The gym was open for Miami basketball players this past weekend and we were lucky enough to be a part of it. We’ve posted stories about Converse Open Gym in this space in the past, but Saturday’s event was something new, something different for basketball players 16-24.

Converse took over the famed Jose Marti Rec Center in Little Havana for the day, and more than 500 players came through to play ball, compete for kicks, and hang out with and listen to Miami’s top radio personality, DJ Laz. Read More »

Whenever I head down to Miami, I have to hit up Air Traffic Control. Featured back in Dime #50 as the No. 4 best consignment sneaker store in the world, ATC is the spot to hit up in MIA for kicks. But if you can’t make it to the Magic City, peep their brand-new website for the limited, exclusive, hard-to-find retro joints this holiday season. They even ship worldwide. Read More »

I can hear it now: With the No. 1 pick in the 2010 NBA Draft, the New Jersey Nets select John Wall from the University of Kentucky. Sorry Kenny Hayes, but despite your bomb from the parking lot to tie it, Wall had the last say.

Just like an art collector scouring the globe for a masterpiece, sole searching sneaker fiends will go to great lengths to find an exclusive pair of kicks. Back in Dime #25 (August 2006), we put together a list of the Top 25 Sneaker Stores when the kick game had never been bigger. But while that list was limited to mostly US spots, we decided in our 50th issue to take it worldwide. Read More »

The keys to a great reality show are as follows: Girls, Drama, Parties, Booze and More Girls. It looks like the T.O. show on VH1 is going to be a hit because it definitely has all of the above. But which NBA player should be next in line to get his? Read More »

On any given Sunday, you can play ball. But how often can you say you’re playing for $20,000? Yesterday 13 teams from across the country ascended upon Jose Marti’s dope gymnasium in Miami to do just that. If Saturday was Blood, Sweat & Tears, yesterday was The War of the Worlds. Read More »

So yesterday was awesome! I headed over to Virrick Park for the Miami regional of the BK B-BALL BATTLE, and the competition was fierce. From the moment I got there, you could tell that it was going to come down to the last shot. So let me set the stage… Read More »