ers , ▁such ▁as ▁Foot ▁L ocker ▁and ▁Foot Action . ▁By ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁season , ▁AND 1 ▁was ▁second ▁only ▁to ▁N ike ▁in ▁market ▁share ▁among ▁NBA ▁end or se es , ▁a ▁big ▁part ▁of ▁them ▁soon ▁becoming ▁the ▁second ▁largest ▁basketball ▁brand ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁only ▁eight ▁years ▁after ▁their ▁in ception . ▁ ▁AND 1 ▁is ▁famous ▁for ▁the ▁sh oe ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Tai ▁Chi , ▁fam ously ▁worn ▁by ▁V ince ▁Carter ▁during ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁S lam ▁D unk ▁Cont est , ▁where ▁he ▁put ▁on ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁greatest ▁NBA ▁S lam ▁D unk ▁Cont est ▁show ings ▁of ▁all ▁time . ▁ ▁The ▁AND 1 ▁summer ▁t ours ▁had ▁already ▁been ▁going ▁on ▁from ▁ 1 9 9 9 , ▁but ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁with ▁the ▁release ▁of ▁Mi xt ape ▁ 3 , ▁AND 1 ▁officially ▁expanded ▁their ▁annual ▁street ball ▁t ours ▁into ▁the ▁Mi xt ape ▁Tour . ▁Leg end ary ▁street ball ers ▁such ▁as ▁“ Hot ▁Sau ce ” ▁and ▁“ The ▁Professor ” ▁would ▁go ▁from ▁court ▁to ▁court ▁to ▁challenge ▁the ▁greatest ▁street ball ers ▁in ▁one - on - one ' s , ▁entertain ing ▁fans ▁and ▁providing ▁much ▁of ▁the ▁foot age ▁for ▁the ▁en su ing ▁Mi xt apes . ▁The ▁street ball ers ▁who ▁pre va iled ▁through ▁the ▁very ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁summer ▁t ours ▁would ▁receive ▁end