I played basketball all through grade school and high school and continued to play pick up since.  It was through basketball that I first got into sneakers.  The first pair I recall having was a pair of simple white Adidas.  They were nothing fancy, just whites from a sale bin.  My dad then splurged on a pair of sale Pumps for me which looked absolutely ridiculous but I loved.  Shawn Kemp eventually became my favourite player and I had a few pairs of the black and white pumps (I think they were the Kamikazi’s).  I then got onto the swoosh with…