David Jacoby, “It’s The Shoes” co-creator/co-producer @ his birthday.
In 2005, the world’s first-ever TV series based on sneaker culture was conceived by David Jacoby and Kevin Wildes. They were two young employees at ESPN working on various shows who decided to take initiative and shoot their own pilot which featured me, Fat […]

Check out this Chris Paul interview from 2006 on my former ESPN “It’s The Shoes” program:

photo courtesy of thecapitalclassic.com
The Capitol Classic has featured some of the best young ballers in the country ready to make the transition from playground, high school and AAU onto the major college level. For over 30 years, the game has provided a sneak peak at the marinating talent that will soon blossom on national tv. […]

I’ve coached several players over the years on the playground and AAU. Some of my favorites have been Ray Mercedes (Cornell), Jeff Greer (Rutgers) and Ricardo Greer (Pitt), Kasib Powell (Texas Tech), Kenny Harley (Boston College), Chudney Grey (St. John’s), Anthony Brown (Northeastern), Bobby Willis (Lehigh), Kwame Washington, and Dennis McCullough (Tuskeegee Institute). In 2004, […]

Yes, our Nike NRF Team Shox may be a little dissappointing the W-L column (http://www.nikerecessfederation.com/index2.html), but we come every Wednesday drippin’ with originality:

Jordan XIV on LTD magazine CEO “Hawaii” Mike Salmon. He told me, “Shoot the promo tag on the tongue, Bob!”

Jordan Carmelo Anthony X Dime Magazine collab on Dime/Bounce CEO Josh Gotthelf. He yelled […]

Nike AF1 ID on LTD’s “Hawaii” Mike.
Last week, the good people at Brand Jordan invited select press down to Pop Burger to peep the upcoming Chris Paul signature shoe dropping in February/March. I’ve met Chris a couple of times now between interviewing him for my ESPN “It’s The Shoes” series and press events for the […]

(L-R) Q-Tip, Chris Paul a.k.a. “Chris Confident”, and me chilling at the press release. Who do you think would win a three-point contest between us?
On Sept. 20, 2007, Q-Tip, Chris Paul, Baron Davis, and I all hit up TenJune in the Village for a suped-up press release event for the NBA 2K8 video game. Always […]

Chris Paul and Andre Iguodala going 1 on 1.
If you were at ‘55th last night, you were a part of history. 2K Sports conducted the first outdoor motion capture session for the highly anticipated NBA 2K8 video game. Junkies like me already know that they make the best basketball simulation game on the market. If […]