Meet the NBA’s Custom Sneaker King

The Detroit Piston's Langston Galloway (@Lgkicks9 + @langgalloway10) and NBA sneaker customizer Andrew Lewis @andr3wtl let you follow the journey of a NBA player’s customized, game-worn shoe. Go from artist studio to the stadium, and see Langston unbox his new sneakers and hit the court at New York City’s legendary Madison Square Garden for a game.
Langston also shares his unique underdog NBA story and lifelong passion for sneakers, along with a tour of his 700+ sneaker collection in his hometown of Baton Rouge, featuring very rare and even one of a kind shoes.
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[@ussi]

it's crazy, I always liked sneakers but I was poor * trap beat drops *

[@troycui7168]

hahaha underrated comment

[@VICE]

😂

[@bigoking1567]

Bruh vice commented on this tf u doin

[@ussi]

@@bigoking1567 lmao I bouta edit the comment and promote my music

[@ussi]

@PATH I typed the * * without space in between so it looked like *this*

[@Blackcatt1017]

mfs worried more about his voice than the damn collection 😭 y’all a different breed

[@TizzTv]

Foreal, ppl mad weird bro

[@carlosali3021]

Absolutely fam

[@gianlucamodica5814]

more Voices Cracks then a Lamborghini in 'Sports Mode'

[@reqite4558]

Ooffff

[@suntzu6351]

Hahaha vero

[@joshuareyes-first9639]

Lmao the first thing i was thinking was who gonna point out the voice cracks🤣🤣

[@reqite4558]

Can u subscribe to my channel

[@bigbodycoupe3170]

i was just about to mention the voice cracks😂😂

[@Andrew-yk8jy]

Lmao 85% of comment about his voice cracks

[@newyorkfan9832]

Andrew I was just about to comment on that 😂😂😂😂this dude is in his 20s and still voice cracking

[@andrewpetalbert488]

Same name same picture

[@phoenixmichael2720]

We gotta hate on something, he got more fancy shit than us

[@user-pn7yf1iz5k]

Sneakerhead2kgamer66 my teacher is 60 and still has voice cracks lol

[@arnoldvasquez3399]

The number of likes is the amount Galloway voice cracks 😂

[@sirsnazzee4252]

@SilentBob420BMFJ dude, what? his voice cracks like 20 - 30 times through out the video. Have you ever HEARD a voice crack?

[@griffin8090]

Every single NBA players says "I always had a passion for shoes, but I couldn't afford them"

[@joaquingorman5581]

Lebron James well shoot I love shoes and I don’t have money but I mean saving my money to buy them is the thing to do

[@brainxtc2171]

Not Grant Hill, Stephen Curry, Michael Porter Jr, Austin Rivers, etc.

[@youngkat3591]

Were'nt they cheap back in those days ?

[@TJ-oo5mx]

@Young Kat Yes, but people made less money back then compared to now

[@slugged9965]

kid lived in baton rouge atleast he in da league if he didnt make he prolly wind up dead

[@junito1008]

The One Million Dollar Question: How Much This Dude Charge ?? 🤔

[@dannyhernandez1109]

It matters the ones I got from him Jordan Air Force ones that had the porn hub logo on them that coast me 1000

[@rl2363]

Danny’s food review ! Tf

[@alexroque4165]

Danny’s food review ! jordan air force 1? u good?

[@junito1008]

Alexis Roque Hahaha !! RI23is Surprised because you bought a pair of AF1s with a Pornhub Logo !! 😂

[@jacobdiaz9879]

These comments got me laughing

[@sgurjeet99]

I've always had a passion for sneakers, but I couldn't afford em *cue custom sneaker room clip*

[@reqite4558]

He talking about as a kid

[@nathentengi3297]

@@reqite4558 r/woooosh

[@LordBughatti]

They did this justice

[@fivehourenergy6159]

@@nathentengi3297 stop

[@double_snag8231]

@@nathentengi3297 you're not using that right

[@dogkaisher8841]

Those BHM kobe 11s. I played in them until the traction is no more. Now i rock them casually

[@saysyou327]

Same lmao you try to play with them you break your own ankles

[@davidhart8835]

I got emotional about this comment ngl

[@KingMelo007]

Langston was a real pleasure to watch in NY. Favorite moment had to be that clutch corner 3 vs Philly that first season. Once a Knick, Always a Knick!

[@Norpan506]

Rubbish team.

[@KingMelo007]

You're not wrong lol. Gotta have loyalty tho

[@Norpan506]

@@KingMelo007 true

[@MichaelJWade-tp9rk]

And then his voice cracked and he grew some pubes!! Hahahah!! How lame!

[@kadenkastberg9276]

once a Knick, always a knick is basically just saying that he’ll never get a ring

[@paddy2265]

I love seeing positivity in a player that gets traded from place to place. Keep working LG!!

[@TheTillmanSneakerReview]

At worst, he's getting paid a decent wage to do what he loves. I love his positive vibes too. That's probably why he still gets hired.

[@Gamooch]

the portraits on those shoes were gorgeous, what talent

[@anthonymcneill4863]

14:44 bro was lookin Like why Am I makin shoes for this sorry ass player😂

[@dylanhenry1861]

This boy would probably be a starter if he wasn’t worrying about someone stepping on his shoes

[@jerometalinsburger8757]

I love hearing the come ups of these NBA players and how the have progressed to achieve what the have

[@supremetroop7682]

Best Vice video, amazing!!!

[@quinceyb921]

I remember in high school, I'd fabric glue bandanas and different cloth designs on kicks and timbs....wow i miss those days. Custom kicks will never go anywhere

[@sharpdressed7323]

@@arnoldj2764 LMAO

[@BRAZEN365]

It’s good to see I’m not the only one to lose the cap on my Apple Pencil! lmao 😂😆🤦🏼‍♂️

[@dynochronlock]

the dude painting the shoes looks like Lawrence fishburns son !

[@Not_The_Pizza_Guy]

The beginning snapped to so hard 🔥🔥

[@jamiebendavid]

He attacc He protecc But most importantly... At 4:31 he voice cracc

[@xxtonganxpowerxx9093]

Cuh-rip cuhz

[@paxbrickz8563]

he voice cracks multiple times during the whole vid

[@BEHEDETY]

lol

[@nickovillasor9096]

he just showing how squeaky his sneaker brand is.

[@griffin8090]

Was I the only one that was in middle school thinking "yea, I might try out for the NBA one day if I just practice a little"?

[@Daniel78104]

Lebron James I thought when u were in middle school u were thinking “yea, I might make the playoffs in the west if I practice a little

[@georgeamaranye601]

I've always had passion for sneakers but couldn't afford them" That's deep right there, now he got it all. Crazy !!!

[@ChillsBarkley]

Great video. Very well put together doc.

[@ellebee8476]

AMAZING talent!

[@juandiego8304]

Nobody: Langston: *voice cracks*

[@x1010xyz]

Omg the Hey Arnold! shoes killed me.. My favorite show.. He forgot Rocket Power 😂

[@jaketheps2punk]

Thanks for the upload!

[@carryeveryday910]

Ayyy my guy Langston. Miss having him on the Knicks. Had a great rookie season for us.

[@btzby512]

J Cole same here man. I made one of those custom jerseys and wrote Galloway on it. Miss him

[@carryeveryday910]

ツBøtzby Should of held on to him. He’s a real solid two way guard. Reminds me of Jrue Holiday. Happy he carved out a nice rotation spot for himself.

[@btzby512]

J Cole yea I agree. We actually met each other once at an event in New Orleans. Nice guy. I took a picture with him and have it in my room. Haha. Yea they should of kept him. Good backup player fr

[@cenoaceno3251]

OH YEA LANG GALLOWAY DETROIT REPRESENT 💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼

[@DaneIbsen]

great video, we need more!

[@baller128k]

lmao well obviously we know who WASNT watching Family Guy, those arent the shoes that stewie was wearing,..they are his outfit designed into shoes..

[@jki3113]

TattedBoi ikr😂

[@hailthemuffinmanf2393]

The artist is like MARKO but on another level

[@jeysermedina9572]

Facts

[@robertjefferson1927]

my mans just hit puberty

[@smalleru]

You would know, you are a doctor.

[@jamylhurtado]

@@smalleru doesn't take a doctor to know when you have hit puberty.

[@titohustles]

Lol my boy galloway from the Knicks .....wow cool sneaker collection & keep working on your game I see the potential juu heard

[@dashingmlg601]

Just got a vice add too watch more vice while watching vice

[@wAriokart_jc]

4:30, that voice crack 💀

[@LC-uz1ej]

Bruh that amount of voice cracks 😂

[@cinemasnitch3959]

I remember when the Knicks first called him up. Super hard worker and deserves everything he gets! Don't know bout those shoes though....

[@jamesmiles758]

He seems very humble. Nice shoe collection 👌

[@ConnorTVofficial]

Ayeee my man!!

[@MMPablo]

Yo

[@carlwin7707]

Pj tucker wore that stewie shoe in a game, damn respect for pj rockin 15k shoes on the floor

[@BobbyIronsights]

It's probably worth more now because of the photos of him wearing the shoes during the game.

[@anthonychase3752]

Did the Knicks win once he put those black history Month shoes never mind they lost

[@raymondp5973]

Pj will blow this player out the water with his collection

[@jonathanmitchell3545]

@@raymondp5973 pj doesn't really do custom pairs mainly just extremely rare ones

[@thomaswhite4381]

FANTASTIC VIDEO!!

[@higuys6613]

I always loved Robin Lopez’s custom shoes...like the Walt Disney ones he made. Them pair were my favorite kind.....but this guy is really thought at it to.....wow.

[@MISHANJUNGBASNET]

3:35 dude keeps those shoes like keeping snakes

[@eliseerickson5994]

im not even a sneaker person but i love Lewis' artwork

[@Noresiduel]

Mans stuck with his dream and achieved it and is now livin the American dream what an inspiration keep it up my guy

[@coletteoehlmann4012]

4:33 that voice crack 🤣🤣☠️

[@joosrufus8151]

What everybody always says :,, i have always had a pqssion for shoes‘‘

[@sasquatched6452]

I do.but cant afford it

[@hommeboy]

We all do, if you lived the struggle life. But we just have to work for what we have and don’t have.

[@shanemclaughlin3283]

huncho facts brotha🥶

[@Markyboo2]

Vice 2013: Interview with a CANNIBAL Vice 2019: S H O E S

[@simi_csgo]

so true

[@camerond4689]

Lol...man i watched both of those today

[@1.Ventura]

This was super solid

[@katakozma11]

what kind of paint do you use that won’t chip off the shoes? this is so cooooool!!!!

[@NoRealRsn]

Only if he had the passion for helping Detroit won 1 postseason game

[@dylan4kt565]

Only if you had the passion to do something with your life

[@anthonymcneill4863]

@@dylan4kt565 but you're here too🤔

[@BarakaGitari]

Maybe you can join the team and show us how it's done

[@Deebohuncho]

Baraka Gitari exactly

[@NoRealRsn]

Baraka Gitari bet say less

[@Vecancy]

Pj tucker is furious rn

[@MassaBroshi]

Custom lol. And Montrezl probably tight about this

[@SantaBarbaraBiking]

Imagine all the top draft picks that flamed out and this young man is plugging away in the league through hard work that’s awesome.

[@alemandwn]

really dope collection

[@osheathedj]

You should thank Stan Van Gundy for giving you that insane contract

[@Rossouww]

The Toy Story 1s Are Hella Heat

[@jose.anta_]

10 voice cracks already by 4:39.🤣🤣🤣

[@noneyours3237]

The artist is truly talented.

[@rogerramirez9400]

Y’all thought how all those clear boxes were the price of like 5 pairs of his shoes?

[@kylepram5107]

1:36 Phat Voice Crack lol

[@timothycabucay7805]

anyone know the beat in the start of the video? it sounds so good

[@junito1008]

Real Art !!

[@cenoaceno3251]

Little did Henry ellenson know he was bout to be switched 💀

[@jkpwd]

He a beast

[@guzarishi1567]

Crush: I love Toy Story! Me: 0:37

[@klk7936]

Bro I remember when nobody knew Him now my son got videos of his shoe game. Langston came a long way from Westchester

[@Lurkaholic]

hard work pays off.

[@jacksongray959]

6:11 mans lookin and soundin like Seth from David’s vlog tho

[@2kdemiks816]

Lmao facts

[@yanthipenrose9844]

THATS WHAT I WAS SAYING

[@demarcuswalter809]

Who else said "wait when malik monk go to Detroit?"... the thumbnail had me shook

[@justinhullihen8165]

that sneaker room is dope

[@junito1008]

12:11 Walt “Clyde” Frazier Signature Frase !! 😁

[@cristiansalinas9105]

Yo this badass

[@vigneshrk]

sat sri akal

[@jmariwright]

LOVE, could care less about basketball but now i have something that may catch my attention. great artwork on the shoes.

[@Connor-ry2vs]

My boy Langston Galloway. Pistons fans where u at

[@sikukudotke]

Lgkicks popping, damn!

[@JayLaFlare]

All these sneakers look real good on the bench

[@abelhernandez7134]

Jayraab Fr he average 8 points a game and 21 min lmaoooo

[@LordBughatti]

Oh man lmaoo

[@tobichoy279]

OHHHHH

[@yunglife1244]

He make more money sitting on the bench then you'll probably make your entire life

[@JayLaFlare]

Yung life you played ya self

[@jeffkenevil5]

Vice, keep up the good episodes.

[@clintc.272]

What app was that you used to transfer your drawing to your printer?

[@adenmoody6584]

That toys story kick hit me hard In 2011 my brother died at the age of 4 he loved toy story Especially buzz lightyear

[@Istillflex]

They hitting puberty at their 20-35 yrs? Something is not right😂

[@jacobsimpson9357]

MystOnCrack you can have voice cracks when you are like 60, it’s not always puberty

[@sromer43]

14:39 Andrew Lewis looks high af, his eyes are red

[@mdaddy9474]

he been up all night painting shoes

[@Vtecyo81]

Dude @AndrewLewis is an artist! #EPICDESIGNS #DATHALLOWEENCHUCKY #KILLER

[@travisjohnson4793]

You are amazing artist

[@michaelmccarthy4615]

I remember when pro athletes had made it by purchasing an expensive sports car....

[@therealnoodles7638]

Sneakers are the new hype cos of instagram

[@michaelmccarthy4615]

@@therealnoodles7638 who needs a Ferrari when you have custom sneakers.

[@driftlessgaming8811]

Boomer

[@Vortex__24]

@@michaelmccarthy4615 well said

[@LTorazo]

You put a pic of Chauncey Billups in Celtics uniform instead of Pistons lol might as well put Jordan with a Wizards uniform too

[@chingoo24]

I’ll love to see him rocking in da Saints shoes

[@milo7164]

I am pistons fan! I saw the toy story ones at a game they where awesome!

[@carlospinedo7547]

Should've put Malcom X,Jackie Robinson and MLK on the shoe.

[@liniqua]

Carlos Pinedo his name is Langston so maybe he feels that connection to Langston Hughes.

[@zachsanchez1181]

1:37 voice crack

[@inviolableapparel8374]

To be honest with you I just want to say I'm happy to see a black brother. doing your thing I love it God bless you my brother keep doing your thing. the artwork looks incredible

[@noahkelsall473]

1:37 his voice cracked 😂

[@ivyemoji2274]

9:08 I LikE tHat I LikE ThaT YuHh

[@swaggybutta2862]

He finna be mad ashi when he gets traded and have to move all the shoes

[@abdulshaik6736]

Love those 👍🏻

[@robpoulterer5839]

Where and how do you get that stencil

[@rileyjuvrud1633]

Andrew lives like a mile away from me

[@nicoboom9304]

All the dislikes are from X-Box players because they saw that he had PlayStation shoes lmao

[@SGSlumpgod]

Bro I want him to design my Jordan 10 Orlando's god bless this man so much ahead of him 💪🙏

[@geeksquad803]

4:10 he said thats the shoe stewie would always wearing??? Lmfao