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How a skinny kid from New York became the unlikely ambassador of basketball sneaker culture
How a skinny kid from New York became the unlikely ambassador of basketball sneaker culture
How a skinny kid from New York became the unlikely ambassador of basketball sneaker culture

Published on: 07/18/2025

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By Ruben Castañeda | Edited by Patricia Guadalupe

Before he became a hip-hop basketball sneakerhead impresario, before he wrote books about his lifelong love affair with the city game and the shoes players wear on and off the court, before he was mentored by playground legend Earl “The Goat” Manigault, before he palled around with MCs and consulted for an animated movie starring A-list actors about designer kicks who embark on an adventure in New York City, Bobbito García was a skinny kid who just wanted to play ball.

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