The Converse Blog: Open Gym Philly

This past year Converse started operating the Open Gym concept. They went to Miami, Chicago, Philly, and New Orleans and ran Open Gyms. They rented a gym and had people come in and play. Basketball, just playing basketball. I look forward to increase of this program to reach more communities and more kids. Recently Mr. Tony Brown emailed me some pictures of the event. DJ. Truuf was in the spot keeping things loud and proud. You can visit his myspace, linked above for more pictures.

These events look like a lot of fun. It is a great concept and it can be applied to large cities and small towns. Hopefully this concept will grow in the coming years. Thanks to stopping in, come back tomorrow for an exciting Weapon Wednesday. There is some really exciting news out there for the Converse Weapons. I am going to sit on it for a day and see if anyone can find it.

The Converse Blog: Pro Team New Orleans

NBA All Star weekend, from what I hear is crazy. There are also limited edition kicks released from pretty much every company. My first knowledge of limited edition Converse at All Star weekend was in 2001. That year there was a big party in which Converse announced the signing of Andre Miller and Wally Szczerbiak and Dr. J as an ambassador of the brand. I still remember Wally wearing the Converse Team Madness with Helium during the MTV game and then the All Star game. Only problem was, he never wore Converse again. I've always really be confused by that, so if anyone knows what happened please email me, thank you. Anyway, there was a limit edition Weapon released in a Red/White/Blue colorway.


This year there was a limited edition of the Converse Pro Team. I was fortunate enough to get some pictures below. Big thanks to Matthew Katz for that last two of pics below. I've got a pair of these on the way, so I hope to have more pics posted soon. I just couldn't sleep on these anymore. Enjoy!

The Converse Blog: All Star Weekend.

So that was All Star weekend. Here are some of the Converse related pictures, all from Yahoo Sports. The first two shots are from the Converse Open Gym for New Orleans. Dwyane Wade is shown passing out Team Wade 1.3's to participants. In the second pic you'll see Dwyane wearing the Converse Wade South, a casual shoe made just for Dwyane.

In this picture, Dwyane is participating in the Goldfish NBA Fit Zone, while wearing a white/blue/yellow colorway of the Wade South.


Here Dwyane is sitting in the locker room wearing Ice, real ice, and the Wade South.


This is a shot of Dwyane during the All Star game in the Wade 3.0 in the All Star colorway.

Here Dwyane Wade is wearing the China colorway of the Wade 3.0 during the skill challenge.

Below, Richard Hamilton and Joe Johnson are checking out Dwyane's Finishline exclusive colorway of the Wade 3.0.


Below, Dwyane is at Laurel Elementary School during the Day of Service.



Below, Bill Laimbeer is seen wearing CONS React during the Shooting Stars event.

Jameer Nelson is seen below giving what might have been the best Assist for the whole weekend, wearing Converse 099.

Finally, Wade is seen with his Father visiting the Ninth Ward.



Those aren't all of the Converse pics from the weekend, but it covers a lot. Thanks for checking out the blog.

The Converse Blog: 100th Post - Greatest Dunk of All Time (Dr. J)

This is the latest Converse commercial and it's pretty much the best thing ever, no lie. Every time I see this I wonder what it was like to be there and see it first hand, and then I think what it must have been like to actually see Dr. J play. This pretty much sums it up. I think this will air during the NBA All Star Dunk Contest in New Orleans. Enjoy!