Take a look at Gucci’s greatest sneaker hits and you’ll find a whole range of inspiration, from classic mid-century tennis shoes to the chunky runners that dominated the ’80s and ’90s. But despite basketball’s dominance in the global sneaker game—try to have a conversation of any depth on the subject without uttering the word “Jordan”; I dare you—the influence of the sport that gave rise to sneaker culture as we know it today was conspicuously absent from the lineup. All that changes with the brand’s latest release, the Basket. Courtesy Hitting shelves today, the new unisex high-top, priced at $950, gets a big rollout from Gucci in the form of a series of dedicated Gucci Pins, the brand’s pop-up sho… Click below to read the full story from Men’s Health
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