2007-2008 NBA-NFL-MLB-NCAA Season Jordan Brand thread!

i hate to wear yellow and black shoes, but dang, those are FIRE!
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CP, Melo, Ray and many others prefer to wear something they are used to playing in. Kind of superstitious to say the least.

They all get XX3 etc, but they do not always choose to play in them.

Its just sickening some of the stuff that never will see the court!
 
Story behind CP3's kicks, for those who don't know...

http://www.nola.com/hornets/t-p/index.ssf?/base/sports-3/1210225273270110.xml&coll=1

[h1]Chris Paul will honor a boy whose wish to see the Hornets went unfulfilled[/h1]
Cancer victim tribute afoot
Thursday, May 08, 2008
By Katy Reckdahl Staff writer


Before tonight's playoff game, New Orleans Hornets superstar point guard Chris Paul will write the name "Brian" on his shoes, paying tribute to an 8-year-old fan who died Monday night before he could meet his basketball hero.

Brian, who had cancer, wore his Chris Paul jersey nonstop, said Michael McMyne, president of A Child's Wish of Greater New Orleans, an all-volunteer nonprofit that helps fulfill the wishes of about 100 critically ill Louisiana children each year. McMyne asked that Brian's last name not be used to respect the privacy of the grieving family.

Brian's wish was simple: He wanted to go to a Hornets game.

So McMyne got him tickets to Monday night's playoff game against the San Antonio Spurs.

But at the last minute, a friend of Brian's family called to cancel. The boy had been rushed to the hospital with a high fever, she said. He died hours later.

In his final weeks, Brian told his family that he knew he was going to heaven and that he wanted to meet Jesus wearing his Chris Paul jersey.

Someone within the Hornets organization sent around an e-mail telling Brian's story. It caught the eye of Paul and Hornets owner George Shinn. Both cried.

"It was very touching to me. Tears welled up in my eyes," said Shinn, who sent flowers and a letter to the family and offered to help with funeral costs. The family, overwhelmed with grief, was touched by his kindness but declined. The location and time of the funeral also are private.

Shinn and his wife hoped to attend the funeral with Paul and his parents. But the team will be on road at the time, so that isn't possible, Shinn said. The family plans to bury Brian in his favorite jersey, as he requested.

Footwear tributes aren't new, Shinn said. But usually the name is directly connected to the player. His mother. A family member. A favorite coach. "The NBA allows you to do that, to honor that person," Shinn said.

Shinn has never before seen a player write a fan's name on his footwear, "particularly a fan that the player hadn't even met," he said.

The tribute is "above and beyond imagination," McMyne said. "This genuinely heartfelt response by Chris Paul made this delicate family feel fortunate as they grieve their angel."

. . . . . . .

Katy Reckdahl can be reached at kreckdahl@timespicayune.com or (504) 826-3396.
 
^^ Great story and it just proves how special a player Chris Paul really is. HE is what the NBA needs.....not Lebron James, not Kobe Bryant (although they areboth good players). I hope others in the league, and the world in general, follow in that young man's footsteps. Much respect to Chris Paul!!!
 
Originally Posted by Blazers21NTNP

Story behind CP3's kicks, for those who don't know...

http://www.nola.com/hornets/t-p/index.ssf?/base/sports-3/1210225273270110.xml&coll=1

[h1]Chris Paul will honor a boy whose wish to see the Hornets went unfulfilled[/h1]
Cancer victim tribute afoot
Thursday, May 08, 2008
By Katy Reckdahl Staff writer


Before tonight's playoff game, New Orleans Hornets superstar point guard Chris Paul will write the name "Brian" on his shoes, paying tribute to an 8-year-old fan who died Monday night before he could meet his basketball hero.

Brian, who had cancer, wore his Chris Paul jersey nonstop, said Michael McMyne, president of A Child's Wish of Greater New Orleans, an all-volunteer nonprofit that helps fulfill the wishes of about 100 critically ill Louisiana children each year. McMyne asked that Brian's last name not be used to respect the privacy of the grieving family.

Brian's wish was simple: He wanted to go to a Hornets game.

So McMyne got him tickets to Monday night's playoff game against the San Antonio Spurs.

But at the last minute, a friend of Brian's family called to cancel. The boy had been rushed to the hospital with a high fever, she said. He died hours later.

In his final weeks, Brian told his family that he knew he was going to heaven and that he wanted to meet Jesus wearing his Chris Paul jersey.

Someone within the Hornets organization sent around an e-mail telling Brian's story. It caught the eye of Paul and Hornets owner George Shinn. Both cried.

"It was very touching to me. Tears welled up in my eyes," said Shinn, who sent flowers and a letter to the family and offered to help with funeral costs. The family, overwhelmed with grief, was touched by his kindness but declined. The location and time of the funeral also are private.

Shinn and his wife hoped to attend the funeral with Paul and his parents. But the team will be on road at the time, so that isn't possible, Shinn said. The family plans to bury Brian in his favorite jersey, as he requested.

Footwear tributes aren't new, Shinn said. But usually the name is directly connected to the player. His mother. A family member. A favorite coach. "The NBA allows you to do that, to honor that person," Shinn said.

Shinn has never before seen a player write a fan's name on his footwear, "particularly a fan that the player hadn't even met," he said.

The tribute is "above and beyond imagination," McMyne said. "This genuinely heartfelt response by Chris Paul made this delicate family feel fortunate as they grieve their angel."

. . . . . . .

Katy Reckdahl can be reached at kreckdahl@timespicayune.com or (504) 826-3396.
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Thanks for posting Blazer...I have two kids of my own and I love to hear stories like this.
 
touching story.
CP keeps his nose clean and he'll be a marketing goldmine for the league and JB.
Kobe was on his way and then that little legal trouble in CO happened.

-J-
 
That was definately a touching story... Jordan Brand definately got the CP3's marketed on ESPNlast night...

I met Mr. Paul during this past Christmas in Seattle, and he was very easy to talk too and showed concern about other people'slives... You don't find that in many NBA superstars these days...
 
that's an incredible story, really shows the class CP3 has. he gained a lot of respect from me from reading that.
 
great story bout cp3 witout doubt he is one of the classiest players in all of the league
and his xx3's are
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Originally Posted by Blazers21NTNP

In his final weeks, Brian told his family that he knew he was going to heaven and that he wanted to meet Jesus wearing his Chris Paul jersey.
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Originally Posted by Blazers21NTNP

Story behind CP3's kicks, for those who don't know...

http://www.nola.com/hornets/t-p/index.ssf?/base/sports-3/1210225273270110.xml&coll=1

[h1]Chris Paul will honor a boy whose wish to see the Hornets went unfulfilled[/h1]
Cancer victim tribute afoot
Thursday, May 08, 2008
By Katy Reckdahl Staff writer


Before tonight's playoff game, New Orleans Hornets superstar point guard Chris Paul will write the name "Brian" on his shoes, paying tribute to an 8-year-old fan who died Monday night before he could meet his basketball hero.

Brian, who had cancer, wore his Chris Paul jersey nonstop, said Michael McMyne, president of A Child's Wish of Greater New Orleans, an all-volunteer nonprofit that helps fulfill the wishes of about 100 critically ill Louisiana children each year. McMyne asked that Brian's last name not be used to respect the privacy of the grieving family.

Brian's wish was simple: He wanted to go to a Hornets game.

So McMyne got him tickets to Monday night's playoff game against the San Antonio Spurs.

But at the last minute, a friend of Brian's family called to cancel. The boy had been rushed to the hospital with a high fever, she said. He died hours later.

In his final weeks, Brian told his family that he knew he was going to heaven and that he wanted to meet Jesus wearing his Chris Paul jersey.

Someone within the Hornets organization sent around an e-mail telling Brian's story. It caught the eye of Paul and Hornets owner George Shinn. Both cried.

"It was very touching to me. Tears welled up in my eyes," said Shinn, who sent flowers and a letter to the family and offered to help with funeral costs. The family, overwhelmed with grief, was touched by his kindness but declined. The location and time of the funeral also are private.

Shinn and his wife hoped to attend the funeral with Paul and his parents. But the team will be on road at the time, so that isn't possible, Shinn said. The family plans to bury Brian in his favorite jersey, as he requested.

Footwear tributes aren't new, Shinn said. But usually the name is directly connected to the player. His mother. A family member. A favorite coach. "The NBA allows you to do that, to honor that person," Shinn said.

Shinn has never before seen a player write a fan's name on his footwear, "particularly a fan that the player hadn't even met," he said.

The tribute is "above and beyond imagination," McMyne said. "This genuinely heartfelt response by Chris Paul made this delicate family feel fortunate as they grieve their angel."

. . . . . . .

Katy Reckdahl can be reached at kreckdahl@timespicayune.com or (504) 826-3396.
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Sad story..
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poor kid, i feel bad for him... RIP Brian
 
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