The 30 Most Iconic NBA All-Star Sneaker Moments of the Past 30 Years

The ultimate shoes worn by the ultimate players during the ultimate game.

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The NBA All-Star Game has long been a showcase for not only the best players in the NBA, but also some of the best sneakers to touch NBA courts. It wasn't always this way - Oscar Robertson wasn't getting any special makeups in the '60s - but over the past couple of decades it's just been banger after banger. Check out The 30 Most Iconic NBA All-Star Sneaker Moments of the Past 30 Years and let us know which were your favorites.

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30. Kevin Durant Takes Home the 2012 MVP in the Nike KD IV "Galaxy"

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29. Blake Griffin Re-Affirms His Slam Dunk Title in the Hyperdunk 2011.

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28. Shawn Kemp Takes to the Floor in the Kamikaze Low.

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27. LeBron Wears Woodgrain While Kobe Sits.

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26. Derrick Rose Channels Kobe with a Bright Signature Shoe Debut.

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25. Charles Barkley, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Moses Malone All Wear Lowtops

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24. Sheed is the Last Player to Play an ASG in Air Force 1s. For Now.

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23. The Only Players to Wear Black Shoes in the All-Star Game in the '80s are Celtics... and Michael Jordan

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22. Shaq's Shoes Light Up.

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21. Penny Hardaway Makes His All-Star Game Debut in the Air Lambaste

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20. Paul Pierce Gets His Sneakers Signed Before the Game, and Plays in Them Anyway.

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19. Gilbert Arenas Dunks Off a Trampoline in adidas Gil Zeros.

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18. Vince Carter, Between Sneaker Deals, Plays in And1 Tai Chis

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17. Chris Webber Wears Chrome DaDa CDubzz

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16. John Stockton Plays in Agassis.

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15. Kobe Bryant Brings the Sunshine.

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14. Allen Iverson Leads a Monster 4th-Quarter Comeback in Questions.

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13. Magic Johnson Plays in a White, Red and Blue Uniform - and Lakers Weapons.

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12. Foamposites Make Their All-Star Debut... on Tim Duncan

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11. Air Force 1s Return to the ASG for the First Time in Over a Decade.

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10. The Air Jordan IX Is Worn in the 1994 ASG... by B.J. Armstrong, Latrell Sprewell and Mitch Richmond

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9. Kobe Wears True Blue Jordan IIIs Against Michael Jordan.

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8. Rasheed Wallace Done Does It Again.

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7. Big Dog Becomes the First All-Star to Play in Retro Jordans.

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6. Michael Jordan Gets Frozen Out in His First ASG in White/Black/Red Air Jordan 1s

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5. Tracy McGrady Goes Off Glass to Himself in Two Different Color Shoes

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4. Michael Jordan Debuts the Black/Cement Nike Air Jordan III

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3. Ron Artest Wears Four Different Brands in a Single Game.

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Year: 2004
Sneakers: And1, DaDa Supreme, Nike Zoom Huarache 2K4, adidas a3
Player(s): Ron Artest

What do you do when you make the All-Star team without a sneaker deal? If you're Ron Artest, you maximize the opportunity. Ron-Ron wore four different sneakers over the course of the 2004 game - two at a time - repping for And1, DaDa, Nike AND adidas all in one game. Efficiency like that can't be measured.

2. Michael Jordan Returns to Play in His First ASG in Three Years Wearing All-White Sneakers.

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1. Scottie Pippen Takes Home the MVP in the All-Red Nike Air Maestro

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