{"id":211176,"date":"2012-04-21T11:28:10","date_gmt":"2012-04-21T16:28:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nicekicks.com\/?p=211176"},"modified":"2022-09-16T05:13:38","modified_gmt":"2022-09-16T10:13:38","slug":"all-weapons-allowed-broadway-debuts-magic-bird-show","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/all-weapons-allowed-broadway-debuts-magic-bird-show\/","title":{"rendered":"All Weapons Allowed: Broadway Debuts Magic\/Bird Show"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Yesterday, we paid tribute to the day Michael Jordan made everybody in the Boston Garden pay attention during the ?86 playoffs by racking up 63 points, five rebounds, and six assists against the Celtics ? in a fresh pair of Jordan Is. Today, Snkrs Day takes a brief look at NBA life before the Jordan dynasty by celebrating the <strong>Converse Weapon<\/strong>. Worn by Larry Bird and Magic Johnson in several career-defining games, Converse designed a shoe still worthy of conversation 30 years later; thespians are now re-interpreting those moments on Broadway?s ?Magic\/Bird? performance. Check out this feature, and tell us your thoughts.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_211213\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-211213\" style=\"width: 620px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-211213\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Magic Johnson and Larry Bird battling down low in Converse Weapons<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>On April 11, 2012, Broadway presented ?Magic\/Bird? at New York?s Longacre Theatre, taking audience members back to key moments in history of the Magic Johnson vs. Larry Bird era. ?The play features key moments of their lives, such as the their fight for the ?79 NCAA title, their no-holds-barred approach to winning coveted NBA rings, as well as their complex, off-court relationship. Whether or not the cast and director of ?Magic\/Bird? successfully captured all that Bird and Johnson represented ? athletically, regionally, and racially ? is left for the viewers and play critics to decide.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_211212\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-211212\" style=\"width: 620px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-211212\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Converse Weapons for Magic Johnson and Larry Bird<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>But for audience members who weren?t even born during this era, context is <em>so<\/em> necessary.? The 1980s was arguably the most eclectic decade of the 20<sup>th<\/sup> century:? Reagan and Bush served as Presidents, Pacman made its way into arcades worldwide, moviegoers adored <em>E.T.<\/em>, as Michael Jackson?s <em>Thriller<\/em> soared to the top of the charts<em>.<\/em> And while some consumers rushed to buy Cabbage Patch Kids and IMB personal computers, many victims died from crack addiction and the newly-named AIDS epidemic.<\/p>\n<p><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<p>So, in the midst of depreciating neighborhoods and job lay-offs, basketball fans sought relief by watching memorable lay-ups on the hardwood of L.A.?s Great Western Forum and at The Garden in Boston. Since their Spartan vs. Sycamore battle (the Spartans left victoriously in ?79?s NCAA championship), Johnson and Bird blessed both cities with multiple NBA championship rings in the early ?80s. Eventually, both contenders joined forces to bring gold medals to the States during the ?92 Olympics in Barcelona. Specific details on the countless ways in which Bird and Johnson completely revolutionized the game of basketball are left for NBA fans and historians to explain.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_211210\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-211210\" style=\"width: 620px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-211210\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Converse Weapon Black\/White<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>As for sneakerheads, eyes instantly focused on what Bird and Magic wore on those unforgettable nights. Converse couldn?t have chosen a more befitting name for the gladiators? footwear other than the ?Weapon.?? Johnson frequently sported the white, yellow, and purple version, while Bird usually donned the black and white pair.? Before the debut of Air Jordans, Weapons were an absolute must-have; other contenders like Isaiah Thomas also sported their own pair. Converse elevated the shoe?s popularity by airing commercials with the players sporting ?The Bird Shoe? and ?The Magic Shoe.?? Consumers were told in campaign ads:? ?Choose Your Weapon.?? The question of which Weapon was better than the other is left for you to decide.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_211211\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-211211\" style=\"width: 620px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-211211\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Magic Johnson and Larry Bird wearing the Converse Weapon<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Converse weaponry <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":149,"featured_media":211215,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1225464],"tags":[1225465,1359],"cultivate_rss":[],"class_list":{"2":"type-post"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v24.0 (Yoast SEO v24.0) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>All Weapons Allowed: Broadway Debuts Magic\/Bird Show | Snkrs Day<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Where to buy All Weapons Allowed: Broadway Debuts Magic\/Bird Show shoes. 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