The NBA All-Star Game returns to New York City for the first time since 1998, and to honor the occasion, Nike’s Inside Access rolled out a feature story chronicling the history of Nike Basketball in NYC. Not only does the feature cover the shoes worn in that year’s All-Star game under the bright lights of Madison Square Garden, from the likes of the Nike Air Garnett to the Nike Zoom Flight The Glove, but Nike also manages to showcases the importance of the Nike Blazer lighting up concrete courts in NYC since 1972. Each decade, New York City has claimed a signature Nike basketball silhouette as their own, from the Nike Air Force 1 in the 80s to the Air Raid dominating the early 90s as a streetball specific shoe. Check out the full feature courtesy of Nike and be sure to tune in tomorrow for an official unveiling of Nike Basketball’s 2015 All-Star Collection.
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Shoes worn during the 1998 All-Star Game by Nike’s signature athletes at the time.
The Nike Blazer premiered in NYC in 1972.