Mar 14, 2014 the 33 pairs are organized chronologically for the most part, with essays by scoop jackson, lang whitaker, john brilliant, and complex s own russ bengtson included in the mix. Slam kicks breaks down the path of the basketball sneaker, from the birth of the. Russ bengtson, lang whitaker, and john brilliant, and seeks to document the most important of hoops shoes from the converse chuck. He covers and writes about the nba for several publications, including the new york times, gq, complex and slam. Basketball sneakers that changed the game ben osborne. Basketball sneakers that changed the game 208 isbn.
Basketball sneakers that changed the game has 1 available editions to buy at half price books marketplace. The definitive primer on the worlds most popular shoe. Feb 10, 2020 russ bengtson, the former slam magazine editorinchief and complex sneaker editor who is currently working on a book titled the history of basketball in 15 sneakers, was 14yearsold when the air jordan 1s came out. The pages of slam kicks pay tribute to shoes that have obtained cult status, high profile kicks and the designers such as jeremy scott who interpret them 12ozprophet. Source interlink media from the 1930s to today, traces the basketball sneakers origin, from the converse chuck taylor allstar to the nike air jordan sneaker line. Basketball sneakers that changed the game is the new book by slam magazine. The book was pieced together by notable sneaker writers like scoop jackson, russ bengtson, lang whitaker, and john brilliant, and seeks to document the most important of hoops shoes from the converse chuck taylor allstar to the air jordan franchise to some more modern designs that have already made their mark in sneaker history. Mar 12, 2014 like say if we have 4 essays those are the longest like best written of the book and those are by russ bengtson whos the sneaker editor at complex just a kind of a sneaker og, scoop jackson who wrote a nike book about sneakers who was down with slam forever now hes with espn but great writer whos done a super successful sneaker book. Jul 30, 2014 theres nothing better than getting lost in a good book, so check out summer reading. Aside from owning a jawdropping sneaker collection, bengston is a media veteran, known primarily for his work with slam and complex. Book and i used to have sleepovers playing 2k i had the upper hand and he would work me in 1v1 on the minihoop he played from his knees.
So slams editorinchief, russ bengtson, and i decided to do the interview together. Nov 28, 2017 the book offers insight from collectors such as lang whitaker, john brilliant, and russ bengtson, including pre dated internet stories of stock room finds. In 2019, he cowrote we the champs, a special commemorative book on the. Slams reporters are easy to spot in the press rows at knicks and nets games. Oct 04, 2010 lebron james said race played a role in backlash to the decision. I know you heard the stuff about the coaches wearing mics, right. Edited by ben osborne contribution by scoop jackson, russ bengtson, lang. Like say if we have 4 essays those are the longest like best written of the book and those are by russ bengtson whos the sneaker editor at complex just a kind of a sneaker og, scoop jackson who wrote a nike book about sneakers who was down with slam forever now hes with espn but great writer whos done a super successful sneaker book. Feb 15, 20 there was the devotion to mj as a player and shoe salesman that led previous eds. Not to mention my choice of header probably ensured that no one read. John whitaker books list of books by john whitaker. Ben osborne is the editor in chief of slam magazine. Russ bengtson, who, besides producing a good deal of copy. Lang whitaker, john brilliant, and complexs own russ bengtson.
Russ was a fabulous guestlots of stories about iverson, k. Russ bengtson russ is a former editor of slam whose work can be found at complex, gq and other places. Basketball sneakers that changed the game hypebeast. Russ bengtson, the former slam magazine editorinchief and complex sneaker editor who is currently working on a book titled the history of basketball in 15 sneakers, was 14yearsold when the air jordan 1s came out. The first event i covered for slam was sixers training camp at the.
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How the world of sneaker influencers is changing footwear news. Im excited to see what the next 25 years bringsand hoping for a few more book articles. Basketball sneakers that changed the game by ben osborne and scoop jackson and russ bengtson overview the definitive primer on the worlds most popular shoe. Russ bengtson contributor, lang whitaker contributor, john brilliant. Basketball sneakers that changed the game is the new book by slam magazine editorinchief ben osborne that sheds some light on the multibillion dollar industry revolving around sneaker collecting. Having read ryans introductory column, i feel like i left a few things out of my own introduction. Slam kicks by ben osbourne, robert jackson, russ bengtson. Slam was launched in 1994 as a basketball magazine that combined the sport with hip hop culture at a time. Slam is an american basketball magazine in circulation since 1994.
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