Man's Shoe

Date1992-1994

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width x depth): 6 9/16 x 4 1/2 x 12in. (16.7 x 11.4 x 30.5cm)

ClassificationsCostume

Credit LineGift of Harrison Jenkins

DescriptionMan's white basketball shoe. Blue fabric on the interior of the shoe shows through manufactured holes in the side, interspersing with black stripes on the sides and at the top of the heel of the shoe. The sole of the shoe is white, black, and blue, and there is black lettering on the heel. The rest of the interior of the shoe is black, including the tongue. The laces are white; four of the corresponding holes are edged in purple.

Object number2004.34.10

MarkingsPrinted in raised letters on the outside of the tongue is "adidas® / [stick figure with a basketball tucked under the left arm] / STREETBALL".

Stamped on the insole, "adidas® / [stick figure with a basketball tucked under the left arm]".

There is a black rubber label at the base of the laces that reads, "STREETBALL".

A white cloth label stitched to the interior of the tongue is printed in black ink with size information and "MADE IN / TAIWAN".NotesHistorical Note: Michael Adams is a native of Hartford, Connecticut. He graduated from Boston College in 1985, where he played basketball. He was drafted into the NBA by the Sacramento Kings; he played eleven years in the NBA. Adams was later the assistant coach of the Richmond Rhythm (1998-1999), the Vancouver Grizzlies (2000-2001), and the Memphis Grizzlies (2001-2002). He was the head coach of the WNBA Washington Mystics in 2004. Adams also served as a television analyst for the Washington Bullets in 1996-1997. (Hudson 7/27/2006)

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