Dennis Rodman Goes Sneaker Shopping With Complex

May 19, 2024

Shoot, I don't know why they didn't buy them. These are amazing, uh, better than Michael Jordan. What's happening? All. I'm Joe from the

complex

. We're at Miami Flight Club with five-time NBA champion and Hall of Famer Dennis Rodman. Alright. Do some

sneaker

shopping

today, see what he feels and what he doesn't, and then hopefully he'll buy some

sneaker

s. There you have it, come on Dennis, we'll go through all the different deals that you had, but at the beginning of your career you started out as Reebok sneakers. wearing and even appearing in commercials, talk about Reebok shoes back then and how great they were.

Well, Reebok shoes were uh, I guess they invented that too, it's almost like a gimmick, yeah, you know, things like that, I think they'll really make you jump higher, but it's funny the fact that I didn't get paid from Reebok , no, they never paid me like they gave me because I was a rookie the first two years in the league and then after that, I think I went with Mikey after that, well on the court, was it a good shoe on the court for play with shoes? Well, you know, at that time I was just happy to play, yeah, it doesn't matter what shoe I had on, but this, so I was very happy to be able to play.

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Being in the NBA, but I felt it once I got used to it. You talked about Nike, one of the unofficial shoes. Do you remember Darwin? and you were in the barbershop commercials with David Robinson. Yes, this is a trip, although it could be. That's why first you know it wouldn't be official if you were in the commercial and you think they wouldn't put my name on it, although yeah, it was amazing the fact that when they actually did all this here, they did it. the other way around, yeah, and it's like that, so I was like, wow, they won't find my name, my name when they want me to use it, yeah, they put my name in when I say, okay, cool, I guess I wasn't famous enough, right?

You know? and uh, I guess. they proved them wrong yeah and then it's funny because reverse switches are big now because travis scott does that go see yeah I think I was the first guy to do it I thought the first guy had to do it so it's as if he were a damn. make all that damn money really Nike and Darwin and the thing is you know kids these days were like oh Travis did the reverse swoosh and online it was like Rodman's Darwin was the first one with the reverse swoosh I don't know why what, huh. nike won't call me

dennis

god thank you so much for allowing us to have the opportunity to use your name to give to travis scott the swoosh was innovative thank you travis scott i need some royalties but we gotta talk right though oh man hey so they came they came right with that, although in terms of the deal, no, I think that, um, listen, oh, okay, at least we're over something, so they came up with this here, this shoe here, actually, this one here, in Actually, it sold more. michael jordan for two years it's true it's a true story did you tell him oh no he knew it he really knew it i mean his number one session also you know the jordan but everyone loved it even Nowadays, people buy this shoe, what was it?

It was like at that moment I saw him explode, it wasn't a training thing, but you know, at the time, I didn't really realize how much this worked for people, yeah, kids, you know you have what Michael Jordan has. Scotty Pippens, all the boys and stuff like that, but at the time I didn't realize this was really that popular. I started sending people to the stands on the street. Actually, I'm sending shoes, huh? Yes, they really did something. Great with this shoe, so I was like, thanks, yeah, that's right, and then it was like a full circle moment, like now I have multiple shoes, uh, yeah, that's cool, but I didn't even look at it like that.

How amazing, you know, I wanted to bust Michael's ass and say, Hey, you know Michael, I'm selling your ass, right? Yeah, I never did that because you know you didn't, you were humble about it, it was that he didn't sell Michael Jordan. crazy and another one of these that is like an Internet phenomenon, but you never used them, do you remember the minimums? Oh, look at the first two, really, yeah, do you remember like Jesus Christ? You remember them, wow, they say you know when they always did that session right there. it was like they wanted me to wear low tops, okay, but I thought I said I can't wear a little twist because my ankles, you know, I wear anklets, stuff like that, but I was like wow, these are amazing, but I wore them all. time not on the court, although I'm recording now, I know I tried once, okay, I just wanted sexy t-shirts and then like you see online, people never wore these, but they were so sick, you know?

Even today I wish Mikey would come out with a shoe, a new shoe for me, you know, that's what no, no, they should, it's time, it's time right now, yeah, the new generation, but I think these kids will enjoy these shoes. here you see that they are very adventurous but it is so new absolutely

dennis

we talk about nike but we have to talk and what I love about converse is that the shoes began to resemble your aesthetic on and off the court as if they were incorporating the tattoos and the ink, we talked like those design meetings, do you remember them well?

I never actually went to any design meetings. I think they actually just looked at my tattoos. I said we have a great idea or we film and he said: Wow, okay, this will be it. shoe tattoo, yeah, and I'm like wow, I didn't even realize it was okay when I first had the day, I'm sure it's okay, okay man, there's a nice shoe, I gotta look at it and then I start looking. That's 91, uh, yeah, I didn't recognize what it was and started saying it was just my tattoo, but I had to look at it closely.

I said, oh damn, you had the All-Star 91, the All-Star Rodman that I had around the star, I had like your tattoo and my two laps, yeah, and another thing like for sneaker history online, they always say when will Converse drop them again, as people, true shoe enthusiasts actually ask, like we need Converse Rodman to back off any talk of that. Well, I think the world today is for the new generation, they like everything fast and all the designs and things like that because now they have these tennis shoe exchanges and these compelling things like that, yes, but I think that conversation is there. the fact that they won't let him out this is a true story boys and girls won't let him because they have to pay me so I'm the one why they won't let him out because now I'm going to restructure the contract and give me some money and whatever so if they ever bring it out again they're going to have to you know, we have to you know, do something about it, you know, something cool, we're looking at the yeezys, I have to mention the classic unboxing dennis, you know, everyone slide balls easy boxes because I was so naive that I said what is this, yeah, and then I thought it should be in three or four boxes, yeah, and the first one I actually opened.

Then the second one I was like, you open this damn box, man, so I thought I broke it and she was like, do you know what you just did? You said no, I said I thought they were just super sneakers, she said she oh these are easy, yeah I said. oh you mean cayenne west that's why I call them cayenne okay I can't say it's Dave right caillou is cayenne pepper or whatever it's called I still can't see his day said kanye and kim though yeah , okay, but that's how it was. great that he sent me some shoes man and uh thank you very much brother yes, another unboxing that we have to talk about very special virgil abloh sends you these off-white carolina and he put the worm on it and I love the unboxing because it is such a special shoe, obviously, unfortunately He went through such a tragic death, but you yourself open it on Instagram and he commented that real legends deserve real things that we as a culture owe you, he is the great of the most important sneaker designers, what was that like and those . words, I couldn't believe it because I didn't know who he was and people were like, do you want this guy you know to look him up and suddenly he called me?

I like shoes, I said yes, you know, but I appreciate what he did for me and what he did for sneaker culture and, um, blessed soul, definitely, and his family absolutely, and what I love about who was like a kid from Chicago, yeah. chicago, yeah right, when you talked to him, he was like he grew up looking at you and yeah, it was a great moment, I love that you know that it was all he signed, he put the warrant in, I still have it today, I love it, TRUE? talking about that like in the culture right now you would have the v-lone collaboration, you would have the market collaboration, I was telling one of your people, all I see is the face that the old t-shirts talk about, like now generations later, to be honest, some generations may not have even seen you on the court wearing your stuff, what is that?

What does it feel like to see? I'm famous, but seriously, no, seriously, ramen bread, the rabbit breaks Robbie's buns and it's so funny, I was telling it. my girl over there Stacy and all my friends for money money right there in 1 31 Randy Kubota yeah, I said man God, can you realize one thing? I checked it myself. There are so many famous athletes on this planet, but now one of them ever marks himself. alone, alone, yeah, that's amazing, that's amazing, I mean Larry Brand, who Brandon said he would do it without any backup or anything, but I see 17 year old kids with your face, yeah, so I think kids today, when they look at my old man.

Footage I think they love his style, yes, it's more like a phenomenon of the world and today's generation. You know you have Michael Jordan, you guys, you have the roles, you have the Magic Johnson, but I think now I'm separated from anyone who is different. way different difference absolutely thank you all so much and the last thing I want to talk about is the nft launch in April oh yeah what can you tell us about that project? I'm going to be rich, rich, you know, and again I'm saying mostly uh, cultural things for me, building my own brand, it's the same thing, you know, kids can watch this video and thank you for having me on the show, thank you for give us, it's incredible, I have so many images of myself, yes, I mean so many. images of me because I made this change in pop culture, yeah, you know, I'm 60 years old, I think I'm more famous now than I was then, but I think that kid was like, "wow, he actually did all this and went to Las Vegas, right and with Las Vegas, well we talked about everything, now it's the easy part, explore the shell and see what you're going to take home, let's do it right guys, we go ahead and get out a pair of size 15s ready for you to see if something catches their attention.

Of course, these are here and um wow, you know it's amazing. I've never bought a pair of Jordans in my life, haven't I? I used to play with this guy, right, seriously, I don't hate you, join in, I love you Dead man, you live in Jupiter, I love you brother, uh, here you go, right there, okay, cool, I got you, okay, dennis, your total is two thousand seven hundred and thirty-five with seventy cents when you're ready I think it's okay bro here we go we pack the shoes play it thanks this is my son there they make the same size so he'll be happy ready man thanks baby it's okay , so the legend. dennis

rodman

came told some great stories thank you so much for taking the time always love it baby appreciate it i was in miami right absolutely thank you be sure to check out