When I received the new LeBron 18 James Gang basketball sneaker in the mail, I was hyped – this was my first pair of LeBrons ever. And better yet, they hadn’t even released yet. I couldn’t wait to get them on foot to test them out. Here’s what I’ll say about the Nike LeBron 18: …
Last week, I had the opportunity to join a Zoom call with a bunch of sneaker media folks and some very important people at Jordan Brand for the official unveiling of the Air Jordan 35. I also had a plumber in my house working on the radiator, and my wife was at work so I …
If someone asked you what your two favorite sneakers were, what would you say? For Houston Rockets superstar and Jordan Team member Russell Westbrook, he picked the timeless Converse Chuck 70 and the polarizing Air Jordan 16. Jordan Brand and Converse combined these two silhouettes into a pack, officially listed as ‘The Unexpected RW SP Pack’ …
A while back, when I was trying out the Air Zoom Pegasus 37, I couldn’t help but list several things I wish it had: I wish the Peg 37 had a Flyknit upper. I wish the design was a little edgier. And though I loved the bigger Zoom Air packed inside the forefoot, I longed …
On a cool, late summer weekday – just a few days before my high school senior year would begin – my buddy Aziz, his little brother Zaki and I hopped on a bus in South Jersey and headed for Tennis Heaven: the US Open in Flushing, NY. We had a plan to meet as many …
Over the years, I’ve read articles in fashion magazines like GQ that scoff at guys over the age of 25 that wear jerseys. “Jerseys are for athletes and children,” some snarky writer will claim. That has always hit a nerve, because at the age of 38, I have a decent collection of jerseys and I …
Always check your DM’s. No matter who it is, make sure you respond, because you might be talking to somebody pretty cool who just started a new account. This exact thing happened to me last week, when an IG account called @printgun DM’d me. I was intrigued by them, and it turns out it was …
I collected baseball and basketball cards back in the ’90s, and Beckett Baseball Card Monthly was the best price guide to check the value of your cards. The magazine also featured great photos and articles about my favorite players. Beckett produced monthly price guides for baseball, basketball, football, and hockey. They also produced a special …
At the end of high school and into my first few years of college, I had a subscription to SLAM magazine – this great monthly basketball magazine full of articles and images of players and the shoes they wore. Looking back, I enjoyed their KICKS ON COURT and SLAM A DA MONTH features the most. …
You’ve got a problem: you’re sitting on a closet (or roomful) of sneakers that you’re never going to wear. The box labels are staring you in the face. You store all your shoes in their original boxes, which takes up even more space. You’ve got some classics, to be sure, but you copped them 5 …