Eric Sassoon
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New York Knicks rookie Kevin Knox handles the ball while wearing the "London Calling" edition of the Puma Clyde Court Disrupt during the NBA's annual London game on Jan. 17 at The O2 Arena in London, England. (Photo by Ned Dishman/NBAE via Getty Images)Going puma sneakers back to my childhood, Puma certainly had a stake with people playing ball in parks," said legendary DJ, filmmaker and sneaker savant Bobbito Garcia, 52, who authored the acclaimed 2003 book Where'd You Get Those?
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