Andy Silva has been with DraftKings since 2018. A 2006 graduate of the University of Connecticut, Andy worked as a copy editor for North of Boston Media Group and then the Boston Herald prior to joining DraftKings. He is a lifelong sneakerhead going back to the heyday of Michael Jordan in the 1990s. His all-time favorites are the Air Jordan 11 and the Air Max Penny 1. Follow him on Twitter at @ByAndySilva and on BlueSky at @byandysilva.bsky.social.
Quick question: Are you a sneakerhead? Have you ever shopped in a Foot Locker or any sneaker store in a mall, really? Do you wear Nikes? If the answer to any of those questions is yet, then more than likely you’ve owned a pair of Air Force 1s, in some form, at some point in […]
April 21, 2022
Nike has long had “Air” as its signature cushioning system, something easily identifiable and relatable for consumers. This left its competitors to seek out their own version of “Air,” and for Reebok this would come in the form of Pump technology. The Pump system debuted in 1989 in the Reebok Pump. Designed by Paul Litchfield […]
April 13, 2022
It’s not a leap to suggest that the late Virgil Abloh helped reshape sneaker culture to what we know it as today through his legendary collaborations with Nike on some of their most revered models. As we prepare for perhaps one of his final releases in the Off-White x Nike Blazer Lows on April 8, […]
April 8, 2022
Adidas and Yeezy will be restocking the Yeezy Boost 350 V2 “Zebra” through the Adidas Confirmed app and the Yeezy Supply website for a retail price of $230. YEEZY BOOST 350 V2 WHITE/CORE BLACK/RED. AVAILABLE APRIL 9 EXCLUSIVELY IN THE UNITED STATES, AFRICA, INDIA AND THE MIDDLE EAST ON https://t.co/pzsXngPlBu, ON CONFIRMED IN THE UNITED […]
April 8, 2022