Rest in peace to Dallas Penn, a writer, collector, and all-time storyteller. Dallas shared sneaker culture with the internets and never asked for a thing in return.
“I didn’t create sneakers, and I certainly didn’t create the smile. I’m just trying to extend both of them through time.”
April-June 2001:
The Shaq/Kobe Lakers unleash the Greatest Playoff run in NBA History.
Not only would the 2001 Lakers go 15-1 with a historical best 13.8 Net rating, but they did it by beating four 50-win teams.
Moreover, they didn’t just beat those teams, they eviscerated and demoralized them.
Trust me, I was there.
@Lakers, @SHAQ, @horacegrant54, @RickFox, @RKHorry, @derekfisher
During game one of the 2008 NBA finals featuring the Celtics versus the Lakers, this conversation occurred by the announcers:
Mike Breen: "It's starting to happen again Mark, the conversation, the debate on is [Kobe] as good as Michael Jordan. It's been blasphemy to say it, really about anybody, but it's an actual discussion you can have now.
Mark Jackson: "Well I said it a year and a half ago, no way in the world would I ever put anybody in the conversation with Michael Jordan but Kobe Bryant is there. He's as good as Michael Jordan on any given day. I said to Bryant yesterday,, 'it's almost like Larry Holmes and Muhammad Ali.' He looked at me and said, 'I'm not Larry Holmes.' And he is 100% right. It is two Muhammad Ali's when you talk about Jordan and Bryant."
Why was the GOAT a conversation before Kobe won in 09' and 10' but not after? 🤔
YoungBoy Never Broke Again is now one song away from earning 100 charting hits on the Hot 100. He would become the youngest artist to ever reach this milestone.