Fila Ninety6 “Grant Hill 2″
Posted by Nick Engvall | Nov 13, 2008 The Fila Ninety6 “Grant Hill 2″ has arrived at Finishline. Now that Grant Hill is with Nike, Fila has decided on the name the Ninety6, as in the year the originals released.
The Fila Ninety6 was one of the biggest reasons, if not the reason that Fila has been able to survive as a company. For a lot of us b-ball cats, these were one of the shoes that made us think outside the Swoosh for the first time. Grant Hill, and the Ninety6, had a following like no other, even the late great Tupac was seen sportin’ these kicks in his All Eyez On Me album insert. Check the photos after the jump, including the famous 2Pac photo. [Click Here] to get them at Finishline for $89.99. Thanks to DailyDrop for the heads up. |
Fila Ninety6 “Grant Hill 2″
Fila Ninety6 “Grant Hill 2″
Fila Ninety6 “Grant Hill 2″
Fila Ninety6 “Grant Hill 2″
Tupac in the Fila Ninety6 “Grant Hill 2″ R.I.P
Nov 13, 2008 at 2:37 pm
O MY GOD THIS TAKES ME BACK TO THE SEVENTH GRADE HOOP TEAM I LOVE THESE SHOES THEY ARE LIKE LOSING MY VIRGINITY ALL OVER AGAIN! LMAO!!!
Nov 13, 2008 at 2:38 pm
Fila’s have fallen off, and are still falling, I dont think anyone can help them….not even Nas
Nov 13, 2008 at 2:42 pm
I GOTTA COP THESE AND PUT THEM UP FOR THE SUMMER
I JUST BUST ONE !!!!!!
Nov 13, 2008 at 2:43 pm
Nice to finally see these make a come back….not sure if it’s just me but they don’t catch my eye as much as they did back in the days….
Nov 13, 2008 at 2:46 pm
True.. What happen to FILA..
I betcha young kids these days don’t even know how big FILA used to be..
But they are still selling in Asia for CHEAP P.E. shoes.
Nov 13, 2008 at 2:46 pm
YEAH YOU RIGHT THEY DONT CATCH THE EYE AS MUCH IM JUST BEING SILLY BUT WHEN THEY HIT THE SCENE THEY WAS A MUST HAVE!!!
Nov 13, 2008 at 2:46 pm
I have only bought Fila 2 times in my life and both were disappointments. With that said, I really like these Grant Hills. I remember wanting them so badly but never got them. Most colorways suck hard, but not this one.
It was 1996 and it was cool to wear something other than Nike (or Reebok as a second choice). Fila… wow.
Does anyone think they could ever make a comeback like that for 2009?
Nov 13, 2008 at 2:47 pm
Finally!!! too bad fila is irrelevant now a days. still worth getting if you’re a sneakerhead
Nov 13, 2008 at 2:48 pm
lmao @ swansons 1st comment… but yeah, this is fila @ its best A MUST COP!!!!
Nov 13, 2008 at 3:16 pm
I gah geh these yah meason. i had these back when i was in the 3rd grade.
Nov 13, 2008 at 3:18 pm
These will get love due to nostaliga but I personally wasn’t feeling them in ‘96 and that goes double for ‘08/’09
Nov 13, 2008 at 3:21 pm
Man, these bring back alot of happy memories. I had two pair of these back in my fresman year of high school. The all white olympics were my favorite.
Nov 13, 2008 at 3:23 pm
I was in the 7th grade when these dropped. They sold out of the white/blue joints, so my mom got me the all black ones. Gotta get these.
Nov 13, 2008 at 3:26 pm
Bout to buy a pair since i seen pac wearing ‘em
Nov 13, 2008 at 3:57 pm
Aww man even Fila cant remake the retros like the OGs.. but close enough..
Nov 13, 2008 at 3:59 pm
These bring back so muck memories. I was in 10th grade when these’s hit and i wanted them so bad but I ended getting the Jordan’s 11 Concord. But its nice to se they are back I might cup a pair this time.
Nov 13, 2008 at 4:11 pm
i remember these. i was like 4 when they came out and i remeber my older brother gettin ‘em for his high school basketball team. freshhhhhhhhhh
Nov 13, 2008 at 4:17 pm
1 of my ALL TIME fav kicks, had them in every colorway back in elementary school
Nov 13, 2008 at 4:20 pm
Yeah I owned a pair of these back in ‘96 but I refuse to rock them in 08/09 even if the legendary Pac sported them.
Nov 13, 2008 at 4:23 pm
DAMM I REMEMBER THESE WHEN THE ALL EYEZ ON ME CAME OUT SH_T IF THEY COME OUT IN RED ILL COP THEM 4 SURE.
Nov 13, 2008 at 4:27 pm
Dope. For all ya’ll suckas that don’t know, check em out!
Nov 13, 2008 at 4:46 pm
i’ll wait till it hit the sale’s rack
Nov 13, 2008 at 4:56 pm
i knocked out the school bully for these kicks
Nov 13, 2008 at 5:19 pm
these kicks were the truth, along with the air zoom flights that jason kidd rocked, i remember in 6th grade my school played some catholic school team from the suburbs and the whole team was wearing them..i had the matching snap cap but that year i rocked the converses jr rider was wearing
Nov 13, 2008 at 6:03 pm
This is a well written article.
Nov 13, 2008 at 6:17 pm
dope shoe, pac made em look good, but no pic of hill himself? lol
Nov 13, 2008 at 6:40 pm
OMG! I remember these. Had the white/blue ones and the all black ones. Wonder if they’ll bring back the first GH’s?
Nov 13, 2008 at 6:50 pm
These and the first Grant Hills & the first Jerry Stackhouse’s is when fila had they B Ball game on. Matt you need a throwback thursday on them Stackhouse’s
Nov 13, 2008 at 7:27 pm
these kinda look like the melo m4’s
Nov 13, 2008 at 8:32 pm
These are not the first GH’s. The first ones looked a little like the Jordan 9’s and had the Fila logo on the lower back part of the sole.
Nov 13, 2008 at 8:47 pm
so nice
Nov 13, 2008 at 9:05 pm
Immediate acqisition.
These take me back to 10 grade…
Nov 14, 2008 at 7:48 am
These r definately throwbacks but (FILA’S)No Good. U can cop these rite now at value city no joke lol!!!
Nov 14, 2008 at 8:19 am
The OG detail was better. When they retro’d a few years ago, I missed out. So definatly gonna cop now. The lows weren’t bad either.
Nov 14, 2008 at 8:20 am
They need to retro the Fila Stack’s.
Nov 14, 2008 at 8:35 am
THEY NEED 2 RETRO THE GH 3’s!!!!!!!
I didnt start playin ball till i was 7 (in 97) so these kicks dont mean as much 2 me…. But the three’s…. omg i won my first aau championchip in sum 3’s…. bustin ass in the all black pair…. 3 point buzzer beater and the foul 2 win the game….. oh the memories…. PLUS they look better
Nov 14, 2008 at 11:31 am
I loved Grant Hill with a passion…I had his jerseys, like 75 of his basketball cards, recorded every Pistons game & watched it the next day, drank Sprite, and of course bought any of his FILA’S! This brings me back to the elementary days, haha.
Nov 14, 2008 at 4:53 pm
i love fila beacause all the wannabe gangsters wear them
Nov 16, 2008 at 4:20 pm
WOW…these were the only thing i wanted for christmas that year…i was fresh going back to school
Nov 17, 2008 at 11:33 am
Yea I had these when I was in the 5th grade. I loved them and I had a Grant Hill pistons jersey. It was that ugly teal green color. lol But yea ima gone head in grab them again. Bring back those memories when I thought I was the flyest thing in the 5th grade!!! lol
Dec 1, 2008 at 7:34 pm
i had these in 5th grade the all black one i need these you see pac in em a classic for a sneakerhead foo i just ordered mine
Dec 8, 2008 at 9:32 pm
oh.. Fila is back.. GH is back!.. love to have it…
Dec 10, 2008 at 4:46 pm
I used to have these shoes back in 3rd grade i was all in love with them and him (Grant Hill)!!!
Feb 27, 2009 at 8:36 am
Those Grant Hills are the ones I worked all summer for and when I got them I rock them joints everywhere. They bring back memory of high school when I would walk pasts a crowed of people who looked me up and down and they could not say jacksh** when I was hot stepping past them it was the best feeling ever.
Mar 6, 2009 at 1:17 pm
GRANT HILL DRINKS SPRITE!?…lol…copped
May 1, 2009 at 8:08 pm
i was the only kid sporting these joints in my school…..grant hill was doing the damn thang back in the day!
Jul 1, 2009 at 1:25 am
i had these bad boys back in 6th grade..my mom bought my older brother AND me a pair..we were fresh.. that christmas…i got that bad a$$ USA Jersey.. NUMBER 5!