People were surprised why Chris Webber left Nike in 1996 as he already ... that his departure from Nike had nothing to do with his shoes costing more than the iconic Air Jordan.

NBA Hall of Famer Chris Webber spoke to Insider in an interview ... not only do you want to collect, say, athletes' shoes, but you love to have that experience, and being an athlete myself ...

In 1991, Detroit natives Chris Webber and Jalen Rose joined Juwan Howard ... the black socks and black shoes created one of the most marketable groups in the history of college athletics.

This past Friday, NBA power forward great Chris Webber celebrated his 40th birthday, so we’ll take a look at one of his most memorable signature shoes with the Dada CDubbz from 2002.