On a recent run to the mall I went shoe shopping and made one of my sneakerhead dreams come true. I picked up the Reebok Pumps Omni lites made famous by Dee Brown of the Boston Celtics who won the slam dunk contest in 1991. In this video I just basically review and give you my take on the sneaker........They are the definition of the word "Classic"
From
1990-2002 Dee Brown played basketball in the NBA for the Boston
Celtics, Toronto Raptors and Orlando Magic. He had an OK career as a
role player 11 points per game and just under 4 assists. People won't
remember him much for what he did in his tenure for those 3 teams but
more for what he did during all-star weekend 1991 in Charlotte.
During
the Slam Dunk contest Dee Brown was looking to seal the 1991 Slam
Dunk Contest with a “Cherry on the sundae” if you will. He looked
at the rim took 3 hard dribbles toward the basket proceeded by 2 long
steps and exploded upward while covering his eyes in mid air and
jammed the basketball with his left hand. The dunk sealed the dunk
contest crown for the Jacksonville native and landed him a sneaker
commercial and endorsement with Reebok. The omni pumps were one of
the most iconic shoes of the 1990's and any kid who grew up in that
era of basketball vividly remembers them. That dunk was a cultural
revolution, no shoe has ever been able to pump up so Reebok had its
own signature swag if you will. Dee Brown proved you don't have to be
Lebron or MJ to get your own sneaker.
On
June 14th Reebok decided to re release the Dee Brown Omni
Pumps arguably the brands most iconic basketball sneaker ever. The
sneaker is priced at 115$ so if you were one of those kids who grew
up in the 90's and couldn't afford them here is your chance. If your
like me who was born in the mid 90's and have never ever physically
seen the pair shoes but salivate at them chance to get them here is
your chance. I'm going basketball shoe shopping pretty soon for my
post graduation pair of kicks my dad promised me so if I see these
it's a must buy.
Just wanted to wish
everybody a Happy Throwback Thursday it's been awhile since I did
this but the time was right. With All-Star Weekend coming up next Saturday many people have begin the yearly talks of greatest Dunks ofAll-time mainly Michael Jordans Free Throw Line dunk in his bout with
Dominique Wilkins at Chicago Stadium 25 years ago but today We will
flashback to the One man spectacle known as “Half man Half man
Amazing” Vince Carter in 2000 at the arena in Oakland.
When I was little I
used to play NBA Live 2005 a lot and in Dunk Contest mode when your
dunk was on point the sideline would go crazy with NBA players
jumping up and down with Camcorders. I always wondered when I was
younger if that really happened and where EA Sports got that from.
When you watch this Dunk Contest you know where that comes from.
The term “Set the
tone” seemed appropriate when speaking about Vince Carters reverse
360 dunk which may be the best dunk in the history of the contest.
The way he just seemed to hang in the air for so many seconds, spin
around, Cock the ball back and throw it down with so much authority
all in one motion was beyond ridiculous.
We all knew
something special was in the works that night in Oakland. Vince added
to his legend on his 3rd dunk where then Toronto Teammate
Tracy Mcgrady threw him an alley where Vinsanity then proceeded to
put the ball between his legs and then Jam it home like the rim owed
him Money. Kenny Smith as we all Know shouted through the TNT
airwaves “ITS OVER” We were watching History. Vince obviously won
the Contest by a landslide.
This years Dunk
Contest features Eric Bledsoe, James White, Kenneth Fareid, Terrence
Ross, Gerald Green and Jeremy Evans. If any of these guys give us top
10 material thats anywhere near Vince or Jordan level we are in for a
treat this year. I'm looking at my guy Bledsoe to give us something
to talk about this year.
Watch the video down
below to relive the Vin-Sanity of the dunk contest in 2000!
On
June 14th Reebok decided to re release the Dee Brown Omni
Pumps arguably the brands most iconic basketball sneaker ever. The
sneaker is priced at 115$ so if you were one of those kids who grew
up in the 90's and couldn't afford them here is your chance. If your
like me who was born in the mid 90's and have never ever physically
seen the pair shoes but salivate at them chance to get them here is
your chance. I'm going basketball shoe shopping pretty soon for my
post graduation pair of kicks my dad promised me so if I see these
it's a must buy.
The term “Set the
tone” seemed appropriate when speaking about Vince Carters reverse
360 dunk which may be the best dunk in the history of the contest.
The way he just seemed to hang in the air for so many seconds, spin
around, Cock the ball back and throw it down with so much authority
all in one motion was beyond ridiculous.
