After the Converse "Chuck Taylor" All-Star, the first ever signature athletic shoe in 1921, dominated the basketball shoe industry with 80% market share, per research firm SATRA) in the 1960s. Nike ...

How a match-winning shot from 19-year-old college basketball player Michael Jordan "changed the world" of sports endorsements.

After the Converse ... shoes. Phil Knight’s out there checking guys into the boards. It was a small company, this ‘Nee-kay’ or whatever their name was," Adams added. More: Kevin Durant ...

while competitors such as Converse were endorsing household names including Earvin 'Magic' Johnson. By that time, Vaccaro had established himself as a basketball insider with an extensive ...

Kevin Durant. Right now, Nike is selling KD Trey 5 X Basketball Shoes for just $51. That's 49% off the regular retail price of $100. The shoes are available in three colorways for this bargain ...

Do you remember begging your mom for your first cool pair of gym shoes ... Magic, Bird, Kevin McHale, Bernard King, Mark Aguirre and Isiah Thomas all wore Converse. Dominique Wilkins?