Author

Bobbito Garcia

Native New Yorker Bobbito García is the critically acclaimed author of Where’d You Get Those? NYC’s Sneaker Culture: 1960-1987 (Testify Books). The former NY Knicks/MSG Network halftime reporter was the voice of EA Sports’ popular NBA Street video game and TV host of ESPN2’s “It’s the Shoes” series. In 2013, Garcia co-directed the film Doin’ It In The Park: Pick-Up Basketball, NYC (www.doinitinthepark.com). Currently, he produces/announces his own Full Court 21™ Tournament (www.fullcourt21nyc.com) world competition. A self-proclaimed “outdoor b-ball activist,” Bobbito has played in 38 countries throughout six continents, and has acted as an ambassador for the sport, giving clinics and donating sneakers in multiple developing areas.