With seventeen years of expertise as the preeminent and biggest basketball magazine in the world, SLAM Magazine is the best source to showcase the history of basketball's most iconic sneakers.

SLAM Kicks is the definitive stylish and entertaining primer on the world's most popular shoe: the basketball sneaker.

About The Author

Ben Osborne is the editor in chief of SLAM Magazine.
Scoop Jackson has been a sports writer and cultural critic for more than fifteen years. He has written for the Washington Post, Chicago Tribune, and Vibe, and he currently writes for ESPN.com Page 2.
Russ Bengtson is the sneaker editor for Complex.com.
Lang Whittaker writes for SLAM and GQ magazines, among other publications.
John Brilliant is the founder of CounterKicks.com.