Saturday August 12 - Newcastle vs Aston Villa - kick-off 5.30pm Manchester United vs Wolves - kick-off 8pm, live on Sky Sports Opening Sky Sports live fixtures in fullįriday August 11 - Burnley vs Manchester City, kick-off 8pm Newcastle vs Aston Villa - kick-off 5.30pm, live on Sky Sportsīrentford vs Tottenham - kick-off 2pm, live on Sky SportsĬhelsea vs Liverpool - kick-off 4.30pm, live on Sky Sports Sheffield United vs Crystal Palace - kick-off 3pm Here's the first round of fixtures for the 2023/24 Premier League season:īurnley vs Manchester City - kick-off 8pm, live on Sky SportsĪrsenal vs Nottingham Forest - kick-off 12.30pm Rivals Manchester United and Liverpool meet on December 16 and April 6, Manchester City and Liverpool renew their rivalry on November 25 and March 9, and Brighton and Crystal Palace lock horns in the M23 derby on December 23 and February 3. Manchester United welcome Manchester City to Old Trafford on October 28, with the return fixture at the Etihad Stadium on March 2. Liverpoolhost Evertonin the first Merseyside derby on October 21, before making the short trip to Goodison Park on March 16. Get’s em every time.Champions Manchester City go to Burnley for the first game of the new Premier League season Things didn’t exactly work out the way we planned in the NBA for Chris or for me.īut I still employ that drop step. Needless to say, my growth spurt saw it’s beginning and it’s end that fateful summer. They are also featured here briefly in this Nike spot: The scary thing is I had half the shoes on the page (LWP’s, Air Ups, and the Strongs) The most cushioning available is captured in the maximum-volume heel and forefoot Air-Sole units. Durabuck upper with supportive arch strap and Dynamic-Fit innersleeve. An excellent combination of cushioning, stability, and light weight. “Something for everyone on the team, from the powerful player to the finesse shooter. How about we hop in a time machine and see what Eastbay Catalog had to say: ![]() This shoe was noteworthy because it was my first Nike shoe with an air bubble (Mervyn’s shoes just didn’t have air bubbles). Not only did the color match all 15 of my Warriors Jerseys, the neoprene sock liner had your foot slide in like a glove. I think they’re the most obscure shoe mikej and I have both owned and share such a mutual fondness for. I picked these up at my local Footlocker (Del Monte Shopping Center) and I remember thinking wow, these shoes are amazing. He had a few shoes before his signature shoe, and one of them was the Nike Air Strong Force. Speaking of Webber, this was one of my favorite Nike Ads of all time and I had it on the cover of my binder:Īnd the way he just poo-pooed on Barkley, it was just obscene:Īnd as every kid from my generation did- to be him you had to wear the shoes he wore ( OBVIOUSLY!). I could see myself on draft day walking to the podium, grinning, moms crying, bending that draft day cap, shaking david stern’s hand. I mean, I was about to be 6 10 and NBA bound, I needed it! He was the hottest thing in 1993-1994. ![]() Chris Webber had just been picked up by my favorite hoop team (for a whole year then) the Golden State Warriors. Grandpa was about 6 foot 4, and I wasn’t done growing yet so the prospect of growing up an NBA prospect was very much a realistic impossible dream. I was filled with so much hope, so much promise. ![]() I grew early in 8th grade- a power forward in terms of my school’s hoop squad- pretty much my adult height now, (but in 8th grade, or thereabout). When that growth spurt came I was gonna be ready. I had to get my fast twitch fiber game up! Any player worth his salt could grab rim. I supercharged the system by adding ankle weights. Enter Jump Soles! I’d go through the program driving my parents crazy jumping in the den and in the backyard. But in the mean time, I was content working to strengthen my vertical game. ![]() I was banking on this skin to stretch, A LOT. You’re emerging from childhood, starting to figure out who you are, and who you want to be (yet you are nowhere close), and more importantly getting comfortable in your own skin.
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