Converse Weapon ‘86 Returns
Posted by Matt Halfhill | Mar 20, 2009|
The return of a heated Los Angeles/Boston rivalry between the Lakers and Celtics welcomes too the return of the shoe that was at the center of some of the fiercest battles. The Converse Weapon was the shoe worn by commanders of their squads and Hall of Famers Larry Bird and Magic Johnson in the epic 1986 NBA Finals. Though many draw a near synonym between the shoes and the two former players mentioned, it should not be forgotten that the Converse Weapon was worn by other NBA greats that include Isiah Thomas, Bernard King, Mark Aguirre, Kevin McHale, Robert Parrish, Bill Laimbeer, as well as a young Karl Malone. Though the Converse Weapon ‘86 may be obsolete as a technical basketball shoe by today’s standards, at the time of its release, the Weapon featured some of the best design for stability that the market had to offer. The shoes feature the Y Bar system which extends the exterior of the upper around the ankle locking the heel in place and minimizing slipping on the foot bed. Converse, a brand that just celebrated 100 years of continued success, will reintroduce the Weapon this month in timeless colors made famous on the feet of Magic and Bird. Celebrating the history of the shoes the shoes feature a 100% original color blocking and a repeating 1986 scoreboard pattern tieing back to the year the Weapon first hit the battle field. Click here to check out more photos of the Converse Weapon as well as some throwback ads from back in the day. For those looking to purchase a pair of history, the Converse Weapon has just been added to Converse.com for $80. |
Converse Weapon ‘86 - Black/White
Converse Weapon ‘86 - Black/White
Converse Weapon ‘86 - Black/White
Converse Weapon ‘86 - Black/White
Converse Weapon ‘86 - Black/White
Converse Weapon ‘86 - Black/White
Click here to see photos of the White/Yellow/Purple Converse Weapons
Apr 28, 2009 at 5:03 pm
These shoes are the most sexy shoes ever, i lost a girlfriend because she thought i was cheating on her with these shoes so i got mad but there still suuuuper seeexxxyyyy
Apr 28, 2009 at 5:00 pm
I love the pimpin new kicks
They r sooooo sexy
Mar 28, 2009 at 9:04 am
Celtics wore black away and home up until the early 2000’s. During the pierce/walker days Red finally said they could wear white at home. Since then they have gotten more colorful both away and home.
Mar 26, 2009 at 11:03 am
just got both from converse.com only problem no comfort at all
Mar 25, 2009 at 8:07 pm
Zappos.com has them for $83.00
Mar 24, 2009 at 12:16 pm
Nicekicks, could you tell me where I can buy these.
Mar 24, 2009 at 6:58 am
I’m feeling the black & White colourways.. They’ve been available in Australia for a couple of weeks now.
Mar 23, 2009 at 8:35 am
Where and when are these coming out?
Mar 23, 2009 at 3:40 am
Quality not that great.
Mar 22, 2009 at 12:27 am
Time for a Throwback Thursday? I’d like to see how these retros stack up against the OGs… not as “high” as the OG’s, I bet. Is it me, or do the Weapons in the ads just look… taller? Nah, they ARE taller.
Hmmmm, this retro is also not all-leather, which is sucky.
But I like the Weapons enough to say I’m glad it’s being retro’d.
Mar 21, 2009 at 10:15 pm
I stand corrected…the Converse website says hi but for some reason they look like mids. I think it’s the way it’s laced up.
Mar 21, 2009 at 10:10 pm
Lovin’ these throwbacks! But I do not think these are true to form…these look like midtops and the OG’s are hightops. Still clean tho but I’d prefer the hightops.
Mar 21, 2009 at 9:59 pm
I remembe the commercial… Bird says “Converse made shoes for last year’s MVP”, then Magic comes out of a limo I think, and removes his warm-up pants and says “Well, Converse made shoes for this year’s MVP…” Ha, that was a good one!!!
Mar 21, 2009 at 8:55 pm
who gives two Sh!ts about these old a$$ sneakers the Nike Air Griffey Max 1 are finally released on pickyourshoes.com all sizes
Mar 21, 2009 at 5:03 pm
This shoe has a lot of history in it… Also the style looks a bit like the countdown pack jordan 1s
Mar 21, 2009 at 5:01 pm
editing ownz.
these kicks are ill!
Mar 21, 2009 at 4:34 pm
Naw when jordan came out 85 he murded these!lol
Mar 21, 2009 at 12:03 pm
IDK about yall but in that last pic them Isiah’s are lookin pretty ill.. I cant wait for those to release i can hold out on the magic and birds
Mar 21, 2009 at 7:30 am
Celtics go hard
Mar 21, 2009 at 7:21 am
BOGUS! I already had a pair dat I copped in like 2002. Red/white/blue one of my favorite colorways. They shuda left this alone, now everyone is guna have em
Mar 21, 2009 at 1:17 am
Choose your Weapon. Illmatic
Mar 20, 2009 at 11:07 pm
Does anyone know where online I could find a pic of the black white CONS energy waves that bird used to wear? Those were his best pair.
Mar 20, 2009 at 11:06 pm
Thank you. Love black and white kicks.
Mar 20, 2009 at 10:38 pm
^ Bird and the rest of the Celts wore Black/White kicks up until the mid 90s as I recall. Yes, they were black with white accents.
Mar 20, 2009 at 9:56 pm
Was Larrys Kicks dark green or black? Could never really tell. Nice Kicks please inform me.
Mar 20, 2009 at 9:38 pm
I have mad deadstocks from 02. This looks ok but for someone like me who had the OGs and the 1st retro…this is a farce.
Mar 20, 2009 at 9:36 pm
An undisputed icon. Glad to see it return in a true and pure form.
This is not in its original form. he shoe should be all leather and that insole SUCKS!
Mar 20, 2009 at 9:09 pm
wow I remember I hated these shoes…. and I still do
Mar 20, 2009 at 9:04 pm
WOOOOOOO, thos magics go hard. I’ll be getting a pair of those.
Mar 20, 2009 at 9:02 pm
very nice
Mar 20, 2009 at 8:46 pm
still got my OGs in these…the Celts is kool but the Lakers go hard!!
Mar 20, 2009 at 7:48 pm
dope def gettin em!!!
Mar 20, 2009 at 7:36 pm
No Deal!!!
Mar 20, 2009 at 6:52 pm
Yeah black and white would be nice. But I remember at one point of time everybody I know had a pair of these.
Mar 20, 2009 at 5:51 pm
# 9 lol # 11 ur welcome………
Mar 20, 2009 at 5:28 pm
Man. . . I already have a pair of these. Thanks, Converse for making them un-tough to get now.
Mar 20, 2009 at 2:26 pm
@ #8
blk/wht looks better than purple/urine
Mar 20, 2009 at 2:23 pm
i dont know ish about larry bird and magic johnson but i do know that these kicks will go great wit a pair of levi’s
Mar 20, 2009 at 2:11 pm
Birds pair > Magics? You nuts, you must be a laker hater.
Mar 20, 2009 at 2:08 pm
^ The Hyperdunks are being worn by alot of great players, but not so many multi-All Stars/future Hall of Famers. It will be interesting to see where the Hypedunk will land itself in history.
Mar 20, 2009 at 2:05 pm
^^^ That might be an interesting inquiry. Hyperdunks might be close, but a lot of players (B-Roy) switch up models so much. There are also a lot more brands out there now, too.
Mar 20, 2009 at 1:46 pm
It’s quite incredible when you look at that list of all the people who wore the shoes. Besides the Adidas Superstars/Promodels and Converse Chuck Taylors, I wonder if there is any pair of shoes that can boast having such a resume of players wearing the same shoe in the same year.
An undisputed icon. Glad to see it return in a true and pure form.
Mar 20, 2009 at 1:41 pm
bird’s pair! nice kicks!
Mar 20, 2009 at 1:35 pm
Bird’s pair>Magic’s
Mar 20, 2009 at 1:35 pm
Magic vs Bird.
Mar 20, 2009 at 1:30 pm
just copped 2 pairs i had these too