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ÿþConverse has made a HUGE announcement today as they black converse have delved back into the basketball world. The original basketball brand unveiled its new performance basketball silhouette: the Converse All Star Pro BB. The sneaker marks the brand s official return to performance basketball, the sport it helped to galvanize more than 100 years prior.For more than 100 years, Converse has been synonymous with basketball. In 1917, the company, then based in Malden, Massachusetts, introduced the Non-Skid, one of the first shoes specifically designed for the sport. Five years later, Converse hosted the first basketball clinic in North Carolina.

It was led by Chuck Taylor, a Converse salesman and coach, who was instrumental in spreading the sport s fundamentals across the country (and effectively kick-starting grassroots hoops). The brand sponsored its first women s team in 1924, and in 1934, Taylor s name was added to Converse s flagship basketball shoe, by then renamed the All Star, making him the game s first signature athlete.Converse led a white converse series of other firsts, ranging from sponsoring Team USA basketball (beginning in 1936 and ending in 1988) to outfitting participants in the first collegiate championship game in 1939.

The  cupsole configuration of the drop-in Nike React foam midsole and the shoe s outsole, which was engineered for containment, cut-after-cut. An homage to the Chuck converse slip on Taylor All Star (a minimalistic All Star patch) is featured on the medial side while the Star Chevron logo appears on the lateral side as reminder of another Converse basketball icon, the Weapon.?Converse has recently teamed up with Japanese Brand Sonic Lab to produce this pair of Converse Rogger (Chuck Taylor) .The designis sort of a hybrid of the Chuck Taylors and a pair of hiking boots, as they feature metal lace loops, round boot laces and even an extra patch of fringed suede to protect the toebox.

This colorway is so tough that even Popeye would lace them up while rescuing Olive Oyl. This Weapon Mid from Converse features a pink converse black leather upper with canvas Spinach Green accents on the ankle collar, heel and tongue. Black waxed laces and a white midsole and outsole complete the clean look on this Converse mid-top. Let us know what you think and if you plan on copping.?Just because they re Converse , it doesn t mean they aren t hard. This latest Converse Weapon Mid colorway could be one of the more popular colorways out on the streets, so don t approach it all willy-nilly. You ve got to go into the cop knowing these kicks mean business and will be turning heads. Keep it locked here for more information regarding upcoming release dates.

?The revival of the classic basketball sneaker, the Converse Weapon, has begun. The new and updated version is recognizable along with some distinguishes from the original. This model is slimmer and doesn t carry as much weight. It also features more branding. The iconic sneaker worn by legendary players Magic Johnson and Larry Bird is available in more colorways for you to enjoy.?Earlier this year, Converse teamed up with legendary rock band Black Sabbath, to release five pairs of Chuck Taylor s inspired by Black Sabbath Albums. Today, Converse unveiled the Fall collection of Chucks inspired by Ozzy Osbourne & Co.

There s three different colorways: The Converse Chuck Taylor Never Say Die, a hi-top that features the album image converse sneakers from the bands last studio album, the Chuck Taylor All Star Sabbath Bloody Sabbath hi top that features cover art from the Sabbath s record of the same name and then the Converse Chuck Taylor All Star Black Sabbath Live that has an actual image of the bat-head-biting icon himself, Ozzy Osbourne jamming on stage on the canvas.?Converse has teamed up with Utah Jazz Small Forward Kyle Korver to announce the MyChucks contest, which allows participants to design a Chuck Taylor All Star and win the grand prize of having their personalized Converse All Star exclusively sold by Eastbay.