{"id":313949,"date":"2013-07-16T15:00:46","date_gmt":"2013-07-16T20:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/?p=313949"},"modified":"2013-07-20T20:56:20","modified_gmt":"2013-07-21T01:56:20","slug":"reebok-swingman-retro-preview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/reebok-swingman-retro-preview\/","title":{"rendered":"Reebok Swingman Retro Preview"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Reebok Swingman<\/strong> was one of these most popular shoes in the mid-\u201890s. The shoe dropped in 1995, featuring a chunky midsole that was not as common in basketball shoes at the time. The original colorway seen here in the Reebok Swingman Retro Preview<\/em> features black nubuck and contrasting white panels on the upper. Foam around the ankle collar is covered with black leather for a comfort during those sharp cuts on the basketball floor. A large white Reebok vector symbol, which was used regularly at the time, announces Reebok\u2019s presence.\u00a0 The most heralded characteristic of the Reebok Swignman was the customizable \u201c88\u201d on the heel window. Displayed in a digital font, shoe owners could black in their jersey numbers to truly make the shoe their own.<\/p>\n

The Reebok Swingman was one of the most used team shoes of the time. Many NBA players, such as Sam Cassell<\/strong> and Mugsy Bogues<\/strong>, rocked the Swingman as well. \u00a0Look for the retro basketball sneaker to hit retailers in Spring\/Summer 2014. What are you thoughts on the return of the Reebok Swingman<\/em>?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Reebok Swingman was one of these most popular shoes in the mid-\u201890s. The shoe dropped in 1995, featuring a chunky midsole that was not as common in basketball shoes at the time. The original colorway seen here in the Reebok Swingman Retro Preview features black nubuck and contrasting white panels on the upper. Foam around the ankle collar is covered with black leather for a comfort during those sharp cuts on the basketball floor. A large white Reebok vector symbol, which was used regularly at the time, announces Reebok\u2019s presence. The most heralded characteristic of the Reebok Swignman was the customizable \u201c88\u201d on the heel window. Displayed in a digital font, shoe owners could black in their jersey numbers to truly make the shoe their own.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4653,"featured_media":313955,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1225458],"tags":[1225459],"cultivate_rss":[],"class_list":{"2":"type-post"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nReebok Swingman Retro Preview | Snkrs Day<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The Reebok Swingman Retro Preview shows that the mid-90s basketball shoe is set to return to shelves in Spring\/Summer 2014.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/reebok-swingman-retro-preview\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Reebok Swingman Retro Preview\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The Reebok Swingman Retro Preview shows that the mid-90s basketball shoe is set to return to shelves in Spring\/Summer 2014.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/reebok-swingman-retro-preview\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Snkrs Day\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/NiceKicks\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2013-07-16T20:00:46+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2013-07-21T01:56:20+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/files\/2013\/07\/Reebok-Swingman-Retro-Preview.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"740\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"462\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Tee Jay Void\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@snkrsday\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@snkrsday\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Tee Jay Void\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":[\"WebPage\",\"ItemPage\"],\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/reebok-swingman-retro-preview\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/reebok-swingman-retro-preview\/\",\"name\":\"Reebok Swingman Retro Preview | Snkrs Day\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/reebok-swingman-retro-preview\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/reebok-swingman-retro-preview\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/files\/2013\/07\/Reebok-Swingman-Retro-Preview.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2013-07-16T20:00:46+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2013-07-21T01:56:20+00:00\",\"description\":\"The Reebok Swingman Retro Preview shows that the mid-90s basketball shoe is set to return to shelves in Spring\/Summer 2014.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/reebok-swingman-retro-preview\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/reebok-swingman-retro-preview\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/reebok-swingman-retro-preview\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/files\/2013\/07\/Reebok-Swingman-Retro-Preview.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/files\/2013\/07\/Reebok-Swingman-Retro-Preview.jpg\",\"width\":740,\"height\":462,\"caption\":\"Reebok Swingman Retro Preview\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/reebok-swingman-retro-preview\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"News\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Reebok\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/reebok\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"Reebok Swingman Retro Preview\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/\",\"name\":\"Snkrs Day\",\"description\":\"Sneakers News. 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