneakers, the second 3-peat brought us nothing short of hall-of-fame level kicks. When it comes to what Michael Jordan, Scottie Pippen, and the supporting team members rocked on their way to NBA titles in 1996, 1997, and 1998, it truly is ...
