In celebration of Michael Jordan’s Love of the Game Jordan Brand and Converse have collaborated on a special 2-Pack launching on June 28. Celebrating Two Iconic Silhouettes that MJ wore early in his career. The Converse Fastbreak and Air Jordan II catapulted MJ onto the world stage and showed fans that man was truly meant [...]
June 19, 2017
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Converse is announcing the launch of its Canadian e-commerce site! Yes, they may be bit late to the internetting game, a world where information flies through a vast network of tubes called the Interwebs, where modern technology allows consumers to shop online, but your journey through cyberspace and the information superhighway just got better with [...]
May 31, 2017
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When the current NBA uniform and apparel contract with adidas reaches completion at the end of the 2016-17 season, Nike will begin its tenure as the official sportswear provider to the league. After agreeing to a eight-year partnership, terms of this outfitting deal differ in several key ways from the current NBA deal. The biggest [...]
Inspired by the NAME, the purple Mon-Star from Space Jam (who took its athletic prowess and likeness from Larry Johnson) comes this new Converse Aero Jam colorway. This is an example of great execution and inspiration for a basketball sneaker. Larry Johnson’s signature sneaker in the YEAR was the Converse Aero Jam. With the popularity [...]
November 25, 2014
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July 20, 2012 – Ben Berry Converse moves into the current generation of basketball sneakers with the Converse MVP Mid. The latest performance hoops sneaker from the brand that brought you the All-Star boasts visible Flywire on the toe and a molded upper with spacing on the side panels which provides ventilation. The two Converse [...]
July 20, 2012
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April 5, 2012 – Ben Berry Before they called him Michael, he was Mike Jordan. During the 1982 NCAA National Championship game, Michael Jordan wasn’t laced from head-to-toe in apparel bearing his Jumpman logo he was wearing Converse. In commemoration of the game-winning shot MJ hit to mark his arrival to the basketball world and [...]
August 23, 2011 – Ben Berry For the last few years, Converse has run their Open Gym program around the country and this year they expended the program launching a Converse Open Gym in Puerto Rico with the help of NBA players Carlos Arroyo and JJ Barea. [...]
August 23, 2011
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July 25, 2011 – Ben Berry On Saturday, July 23, 2011, CONVERSE, Inc. launched Converse Open Gym Puerto Rico, one of the brand’s premier grassroots programs supporting basketball and kids. [...]
July 25, 2011
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August 16, 2010 – Sneak-a-Peek Converse has reentered the market as an emerging basketball shoe company. Converse has built a long standing reputation amongst sneakerheads by producing clean cut designs with simple esthetics. This WBF Edition basketball shoe is a representation of Converse’s future plans. Osneaker has these in stock [...]
August 16, 2010
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Are you a basketball shoe buff? Does your collection contain a pair of the original basketball shoe yet, the Chuck Taylor Hi-Top All-Star Classics? Here is your chance to win a pair! First off, The Hoop Doctors want to give a special thanks to Baggins Shoes (www.bagginsshoes.com) for sponsoring our Create a Caption Contest. The [...]
August 18, 2008
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