Former NBA Player P.J. Tucker Reveals the Reason He Has More Than 500 Pairs of Sneakers
Sneakers. Tennis shoes. Gym shoes. Runners. Trainers. Whatever you call them, P.J. Tucker has a lot of them. Hundreds of pairs of them, actually.
The athlete‘s love for shoes is well-documented. He once admitted that he has shoes “all over the house.” Tucker’s massive collection includes rare finds from Nike, Jordan, and Louis Vuitton.
During an interview with NBA Take Two Media, Tucker was asked if he really owned 300 to 500 pairs of shoes. He laughed and replied that was “1000% fact.” However, he implied that he had many more, saying, “That’s not even counting lockers and boxes. I love my shoes.”
Another time, Tucker estimated he may have acquired “a few thousand” pairs.
The former NBA forward revealed that he has been collecting shoes since childhood, explaining, “It’s been my passion for my entire life as well. It’s always coincided with basketball. I grew up not getting a ton of stuff. My one pair of shoes I knew I would get outside was my basketball shoes. So, it was a big deal for me every year picking what shoes I was going to get for basketball season.”
With such an impressive collection, many fans are curious about Tucker’s favorite pair of kicks. Well, that would be his 1985 OG Air Jordan 1 Chicago. They hold a special meaning as they came out the year he was born and were his first pair of shoes.
“Michael Jordan is my favorite player, and it started with him,” Tucker shared. “It was my first pair of shoes, actually. Chicago Jordan 1’s born ’85. It’s my first pair ever, so, you know, it’s kind of born with it.”
