Ray Allen Says Players Used to Ask for His Sneakers

Ray Allen belongs to an elite group as one of the first Jordan Brand athletes not named Michael Jordan.

But with that privilege came a lot of unique requests for his sneakers—as in the ones off his actual feet.

Below is an excerpt of his interview with SLAM Online, in which he details just how hot a commodity his shoes were:

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SLAM: How often would guys talk to you about your sneakers during games?

Allen: Every game. Guys were asking me if they could get a pair, if I could send a pair to their locker room, if they could get the pair on my feet.

SLAM: Literally the ones you had on?

Allen: Mmhmm. Like, Can you send those shoes to me?

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Allen: It was always an honor, knowing that they were asking me, because I always felt like they held me in a high regard. That’s how I looked at MJ.

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According to Allen, the reasons included players not being able to find a certain pair to wanting to auction them off for charity.

[SLAM Online]