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Category: Kicks & Gear

VOTE: Who Had The Best Signature Basketball Sneakers In 2015-16?

Eddie Maisonet, III June 24, 2016 No Comments

From the barbershop to the water cooler and on social media, the usual banter between basketball fans has always revolved around debating which player is better than the other one. LeBron's…

VOTE: Who Had The Best Signature Basketball Sneakers In 2015-16?

Here's What Designing A Limited-Edition Reebok Question Is Like

The Sportsfan Journal Staff May 11, 2016 No Comments

This past year, the good folks over at Finish Line held a Reebok Question Contest to celebrate the legacy of Allen Iverson and his legendary shoe. The contest entrants had…

Here's What Designing A Limited-Edition Reebok Question Is Like

100 Miles And Running: 5 Things I Learned When I Started Running

Eddie Maisonet, III April 29, 2016 11 Comments

The unfiltered truth can serve as an ultimate haymaker to the chin. Once delivered, it is served raw and cold. No feelings attached. No subjectivity involved. No emotions displayed. Nine weeks…

100 Miles And Running: 5 Things I Learned When I Started Running

The 4 Best Sneakers In Final Four History

The Sportsfan Journal Staff April 1, 2016 No Comments

The Final Four is here, and that means there is still a lot of entertaining basketball left to be played. With this year’s NCAA Tournament being more thrilling than years…

The 4 Best Sneakers In Final Four History

The Sports Fan Journal and '47 Brand Present: TSFJ Bracket Challenge VIII

Eddie Maisonet, III March 14, 2016 No Comments

This is your official invitation to join us in the eight annual TSFJ Bracket Challenge, a free bracket challenge for the 2016 NCAA Men's Basketball tournament. Brought to you by…

The Sports Fan Journal and '47 Brand Present: TSFJ Bracket Challenge VIII
11 NBA Players Who Could Be On Team Yeezy

Yeezy Season: 11 NBA Players Who Could Be On Team Yeezy

The Sportsfan Journal Staff February 15, 2016 No Comments

In the late 1990s, Michael Jordan assembled Team Jordan, allowing fellow NBA players to sport the icon's brand on the court. At that time, Team Jordan included players such as…

Yeezy Season: 11 NBA Players Who Could Be On Team Yeezy

Nike Unveils Its "Sport Royalty" Pack For NBA All-Star Weekend

The Sportsfan Journal Staff February 2, 2016 No Comments

With the 2016 NBA All-Star Weekend approaching, Nike has unveiled its annual “All-Star” pack for the festivities. The pack features three signature models: the KD8, LeBron 13 and Kobe 11s,…

Nike Unveils Its "Sport Royalty" Pack For NBA All-Star Weekend

First Look: Stance Unveils Official 2016 NBA All-Star Weekend On-Court Socks

Eddie Maisonet, III January 21, 2016 No Comments

First it was sneakers, then it was fitted caps and snapbacks. Now, my newest accessory obsessions are fancy socks. I'm not quite sure when it happened, but somehow my taste…

First Look: Stance Unveils Official 2016 NBA All-Star Weekend On-Court Socks

On The Kobe XI And The Evolution Of Kobe Bryant The Shoe Salesman

The Sportsfan Journal Staff December 15, 2015 No Comments

In many ways, throughout his career, Kobe Bryant has been compared to Michael Jordan. But one comparison aspect that is almost never mentioned is that during the latter part of…

On The Kobe XI And The Evolution Of Kobe Bryant The Shoe Salesman

NFL Thursday Night Football Will Look Very Different Thanks To Nike Color Rush Uniforms

Eddie Maisonet, III November 9, 2015 No Comments

Thursday Night Football hasn't been great programming to watch. From the fact that the matchups can be clunkers to the fact that the players playing in the game aren't fully recovered…

NFL Thursday Night Football Will Look Very Different Thanks To Nike Color Rush Uniforms

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Eddie Maisonet, III


Eddie Maisonet is the founder and editor emeritus of The Sports Fan Journal. Currently, he serves as an associate editor for ESPN.com. He is an unabashed Russell Westbrook and Barry Switzer apologist, owns over 100 fitteds and snapbacks, and lives by Reggie Jackson’s famous quote, “I am the straw that stirs the drink.”


www.thesportsfanjournal.com/

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The Fam

Four Ways To Resurrect Major League Baseball's Audience

The Sportsfan Journal Staff September 3, 2020 No Comments

By Piper Westrom (@plwestrom) & Adam Cribbs (@a_cribbs23) With virtually every professional sport in America back up and running, as well as football looming on the horizon, it’s been no…

TSFJ NBA Re-Draft: The Class of 2008

The Sportsfan Journal Staff August 25, 2020 No Comments

Revisionist history is something that permeates throughout sports. "What could have been" resonates when another scenario could have been better than the chosen reality. This is especially true years after…

Meet The LA Galaxy's Rising Star, Diedie Traore

The Sportsfan Journal Staff August 24, 2020 No Comments

Every January, the LA Galaxy staff host an event providing an opportunity for undiscovered players to demonstrate their skills. In 2018, it netted some real-time results. Diedie Traore is the…

'Chasing Indiana's Game: The Hoosier Hardwood Project' Is A Journey Into Indiana's Rich Basketball Culture

The Sportsfan Journal Staff August 19, 2020 No Comments

'Chasing Indiana's Game: The Hoosier Hardwood Project' Is A Journey Into Indiana's Rich Basketball CultureBefore the game of basketball evolved into today's dynamic game with position-less players, deep threes from…

TSFJ NBA Re-Draft: The Class of 2006

The Sportsfan Journal Staff August 2, 2020 No Comments

Revisionist history is something that permeates throughout sports. "What could have been" resonates when another scenario could have been better than the chosen reality. This is especially true years after…

Ed The Sports Fan

Larry Johnson Reflects on Becoming 'Grandmama', Converse Kicks And Winning Titles In Las Vegas

The Sportsfan Journal Staff May 28, 2020 No Comments

Growing up as a kid, Larry Johnson was one of the coolest people on the planet. In my pee-brain mind, there was nothing like Larry Johnson. NCAA champion on the…

The Day Michael Jordan Got Put On A Poster

Eddie Maisonet, III April 11, 2020 No Comments

If you play the game of basketball long enough, you'll inevitably be put into a conundrum while playing defense under the rim. You could get dunked on at any moment.…

Thierry Henry Made Me Fall In Love With Soccer

Eddie Maisonet, III March 11, 2020 No Comments

It's the dirty little secret that really isn't a secret at all. I love soccer. While some of you are sitting there saying, "Tell us something we don't know, Ed.…

15 Takeaways From The Oral History Of 'Love & Basketball'

Eddie Maisonet, III February 17, 2020 No Comments

In my opinion, Love & Basketball is one of the few films in the world that both men and women will have no issue sitting down and watching. Although the…

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Remembering The Peter Warrick Experience, 20 Years Later

Eddie Maisonet, III July 29, 2019 No Comments

When Notre Dame and Florida State, two of college football's blue bloods, did battle back in 1993, I wasn't old enough (or aware enough) to appreciate it. See, I didn't…

A Sports Scribe

Speaking Up About Our Pain - Again

The Sportsfan Journal Staff June 3, 2020 No Comments

A few years ago in this very space here at TSFJ, we mourned about a country reminding us of its preferred citizen hierarchy in violent ways. Professional and amateur athletes…

Youngest In Charge: Kyrie's Kingdom

The Sportsfan Journal Staff December 17, 2012 14 Comments

The Sports Fan's 3-Point Guide To The NBA All-Star Snub Argument

The Sportsfan Journal Staff January 31, 2014 12 Comments

NFL First Quarter Report Card: Who’s Hot And Who’s Not

The Sportsfan Journal Staff October 1, 2012 11 Comments

100 Miles And Running: 5 Things I Learned When I Started Running

Eddie Maisonet, III April 29, 2016 11 Comments

The 5 Coolest Of 2012: #3 - LeBron James

Eddie Maisonet, III December 27, 2012 10 Comments
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