Several former teammates walked the red carpet at McLeod’s annual charity event and showed off their shoes, the “cornerstone of the fit.”
When asked what sneakers meant to him and supporting his former teammate McLeod, Graham said, “it means everything.” It was Graham’s first time attending the Sneaker Ball, as his schedule finally aligned this year. This season will also coincidentally by McLeod’s final season in the NFL as well. “Rodney is one of the great Philly athletes, very well accomplished, and you know as a Philly native, I’m just always proud of guys who come into the city, treat it as their own,” Franklin said. “I think all the work and dedication he puts to the field, he dedicates better in our community, which is literally all you can ever ask.”
“As an athlete, what you put on your feet is always important, how you take care of your feet. Hard bottoms don’t work for me anymore,” Jenkins said, laughing. “No matter what I’m in, in a suit or casual, it was always kind of a go-to being in a city like Philly that is for the culture and everybody kind of understands basketball and that kind of urban culture. Sneakers are part of that. That is the cornerstone of the fit most of the time.