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The Sneaker History Podcast’s Best Sneakers of 2025

June 8, 2026December 31, 2025 by nickengvall
The Sneaker History Podcast’s Best Sneakers of 2025

The best sneakers of 2025 represented a convergence of storytelling, technology, and collaboration that defined the year in footwear. From signature basketball shoes making … Read more

Categories Best Of Sneakers, History Tags adidas, Air Jordan, ASICS, Best Sneakers of 2025, Converse, Nike, Reebok, Saucony 1 Comment

3 Forgotten Facts About The ABA and Their New Converse Collab

June 8, 2026November 12, 2020 by nickengvall
3 Forgotten Facts About The ABA and Their New Converse Collab

You might be familiar with the NBA, aka the National Basketball Association, but how familiar are you with the ABA, aka the American Basketball … Read more

Categories Sneaker Spotlight Tags ABA, Converse 1 Comment

Not Your Dad’s Chucks – The New Converse All Star BB EVO

June 8, 2026July 23, 2020 by rahbee702
Not Your Dad’s Chucks – The New Converse All Star BB EVO

Today Converse Hoops debuted their newest model, the All Star BB EVO. Tuned for fluid creativity on the court, the All Star BB EVO … Read more

Categories History, Sneaker Spotlight Tags Converse, Converse All Star, Converse All Star BB EVO, Converse Basketball, Converse BB EVO Leave a comment

The Second 3-Peat: The Last Dance Chicago Bulls Sneakers

June 8, 2026May 20, 2020 by nickengvall

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=”30px”][vc_column_text] 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 … Read more

Categories History, Jordans Tags Air Jordans, Chicago Bulls, Converse, Dennis Rodman, Michael Jordan, Nike, Scottie Pippen 1 Comment

Sneaker Ads: Converse All-Star Rodman

February 2, 2020 by nickengvall

Dennis Rodman is often called the ‘wild child of the NBA’ but I like to think he was just ahead of his time. Colored … Read more

Categories Sneaker Ads Tags Converse, Converse All Star Rodman, Dennis Rodman 1 Comment

2020 NBA All-Star Sneaker Releases

January 25, 2020 by nickengvall

All-Star Weekend has been the most anticipated time of the year for sneaker releases since Michael Jordan and Nike began debuting the signature Air … Read more

Categories History, Jordans, Nike, Podcast Tags Air Jordans, Converse, NBA, nike basketball, Retro Jordans, Sneaker History Podcast 1 Comment

RIP: Wilt Chamberlain

October 12, 2018 by rahbee702

The phrase “larger than life” is cliché and over used, right? In a time full of superficial hype and self promotion we all want to be ‘on’; … Read more

Categories Jordans Tags Converse, Converse Chuck Taylor All Star, Wilt Chamberlain Leave a comment

TISH: Vintage Showtime

June 21, 2018 by rahbee702

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 … Read more

Categories adidas, Today in Sneaker History Tags Converse, Isiah Thomas, james worthy, NBA, Nike, Reebok Leave a comment

Pillar of the Game

May 2, 2018 by rahbee702

How do you define an athlete that’s so multifaceted and complex that he transcends the game itself? Bill Russell is the champion of NBA basketball with … Read more

Categories Blog Tags bill russell, Boston Celtics, Converse, NBA Finals, Nike Leave a comment

Waiting to McHale

April 17, 2018 by rahbee702

The 1980’s style of basketball was often a physical slugfest predicated on defense and tenacity. History has favored the ‘Bad Boys’ of Detroit in … Read more

Categories Nike Tags Boston Celtics, Converse, Converse Weapon, kevin mchale, Larry Bird Leave a comment
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