{"id":397339,"date":"2014-08-06T15:16:41","date_gmt":"2014-08-06T20:16:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/?p=397339"},"modified":"2019-01-03T03:04:13","modified_gmt":"2019-01-03T08:04:13","slug":"david-robinsons-kicks-court-timeline","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/david-robinsons-kicks-court-timeline\/","title":{"rendered":"David Robinson’s Kicks On Court Timeline"},"content":{"rendered":"

Celebrating David Robinson<\/strong>‘s birthday, we look back at the two-time NBA Champion’s best sneaker sightings of his entire career, from college to his lifelong tenure with the San Antonio Spurs. After originally failing to gain interest from any major college, The Admiral followed his father’s footsteps and attended the Naval Academy, where he blossomed in his Converse Weapons<\/strong> into an All-American and the first overall pick in the NBA Draft. Finishing out his service over the next two years, Robinson would again don Cons for the USA Basketball Team in the 1987 Pan American Games and ’88 Olympics. Robinson joined the San Antonio Spurs in 1989 and kicked off his historical Nike Basketball<\/strong> run that included some of the brand’s most iconic designs.<\/p>\n

Flip through the following pages to get a full recap of the best sneakers David Robinson laced up over the course of his illustrious basketball career, and keep Snkrs Day bookmarked for everything sneakers.<\/p>\n

Navy<\/h1>\n

Team:<\/strong> U.S. Naval Academy
\nYears:<\/strong> 1983-1987
\nNotable Sneakers:<\/strong> Converse Weapon<\/p>\n

After only playing organized basketball for one year during his senior year of high school, David Robinson grew six inches and turned into the best player in Navy history over the course of three seasons. Working his way up to becoming the national player of the year after his senior campaign, The Admiral followed in Magic Johnson and Larry Bird’s footsteps at the time and wore the Converse Weapon<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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Spurs<\/h1>\n

Team:<\/strong> San Antonio Spurs
\nYears:<\/strong> 1989-2003
\nNotable Sneakers:<\/strong> Nike Air Command Force, Nike Air Max Too Strong, Nike Air Unlimited, Nike Air Force 180 High, Nike Air Effectivity Max<\/p>\n

In 1989, David Robinson finally made his way to the Alamo City after completing his service in the Navy. The now seven-footer instantly became the face of the San Antonio Spurs, epically taking the black and silver from last place to the playoffs in his very first season. Over his 14 total years in San Antonio, the 1995 MVP racked up 10 All-Star appearances to go along with two NBA Championships. Later teaming up with Tim Duncan and his Foamposites, Robinson would spend his entire NBA career in an array of trailblazing Nike Basketball sneakers of all time, including his role as the leader of the Nike Force<\/strong> series.<\/p>\n

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Olympics<\/h1>\n

Team:<\/strong> USA Basketball
\nYears:<\/strong> 1987 (Pan American Games), 1988, 1992, 1996
\nNotable Sneakers:<\/strong> Converse Weapon, Nike Air Ballistec Force<\/p>\n

As the Naval Academy’s most recognizable basketball player of all time and with a nickname like The Admiral, anyone could figure out that David Robinson was a repeated representative of USA Basketball. Playing for our country on five separate occasions, Robinson competed as an amateur in his first three appearances wearing Converse<\/strong> shoes. After becoming a professional and signing an endorsement deal with Nike, the man in the middle would then win two gold medals in 1992 and 1996 wearing Swoosh sneakers, most notably the Nike Air Ballistec Force<\/strong> while playing with the Dream Team.<\/p>\n

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NBA All-Star<\/h1>\n

Team:<\/strong> Western All-Stars
\nYears:<\/strong> 1990\u20131996, 1998, 2000\u20132001 (10 times)
\nNotable Sneakers:<\/strong> Nike Air Unlimited, Nike Air Max Too Strong, Nike Hyperdunk<\/p>\n

As previously stated, David Robinson was selected to 10 NBA All-Star games over the course of his illustrious career. The silver and black’s ambassador again donned his Swoosh footwear on the stage of the stars, including the Nike Hyperdunk<\/strong> in 2008 during an after-retirement appearance where he won the Shooting Stars Challenge alongside current San Antonio Spurs employees Tim Duncan and Becky Hammon.<\/p>\n

Source: IMG<\/a>, Seizenine<\/a>, Sole Collector<\/a>, RCF<\/a>, SI Kids<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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