Growing up, I remember every kid in the gym wanting to be like Allen Iverson. From his cornrows to his crossover to the shooting sleeve he wore to games, everybody wanted to copy that.
I also remember every kid beating the lunch room table into the ground while trying to recreate some of Pharrell’s genius beats. To this day, I still cannot properly hit that Grindin’ beat.
These are two pillars of my childhood. The same can be said for a lot of other folks out there who grew up in those same eras. We went from hooping on the court during school hours to being punk skater kids after. It was incredible.
That essence is caught perfectly in today’s SPECIAL DELIVERY subject. We unboxed Reebok and BBC Ice Cream’s ‘Running Dog’ Question Lows — an OG Iverson basketball silhouette with Pharrell’s Ice Cream colors all over it.
It was an absolute blast from the past for me. You can see how Reebok so effortlessly combined these eras in the video above.
If you’re as big a fan of Pharrell and Iverson as I am? You certainly don’t want to miss it.