John Gotty

Nashville

Senior Editor at ESPN

Die Enormous | Cultural Educator | Problem Solver | ⌨️: @andscape | ✉️: [email protected]

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Articles

The best sneakers worn in the 2024 NBA All-Star Game

Feb 20, 2024 | andscape.com | Garfield Hylton |John Gotty

The 2024 NBA All-Star Weekend is in the books. While fans and commentators continue debating the weekend, the sneakers on display are unquestionable. Sneakerheads were treated to a mix of new colorways, kicks inspired by family, a few retros, and even first-edition debuts from some of the biggest stars in the NBA. Footwear companies always use the All-Star Game as a runway moment. It’s the night when all the attention is focused on a single game and the stars who make the sport what it is.
The Year 2023 in sneakers: The trends and stories that captured our attention

Dec 28, 2023 | andscape.com | Marcus Shorter |Greg Whitt |Aaron Dodson |John Gotty

The nonstop machine of sneaker culture picked up right where it left off last year, fueled in 2023 by the continued inundation and oversaturation of releases. Yet, more drops meant more opportunities, especially for Black creatives and athletes with fresh and meaningful stories. And brands gave them the platform to tell those stories on the canvases of shoe silhouettes.
Puma Classics Men's Lookbook

Jul 18, 2023 | complex.com | John Gotty

Bert Kreischer Relives His First Encounter with the Wings of Death | Hot Ones ClassicsBert Kreischer takes a spicy trip down memory lane in the first-ever Hot Ones: Classics, where Sean Evans and an illustrious past guest rewatch an old episode and provide commentary about their trauma-bonding experience.