basketball shoe

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“Air,” a movie that follows the history of Air Jordans, Nike’s basketball shoe that became the model for sports star-endorsed franchises, premieres on April 5.

From New York Times • Apr. 1, 2023

Why does a basketball shoe have lights in it?

From Slate • Mar. 4, 2019

A key shoe style was a $1,000 logo-printed, high-top, lace-up shoe reminiscent of the Converse Chuck Taylor All Star, the iconic sneaker first introduced as a basketball shoe in 1917.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 14, 2019

The American basketball shoe market is about a $950 million per year industry, according to analyst Matt Powell, and it’s still dominated by Nike.

From Washington Post • Mar. 9, 2018

Coen Gilbert and Houlahan founded and led AND1, a basketball shoe and clothing company before turning to B Lab.

From Washington Times • Nov. 5, 2016