Your favorite basketball shoe?

[Thebesteva]

Was never really huge on Bball shoes, but my all time has to be:

Shaq's

http://static.flickr.com/45/124311480_bce7e5b92e.jpg

Air Jordan 1

http://www.xxlmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/air-jordan-1.jpg

[Thebesteva]

Oh yeah and them old school Shawn Kemp's and Penny Hardaway's were the shit in middle school

http://themixtapemonster.files.wordpress.com/2011/05/kamikaze.jpg

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-2EWEQ9-W6wc/T9sgUE4RHnI/AAAAAAAAD1w/DOpT28xqKeU/s1600/Nike+Air+Penny+II.jpg

[Venti Quattro]

Kobe's. Not being biased or anything but they are amazing whether for basketball or usual-day usage.

Just be careful not to injure yourself, of course, especially with the low cut shoes.

[Thebesteva]

Kobe's. Not being biased or anything but they are amazing whether for basketball or usual-day usage.

Just be careful not to injure yourself, of course, especially with the low cut shoes.

My ex bought me these shoes in 2009, I used to wear them to school\work sometimes and got so much shit for them. They were also super uncomfortable. But I still love those shoes...not so much my ex

http://www.sneakerfiles.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/nike-zoom-kobe-4-iv-draft-day-now-available-1.jpg

[TDMVPDPOY]

the barkley air max he wore in that commercial with jordan both sunbathing by the pool

and the webber air max with the air bubble all around the shoe....

2 sweet shoes during the 90s to own

[baseline bum]

Prob the one Duncan put up Howard's ass tonight.

[FkLA]

https://encrypted-tbn2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRdebAEkEWOcRxths8ToLWL9PTiFxgfx ZQg3dUFHyYVwBXgfpjXcg

I have a pari of these^ but Id love to get me some of the ones Pipp used during the Olympics tbh:

http://solecollector.com/m/marketplace/800_1609687697709691965.jpg

[baseline bum]

https://encrypted-tbn2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRdebAEkEWOcRxths8ToLWL9PTiFxgfx ZQg3dUFHyYVwBXgfpjXcg


Didn't Webber wear those too, but in all white? I remember the Webbers were like $130 and the Pippen's $90 and the only difference was the color :lol

[TDMVPDPOY]

https://encrypted-tbn2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRdebAEkEWOcRxths8ToLWL9PTiFxgfx ZQg3dUFHyYVwBXgfpjXcg

I have a pari of these^ but Id love to get me some of the ones Pipp used during the Olympics tbh:

http://solecollector.com/m/marketplace/800_1609687697709691965.jpg

YEH i had these to...didnt like the suede material for the letters...when they get dirty, they will get dirty

there was another webber shoe that didnt had the AIR lettering on the sides....

[NASpurs]

https://encrypted-tbn2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRdebAEkEWOcRxths8ToLWL9PTiFxgfx ZQg3dUFHyYVwBXgfpjXcg

I have a pari of these^ but Id love to get me some of the ones Pipp used during the Olympics tbh:



Holy shit, I had completely forgotten about those shoes. Feels like forever since I've seen them.

[Thebesteva]

Holy shit, I had completely forgotten about those shoes. Feels like forever since I've seen them.

haha same here...I forgot about these as well

The Larry Johnson aka grandmama's shoes

http://ru-crazy.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/converse-aero-jam-grandmama-tt-6.jpg

http://kicksaddict.files.wordpress.com/2011/04/larry-johnson-grandmama1.jpg

[baseline bum]

Holy shit, I had completely forgotten about those shoes. Feels like forever since I've seen them.

Surprised no one wears them now. You see people in the old Jordans and the Philly era Barkley 180s all the time. Have a feeling Nike's never re-releasing the Robinson Force pumps again though, lol

http://sneakerbardetroit.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/nike-air-command-force-180-emerald_09.jpg

http://www.modern-notoriety.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/nike-air-command-force-180-emerald_12.jpg

Nastiest shit ever :lol

[whitemamba]

http://www.freshnessmag.com/v4/wp-content/uploads/2007/12/zoom-kobe-3.jpg




https://encrypted-tbn2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSQRhX4sHzUcMvWEXMnUxlHthJjVpQOQ VaJ5VGKz2HvreJyranS
http://solecollector.com/media/u/images/KBVII-Elite-Away-01.jpg

[NASpurs]

I remember rocking Ken Griffey Jr shoes back around 94 or 95. Pretty tight.
http://www.shoespublisher.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/Nike-Air-Diamond-Fury-Ken-Griffey-Jr.jpg

[NASpurs]

http://kicksaddict.files.wordpress.com/2011/04/larry-johnson-grandmama1.jpg

Ah yes, the early to mid 90s were fucking awesome. :lol

Remember when people were rocking the:

http://starterjackets.files.wordpress.com/2012/06/hornetsjacket1.jpg

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-oRNk0gb5fgo/TV1h5q8ONNI/AAAAAAAAALg/HJ2iYSvf-BI/s1600/Bulls-thumb-572xauto-50430.jpg

[NASpurs]

Surprised no one wears them now. You see people in the old Jordans and the Philly era Barkley 180s all the time. Have a feeling Nike's never re-releasing the Robinson Force pumps again though, lol

http://sneakerbardetroit.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/nike-air-command-force-180-emerald_09.jpg

http://www.modern-notoriety.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/nike-air-command-force-180-emerald_12.jpg

Nastiest shit ever :lol

:lmao those are fucking embarrassing

[baseline bum]

:lmao those are fucking embarrassing

The Spurs shoes were horrible in the 90s. Still remember the Rodman's

http://i.imgur.com/GSUZBeI.jpg

http://krossovki.net/images/stories/cross/nike/other/Nike_Air_Darwin_Lite.jpg

[midnightpulp]

http://cdn.four-pins.com/m.php/malone.jpg

Karl Malone LA Gears.

Looks like a shoe a soccer mom would wear to aerobics, which is actually a fitting style for Karl Malone.

[TDMVPDPOY]

I remember rocking Ken Griffey Jr shoes back around 94 or 95. Pretty tight.
http://www.shoespublisher.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/Nike-Air-Diamond-Fury-Ken-Griffey-Jr.jpg

this came in all green right? i had a pair of these too....

i think i had it really good compared to my other younger siblings who were not into sports and sports shoes etc.....they just buy ur normal runners and shit

[FkLA]

YEH i had these to...didnt like the suede material for the letters...when they get dirty, they will get dirty

there was another webber shoe that didnt had the AIR lettering on the sides....

Yeah, theyre pretty delicate tbh. The air bubbles get all yellowy after a while too.


Didn't Webber wear those too, but in all white? I remember the Webbers were like $130 and the Pippen's $90 and the only difference was the color :lol

Not sure they were kinda before my time tbh. First remember seeing them early in elementary and begging my dad to get me them but they were $100+...finally got me some like 7 years ago and still have them. There were a shit load of colorways on top of those two though:

http://cdn.sneakerreport.com/assets/10_howard.jpg

http://unlocked.footlocker.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/DSC_2437.jpg

http://helmetgame.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/nike-air-more-uptempo-dusk-to-dawn-01-331x186.jpg

[FkLA]

this came in all green right? i had a pair of these too....

i think i had it really good compared to my other younger siblings who were not into sports and sports shoes etc.....they just buy ur normal runners and shit

Damn wanker you had loaded Asian parents or what? All these were $100 shoes back in the day tbh. My dad laughed at me when I asked him for those air more uptempos. :(

[baseline bum]

http://cdn.four-pins.com/m.php/malone.jpg

Karl Malone LA Gears.

Looks like a shoe a soccer mom would wear to aerobics, which is actually a fitting style for Karl Malone.

Catapult? :rollin

That's like the shit you would draw in 3rd grade instead of paying attention in class.

Did those have lights in them too?

[TDMVPDPOY]

i had these webber air max sensations

http://niketalk.com/content/type/61/id/204235/

[Venti Quattro]

Fila shoes wasted Grant Hill's career

[Thebesteva]

The Westbrook's

http://ionehellobeautiful.files.wordpress.com/2012/06/nba-high-heel-okc.jpg

[TDMVPDPOY]

Damn wanker you had loaded Asian parents or what? All these were $100 shoes back in the day tbh. My dad laughed at me when I asked him for those air more uptempos. :(

im vietnamese man hahaha,

nah i only bought shoes when its my birthday each year...other then that either wait for sales and shit like everyone.....

my friends fkn wankers had fkn multiple pairs and bought every new jordans when they came out, fkn wear the latest nike tracksuits like they were fkn balling or someshit....

[NASpurs]

Fila shoes wasted Grant Hill's career

Holy shit, I had forgotten about those shoes too! Nostalgia just hit me like a motherfucker. :lol

[midnightpulp]

Catapult? :rollin

That's like the shit you would draw in 3rd grade instead of paying attention in class.

Did those have lights in them too?

Yeah. Lol. I remember them being like a second tier shoe when they came out. Back in the 90's, it wasn't the coolest thing to be a fan of Karl Malone nor his shoes. Penny, Shaq, Jordan, Larry Johnson, Tim Hardaway, those were the "it" guys in the early-90s.

[NASpurs]

The Spurs shoes were horrible in the 90s. Still remember the Rodman's

http://i.imgur.com/GSUZBeI.jpg

http://krossovki.net/images/stories/cross/nike/other/Nike_Air_Darwin_Lite.jpg

:lmao was Rodman rocking those "Air Darwin" with D-Rob on the team?

[FkLA]

Fila shoes wasted Grant Hill's career

FILAs were pretty badass back in the day tbh. Not neccesarily performance wise but some of them looked nice.

I remember getting Iversons first shoes on clearance for like $50 before he really broke onto the scene. I used to brag that I had his first shoe. :lol

http://counterkicks.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/reebok-question-white-red-allen-iverson-shoes-13.jpg

[TDMVPDPOY]

did you guys remember the fake reebok pump shoes that looks like a reebok and pumps like a reebok pump? but was some dodgy chinese brand? lmao.....

LA GEAR with the flashy red lights....good times man....

[Thebesteva]

The Barkley's

http://theshoegame.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/nike-air-max-cb-94-retro-charles-barkley.jpg

[baseline bum]

Yeah. Lol. I remember them being like a second tier shoe when they came out. Back in the 90's, it wasn't the coolest thing to be a fan of Karl Malone nor his shoes. Penny, Shaq, Jordan, Larry Johnson, Tim Hardaway, those were the "it" guys in the early-90s.

Penny always had the best Nikes in the mid 90s. The only shit better than the Pennys were the Jordan's the last year or two of his Chicago career.

[NASpurs]

The Adidas Mutombo were some tribal chuck spearing shit yet very much with the time. :lol

http://counterkicks.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/adidas-mutombo-1.jpg

[baseline bum]

The Barkley's

http://theshoegame.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/nike-air-max-cb-94-retro-charles-barkley.jpg

Remember these?

http://www.concrete.nl/images01/Air-Force-180-web-1.jpg

They were like $180 in 1992 :lol

Fucking ridiculous when some Indonesian was probably making $50 a month putting these together

[NASpurs]

LA GEAR with the flashy red lights....good times man....

I remember rocking those in elementary school in the early 90s :lol

[TDMVPDPOY]

The Barkley's

http://theshoegame.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/nike-air-max-cb-94-retro-charles-barkley.jpg

there was some barkleys with the strap on, which had a very nice design...all black

[NASpurs]

Reebok Kamikaze II '95

Kemp Shoes

http://cdnl.complex.com/mp/620/400/80/0/bb/1/ffffff/e5395c1ecdf3ea91e80e9ce9b330b26b/images_/assets/galleries/2011/8561/reebok-kamikaze-ii-shawn-kemp-1.jpg

Nike Air Zoom Flight '95

Unofficial Kidd shoes

http://cdnl.complex.com/mp/620/400/80/0/bb/1/ffffff/44884962a066b89fbeab8d389226b6c6/images_/assets/galleries/2011/8561/flight95eye-02a.jpg

Reebok Shaqnosis '93

http://cdnl.complex.com/mp/620/400/80/0/bb/1/ffffff/d7ef3d53f3fe68f9473e6bf3dd02b658/images_/assets/galleries/2011/8561/complex-shaq-shaqnosis-1.jpg

Reebok Blast '95

http://cdnl.complex.com/mp/620/400/80/0/bb/1/ffffff/ad8c93d28c189ff89d2534eb5e2c16a1/images_/assets/galleries/2011/8561/blast550.jpg

Nike Air Garnett III '99

http://cdnl.complex.com/mp/620/400/80/0/bb/1/ffffff/c8cf74ad5d343b5042e351e99c8e23d0/images_/assets/galleries/2011/8561/nike-zoom-air-garnett-3-iii-white-retro.jpg

And 1 Marbury 1 '97

http://cdnl.complex.com/mp/620/400/80/0/bb/1/ffffff/c96e470c78304d0bd6f9adc7297e98a1/images_/assets/galleries/2011/8561/img3175qz0.jpg

[TDMVPDPOY]

these barkleys were fkn awesome back then

http://5.kicksonfire.net/wp-content/uploads/2007/11/air-force-max-1.jpg

[FkLA]

More early 00s than 90s but remember the AND1s? Those slip ons used to be ridiculous. :lol

http://static4.businessinsider.com/image/4e79f56deab8ea8b1b000004-400-300/and1-tai-chi-1999.jpg

http://counterkicks.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/and1-too-chillin-1.jpg

DADA had their little run too:


http://thumbnail.image.rakuten.co.jp/@0_mall/spso-ko/cabinet/01708111/01708399/img10634370495.jpg
http://krossovki.net/images/stories/cross/Dada/Dada_Sprees_Mid.jpg

[Killakobe81]

Oh yeah and them old school Shawn Kemp's and Penny Hardaway's were the shit in middle school

http://themixtapemonster.files.wordpress.com/2011/05/kamikaze.jpg



http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-2EWEQ9-W6wc/T9sgUE4RHnI/AAAAAAAAD1w/DOpT28xqKeU/s1600/Nike+Air+Penny+II.jpg


Old school penny's was da truth ...
Also liked cushion on the cwebb before he jumped shit webb' s shoes were heavy .
Penny's uber light

[Killakobe81]

Reebok Kamikaze II '95

Kemp Shoes

http://cdnl.complex.com/mp/620/400/80/0/bb/1/ffffff/e5395c1ecdf3ea91e80e9ce9b330b26b/images_/assets/galleries/2011/8561/reebok-kamikaze-ii-shawn-kemp-1.jpg

Those air zooms unofficial Kidd shoes were another favorite to play in

Nike Air Zoom Flight '95

Unofficial Kidd shoes

http://cdnl.complex.com/mp/620/400/80/0/bb/1/ffffff/44884962a066b89fbeab8d389226b6c6/images_/assets/galleries/2011/8561/flight95eye-02a.jpg

Reebok Shaqnosis '93

http://cdnl.complex.com/mp/620/400/80/0/bb/1/ffffff/d7ef3d53f3fe68f9473e6bf3dd02b658/images_/assets/galleries/2011/8561/complex-shaq-shaqnosis-1.jpg

Reebok Blast '95

http://cdnl.complex.com/mp/620/400/80/0/bb/1/ffffff/ad8c93d28c189ff89d2534eb5e2c16a1/images_/assets/galleries/2011/8561/blast550.jpg

Nike Air Garnett III '99

http://cdnl.complex.com/mp/620/400/80/0/bb/1/ffffff/c8cf74ad5d343b5042e351e99c8e23d0/images_/assets/galleries/2011/8561/nike-zoom-air-garnett-3-iii-white-retro.jpg

And 1 Marbury 1 '97

http://cdnl.complex.com/mp/620/400/80/0/bb/1/ffffff/c96e470c78304d0bd6f9adc7297e98a1/images_/assets/galleries/2011/8561/img3175qz0.jpg

[Killakobe81]

Those Kidd shoes air zoom iirc were really good.

[DAF86]

Iverson's "Answer IV".


http://cdn.bleacherreport.net/images_root/slides/photos/000/463/817/ReebokAnswer4_display_image.png?1287998054
http://img3.imageshack.us/img3/6025/answeriv01finalsside.jpg
http://thumbs4.ebaystatic.com/d/l1024/m/mVCuq6W38emdcaFQ81wNx_A.jpg

[Killakobe81]

i had these webber air max sensations

http://niketalk.com/content/type/61/id/204235/

HAd those too! All white with some blue outliers and bubbles did turn yellow ... LOL
Real comfortable but sorta heavy ...

[jeebus]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nvWTBo3TIWk

[Double-Up]

http://images.freshnessmag.com/wp-content/uploads//2011/12/air-jordan-11-retro-concord-footpatrol-00.jpg

[OKC]

Showing my age a little here, but I was never more proud of a pair of shoes as I was these as a kid. Jordan IV's
http://images.sneakernews.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/air-jordan-iv-black-red.jpg

[Trill Clinton]

the jordan XIV's are my favorite.

[Clipper Nation]

http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lu296vr0qr1qf9ro2o1_500.jpg

[hotsauce0987]

my fav was the Gary Payton's (nike air zoom gp) without the velcrow strap

[NASpurs]

my fav was the Gary Payton's (nike air zoom gp) without the velcrow strap

I made that gif back in 2005 http://img244.echo.cx/img244/8733/brent33uw9vg.gif :lmao

It was much bigger than that and someone resized it but it still has that weird jerkiness. :lol Holy shit, it's too funny seeing it almost 10 years later.

[Suspect]

More early 00s than 90s but remember the AND1s? Those slip ons used to be ridiculous. :lol

http://static4.businessinsider.com/image/4e79f56deab8ea8b1b000004-400-300/and1-tai-chi-1999.jpg

http://counterkicks.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/and1-too-chillin-1.jpg

DADA had their little run too:


http://thumbnail.image.rakuten.co.jp/@0_mall/spso-ko/cabinet/01708111/01708399/img10634370495.jpg
http://krossovki.net/images/stories/cross/Dada/Dada_Sprees_Mid.jpg

:tu

[baseline bum]

Are those fucking mini-spinners? :lmao

http://krossovki.net/images/stories/cross/Dada/Dada_Sprees_Mid.jpg

[Fpoonsie]

Loved the Iverson's. They were always my favorite, numerous years.

My favorite pair ever were these pair of low top, suede blue and yellow J's. I can't remember their exact name -- they weren't a numbered Jordan edition -- and can't find an image of them, but goddamn. They were smooth as fuck.

[PÒÓCH]

http://p.twimg.com/Ay_ZiAPCQAAclZ4.jpg:large

[007nites]

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_k72SI7237XA/TUQfLjY1YDI/AAAAAAAAACA/_zM-YIysFww/s1600/converse-all-star.jpg

[PÒÓCH]

http://0.media.collegehumor.cvcdn.com/87/15/03b878488aa1ec8bebb44e2baec36f64.jpg

[Budkin]

Surprised no one wears them now. You see people in the old Jordans and the Philly era Barkley 180s all the time. Have a feeling Nike's never re-releasing the Robinson Force pumps again though, lol

http://sneakerbardetroit.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/nike-air-command-force-180-emerald_09.jpg

http://www.modern-notoriety.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/nike-air-command-force-180-emerald_12.jpg

Nastiest shit ever :lol

Oh shit I had those Robinson Forces!!! Two years after I got them some asshole stole them from my gym locker. Shit cost 180 bucks!

[StrengthAndHonor]

Are we talking about style or when playing ball?

Most beautiful bball shoe is probably Jordan XI Bred, those Jordan VI are also nice.

Shoe I'd love to wear with jeans is Jordan IV and V.

Best basketball shoe I've used was Air Huarache 2k4 and Gary Payton glove. Its fucking obbious I haven't played in a while :lol

Most of my friends who are non Laker/Kobe fans btw swears the new Kobe's are a joy to use when playing ball.

I like Durant's new shoes but I'm not paying $100 for those. Actually, I haven't bought a decent basketball shoe in a while.

[Ice009]

The Barkley's

http://theshoegame.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/nike-air-max-cb-94-retro-charles-barkley.jpg

I actually have the originals of these that I bought in, I think, 1994. I haven't played Bball in them since around 2005. I decided to try them on just over a month ago and the results weren't good. The Max Air unit in the heel popped and the midsole came unglued from the upper and crumbled. lol. They were pretty awesome shoes back in the day, but I guess I was asking too much of them to still hold up ;).

[JRHernandez88]

The Westbrook's

http://ionehellobeautiful.files.wordpress.com/2012/06/nba-high-heel-okc.jpghttp://img818.imageshack.us/img818/7021/jwaoknxetbm3c.png

[JRHernandez88]

in honor of the resurrection of one my favorite ballers back in the day http://img191.imageshack.us/img191/9240/exaipfg.png


http://www.moy100.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/22/adidas-TMAC-1-Basketball-Shoes-Black-Light-Scarlet-G65985-1.jpg

i used to rock these back in middle school, i remember i even had the matching blue and black laces http://imageshack.us/a/img824/5943/chrispaulnoooo.png


I remember doing dunk contests on like 6 foot rims trying to go off the backboard, alley oops, between the legs, n shit in these lmao

[JRHernandez88]

http://static4.businessinsider.com/image/4e79f56deab8ea8b1b000004-400-300/and1-tai-chi-1999.jpg









Iverson's "Answer IV".



http://thumbs4.ebaystatic.com/d/l1024/m/mVCuq6W38emdcaFQ81wNx_A.jpg
http://imageshack.us/a/img824/5943/chrispaulnoooo.pnghttp://imageshack.us/a/img824/5943/chrispaulnoooo.pnghttp://imageshack.us/a/img824/5943/chrispaulnoooo.pnghttp://imageshack.us/a/img824/5943/chrispaulnoooo.pnghttp://imageshack.us/a/img824/5943/chrispaulnoooo.png

[TwAnKiEs]

Had these just like the picture in 8th grade for basketball games.

http://www.jumpmankicks.com/shoegallery/reebok_answer_i(1)/2013/black_gold/reebok_answer_i(1)_black_gold-1.jpg

[dunkman]

adidas campus 39 hi
converse chucks hi

[benefactor]

My favorite pair of shoes that I owned were these.

http://cdnl.complex.com/mp/620/400/80/0/bb/1/ffffff/330a7ab663352fb1b7cb63dd90c4fda4/images_/assets/CHANNEL_IMAGES/SNEAKERS/2013/04/25-reebok-sneakers-wed-like-to-see-retro/izcco_blacktop_549455.jpg

[LkrFan]

Prob the one Duncan put up Howard's ass tonight.
:lol - well played, sir.

[lebomb]

The Blake Cuckholds

http://cdn4.skechers-usa.com/img/productimages/xlarge/48176_BKBL.jpg