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Basketball was created as a way to keep active on a rainy day in a small gym. It was the size of one half of a modern day court.
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The original Converse All-Stars were worn by Chuck Taylor ( American shoe salesman who played basketball). Converse All-Stars are still the most succesful selling basketball shoe ever.
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Adidas enters the basketball shoe market as a small company.
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A number of other companies, including "Kempt" (see picture) tried to manufacture similar styles. However Converse All-Star remained the top seller.
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Pro-Keds were the first shoe that addressed ankle injuries with its "Powerlift".
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The Puma Clyde shoe was made famous in the 1970s by the Knicks guard and basketball hero Walt 'Clyde' Frazier.
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The first Nike basketball shoe, the "Bruin" was constructed from leather and suede rather then previously used canvas.
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Converse introduce the Weapon series which are worn by top players including "Magic" Johnson and Larry Bird.
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The "Air Force 1" becomes the first great Nike basketball shoe to make use of the Air technology.
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Micheal Jordan signs an endorsement contract with and releases the first of his signature range, the "Air Jordans". Originally, the NBA banned this new shoe, due to the colours being non-regulation.The introduction of the Air Jordan shoe was a key event in Nike’s successful development.
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Rebok "Pumps" were made famous in a dunking competition by Dee Brown. This shoe was designed to inflate for ankle support.
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Vincent Carter made a six foot dunk over a 7'2" Frenchmen in the 2000 Sydney Olympics and made the Nike Shox BB4 famous.
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Lunar Hyperdunks avaliable with microchipping technology that enables players to track their amount of movement including jump height, total run length and amount of time in the air.
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Recent Research has proven that Low-Tops are more effective against ankle injuries than High-Tops.
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Basketball shoes are now infused with all sorts of technological advances such as the ability to keep track of the movement made by the wearer at any set time. Overall the boot shape hasn't changed that much the design and technology that goes into each shoe has advanced a long way.
