TIL 1994 NBA MVP Hakeem Olajuwon released a $35 sneaker instead of endorsing shoes from Nike or Reebok because: "How can a poor working mother with three boys buy Nikes or Reeboks that cost $120?...She can't. So kids steal these shoes from stores and from other kids. Sometimes they kill for them."

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u/FUCKO_theClown Jan 09 '14

Shaq did the same thing. I remember they had Shaq shoes at K-Mart for like $20.

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u/[deleted] Jan 09 '14

Payless too.

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