ors ement ▁de als ▁from ▁AND 1 . ▁From ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁through ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁the ▁t ours ▁were ▁tele vised ▁live ▁on ▁ESP N ▁under ▁the ▁name ▁“ St reet ball ” ▁and ▁competed ▁with ▁ESP N ' s ▁“ S ports Center ” ▁for ▁the ▁highest ▁ratings . ▁The ▁summer ▁t ours ▁began ▁in ▁America ▁but ▁soon ▁branch ed ▁into ▁more ▁than ▁ 3 0 ▁countries , ▁giving ▁them ▁international ▁fame ▁and ▁prom oting ▁the ▁sale ▁of ▁their ▁products ▁in ▁ 1 3 0 ▁countries ▁and ▁territ ories . ▁ ▁One ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁prominent ▁appearances ▁of ▁AND 1 ' s ▁s ne akers , ▁aside ▁from ▁V ince ' s ▁d unk ▁contest , ▁was ▁when ▁Detroit ▁P ist on ▁Cha un cy ▁Bill ups ▁took ▁home ▁the ▁M VP ▁hon ors ▁during ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁NBA ▁Final s , ▁we aring ▁the ▁AND 1 ▁R ise ' s . ▁The ▁mid - top ▁s ne akers ’ ▁clean ▁and ▁ag gress ive ▁look ▁matched ▁“ Mr . ▁Big ▁Sh ot ” ▁Bill ups ’ ▁game ▁perfectly . ▁In ▁the ▁R ises , ▁Bill ups ▁would ▁average ▁ 2 1 ▁points ▁and ▁ 5 ▁reb ounds ▁in ▁the ▁series , ▁leading ▁the ▁P ist ons ▁to ▁their ▁first ▁championship ▁in ▁ 1 4 ▁years ▁and ▁pick ing ▁up ▁the ▁M VP ▁award ▁in ▁the ▁process . ▁ ▁AND 1 ▁app arel ▁and ▁foot we ar ▁had ▁first ▁appeared ▁in ▁the ▁digital