{"id":271870,"date":"2013-02-11T17:51:01","date_gmt":"2013-02-11T23:51:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nicekicks.com\/?p=271870"},"modified":"2018-05-14T01:38:41","modified_gmt":"2018-05-14T05:38:41","slug":"6-memorable-sneaker-moments-at-madison-square-garden","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/6-memorable-sneaker-moments-at-madison-square-garden\/","title":{"rendered":"6 Memorable Sneaker Moments at Madison Square Garden"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Today is the 45th birthday of the vaunted Madison Square Garden. The home of the NBA&#8217;s New York Knicks, MSG has been the location of choice for many iconic moments throughout the years. Some of the greatest stars have walked the halls of the historic venue, but we place our attention squarely where the lights shine the brightest: the basketball court.<strong> Kobe Bryant<\/strong>, <strong>Michael Jordan<\/strong>, <strong>LeBron James<\/strong>, <strong>Walt &#8220;Clyde&#8221; Frazier<\/strong>, and countless others have saved some of their best performances for the bright lights of MSG. Though a list of the greatest moments could go on forever, we narrowed it down to?<strong>Six of the Most Memorable Sneaker Moments to take place at Madison Square Garden<\/strong> over the years.<\/p>\n<h2>King James Debuts Limited Edition Kicks<\/h2>\n<p>Before he took his talents to South Beach, LeBron James debuted limited editions of his signature sneakers at Madison Square Gardens. On November 25, 2008, King James laced up an all red pair of the Nike LeBron VI. The shoes dubbed the &#8220;Big Apple&#8221; were extremely hard to get, and are still regarded as one of the favorite in the line. A little less than a year later, LeBron took the court with many fans pining for him to sign with the Knicks during that summer. He almost messed around and got a triple-double (33pts, 9asts, 8rebs) while rocking the Nike Zoom LeBron 7 &#8220;Red Carpet&#8221;. The shoes didn&#8217;t match the Cleveland Cavalier uniform, but they sent sneakerheads into a frenzy.<\/p>\n LeBron James dunking in the Nike Zoom LeBron VI &#8220;Big Apple&#8221; in 2008\n<p><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h2>Jordan Drops a Double-Nickel<\/h2>\n<p>A fax simply reading &#8220;I&#8217;m Back&#8221; caused simultaneous rejoicing among sports fans. Why? That fax signified Michael Jordan&#8217;s return to basketball. Wearing jersey number 45 and the Air Jordan 10 &#8220;Chicago&#8221; on March 29, 1995, Jordan burned the New York Knicks for 55 points in just his fifth game back on the court. Even Spike Lee had to give props after that performance in a commercial to follow. This should have been a warning to the rest of the league, as MJ went on to drop a triple-double in the very next game.<br \/>\n<!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h2>Walt Frazier Helps the Knicks win a Championship in the Puma Clyde<\/h2>\n<p>Before the Just For Men commercials and colorful suits during New York Knicks broadcasts, Walt &#8220;Clyde&#8221; Frazier was an integral part of the only two Knicks championship teams. True, he had a ridiculous 36 points and 19 assists in Game 7 of the 1970 NBA Finals, but it was him wearing the Puma Clyde during the team&#8217;s 1973 Championship run that took his fashion icon status to a new level. The perfectly quaffed afro and accompanying &#8220;pork chop&#8221; sideburns fit his cool persona perfectly, and the suede Puma sneakers only added to the smooth character that was &#8220;Clyde&#8221; Frazier.<br \/>\n<!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h2>Jordan Takes It Back to the Where It All Started<\/h2>\n<p>Jordan Brand had already become a household name, but on March 8, 1998, Michael Jordan pulled out the original colorway of the Air Jordan 1 for what was thought to be his last game at Madison Square Garden. The Bulls wore their alternate black uniform with red pinstripes, and MJ wore the white\/red-black 1s to match. Maybe it was the shoes, as he forever etched his memory in the mind of Knicks fans by dropping 42 points and grabbing 8 rebounds in the Bulls&#8217; victory. His actual last game ever in MSG may be the only event to have topped this one.<br \/>\n<!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h2>1998 All-Star Game<\/h2>\n<p>New York City was host to the NBA All-Star game for the first time in 30 years in 1998, and the stars did not disappoint in what was supposed to be Jordan&#8217;s last All-Star Game. In that one game, we saw Michael Jordan in the Air Jordan 13 &#8220;Playoffs,&#8221; Kobe Bryant in the adidas KB8 (now known as the adidas Crazy 8), Grant Hill in the Fila Grant Hill IV, Kevin Garnet in the Nike Air Garnet (his first signature), Eddie Jones in the Jumpman Pro Quick, and Anfernee Hardaway in the Nike Air Penny III. That&#8217;s a lot of heat, but the highlights came in the form of Gary Payton&#8217;s Nike Zoom Flight aka &#8220;The Glove,&#8221; and a rookie power forward named Tim Duncan rocking the Nike Air Foamposite Pro &#8220;Pearl.&#8221; &#8220;The Big Fundamental&#8221; would soon receive his own Nike shoe featuring foamposite material before eventually signing with adidas.<\/p>\n<p><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h2>Michael Jordan scores 39 at age 40<\/h2>\n<p>March 9, 2003 was the last time Madison Square Garden would see Michael Jordan in uniform. Many thought he should have left with the &#8220;Last Shot&#8221; in Utah, and cringe when thinking about the Wizards years, but this day was special. With battle tested legs and a back weary of carrying games over the years, MJ again tortured Knicks fans. Fueled by Shandon Anderson trash talk, the 40-year-old Jordan scorched the Knicks for 39 points in the Wizards losz. He played in the Air Jordan 18 that season, but laced up the Air Jordan 11 &#8220;Cool Grey&#8221; for his last stand at the &#8220;Mecca of Basketball.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>6 Memorable Sneaker Moments in Madison Square Garden <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4653,"featured_media":272251,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[117,1225586,1368],"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>6 Memorable Sneaker Moments at Madison Square Garden | Snkrs Day<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Where to buy 6 Memorable Sneaker Moments at Madison Square Garden shoes. 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