The complete list of people to be inducted in the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame this September was announced Monday morning and was headlined by NBA superstars Shaquille O’Neal and Allen Iverson. [tweet https://twitter.com/AthleteTwittah/status/717071325710278656] Aside from Shaq and Iverson, the only other NBA players to make the HOF Class of 2016 were Yao Ming, who [...]
April 5, 2016
Anou Enright
Ryan Bawek
The 2016 Basketball Hall of Fame class has some serious names. Later this summer, high-profile names will be inducted and immortalized forever. This has to be one of the most attractive lists in recent memory as Shaquille O’Neal and Allen Iverson lead the way. Shaq is a no-brainer, and while Iverson’s career didn’t end the [...]
February 12, 2016
Anou Enright
Blogs
In celebration of the Reebok Question’s 20th anniversary, the Vector brand is giving the Retro treatment to a colorway that Allen Iverson didn’t get to wear. When it comes to the ‘Unworn’ Reebok Question, the backstory behind the colorway is very much noteworthy. This particular pair of the Iverson’s first signature sneaker was originally made [...]
It’s eye-opening to think that Allen Iverson made his NBA debut 20 years ago in 1996. Essentially the same shape as the Reebok Question we have come to know, The Prototype by Reebok features a higher-cut silhouette than the Question as well as shifted branding. Designed while Iverson was still in Georgetown, the Reebok Question [...]
Reebok dominated the basketball market for years. From the 1990s into the early 2000s, the Vector brand was the market leader in the hoops footwear space. Aiming for future relevance, Reebok signed Allen Iverson to a lifetime contract which featured a signature sneaker with the closest silhouette amount to Michael Jordan’s shoe series. Here we [...]
January 7, 2016
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Ben Berry, Kicks, PE Corner
2015 summer has been great to fans of the lowtop version of Allen Iverson’s first signature sneaker. First reviving the original Question colorway, then a polka-dotted version with different shades of grey, and previously a black toe’d version, now we see the ‘Blue Toe’ Reebok Question Low. Except for the redesigned asymmetrical tongue (for improved [...]
A new Reebok Question Low is on its way that will help set off any alphet. For this new colorway of the lowtop version of Allen Iverson’s first signature sneaker, a suede black toecap fronts a white tumbled leather upper. A very blue-tinted translucent outsole sits underneath the sneaker as well. This release rides the [...]
On the heels of Allen Iverson’s first lowtop signature sneaker re-releasing in an original colorway is this new Reebok Question Low R13. The color combination of Black/Tar/Carbon makes for a gradient-like effect. Add subtle polka-dots to the top and a Aqua outsole to the bottom and this otherwise tonal sneaker now has detailing that makes [...]
When NBA players are signed to shoe endorsements, the goal is not just to be another player on a company’s roster, but to be a signature player with their named attached to the sneakers they are promoting. Allen Iverson and his lifetime deal with Reebok is one that continues to be valuable for the brand. [...]