{"id":418885,"date":"2014-12-04T14:31:08","date_gmt":"2014-12-04T19:31:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/?p=418885"},"modified":"2020-03-28T11:25:55","modified_gmt":"2020-03-28T15:25:55","slug":"7-best-slam-dunk-sneaker-combinations-madison-square-garden","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/7-best-slam-dunk-sneaker-combinations-madison-square-garden\/","title":{"rendered":"7 of the Best Slam Dunk &#038; Sneaker Combinations at Madison Square Garden"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Tonight, LeBron James takes center stage at Madison Square Garden in a Cleveland Cavaliers uniform for the first time since since 2010.<\/p>\n<p>He and many other NBA players have had impressive and memorable moments in The Garden over the years and there is always the chance that another highlight might be added to that long list with James in town. In preparation of the Cavaliers vs. Knicks game on national television, we take a look back at seven of the best dunks at Madison Square Garden and the shoes that were worn during these moments.<\/p>\n<h1>John Starks&#8217; Dunk on Chicago Bulls<\/h1>\n<p><strong>Shoe<\/strong>: Nike Air Ballistic Force Mid<br \/>\n<strong>When<\/strong>: 1993 NBA Playoffs<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/pCTfxOrX4k8\" width=\"700\" height=\"525\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h1>Kobe Bryant&#8217;s Reverse Dunk on Latrell Sprewell<\/h1>\n<p><strong>Shoe<\/strong>: Air Jordan 7 PE<br \/>\n<strong>When<\/strong>:\u00a02006-2007 NBA Season<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YqiViGHl8jM\" width=\"700\" height=\"525\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h1>J.R. Smith&#8217;s Reverse Dunk Against the Miami Heat<\/h1>\n<p><strong>Shoe<\/strong>: Nike Zoom KD IV Team Orange\/Photo Blue-White<br \/>\n<strong>When<\/strong>: 2012 NBA Playoffs<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yqE7UzjZ39I\" width=\"620\" height=\"349\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h1>Derrick Rose&#8217;s Double Pump Reverse Dunk<\/h1>\n<p><strong>Shoe<\/strong>: adidas D Rose 1.5 &#8220;Away&#8221;<br \/>\n<strong>When<\/strong>: 2010-2011 NBA Season<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/JPbYXkDtsck\" width=\"700\" height=\"394\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h1>Michael Jordan&#8217;s Dunk on Patrick Ewing<\/h1>\n<p><strong>Shoe<\/strong>: Air Jordan 6 Black\/Infrared<br \/>\n<strong>When<\/strong>: 1991-1992 NBA Season<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/sS-N49j5Oos\" width=\"700\" height=\"525\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h1>LeBron James&#8217; Breakaway Dunk Against the New York Knicks<\/h1>\n<p><strong>Shoe<\/strong>: Nike\u00a0LeBron X Grey\/Red PE<br \/>\n<strong>When<\/strong>: March of 2012-2013 NBA Season<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/sZEG9WRvIpE\" width=\"700\" height=\"394\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h1>JR Smith&#8217;s Reverse Alley-oop Dunk Against Spurs<\/h1>\n<p><strong>Shoe<\/strong>: Air Jordan 12 &#8220;Cool Grey&#8221;<br \/>\n<strong>When<\/strong>: 2012-2013 NBA Season<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_0kpRNJpmOw\" width=\"620\" height=\"349\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tonight, LeBron James takes center stage at Madison Square Garden in a Cleveland Cavaliers uniform for the first time since&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":149,"featured_media":418924,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1219126],"tags":[1225537],"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>7 of the Best Slam Dunk &amp; 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