Anything can happen in the sneaker world, man. I’ve seen hyped Jordans turn into golf shoes. I’ve seen hiking shoes built with whistles. I’ve seen sneakers turned into wedges.
But I don’t think I’ve ever seen an SB Dunk turned into a curling sneaker. Not until Matt Hamilton pulled out the “What The” Paul Rodriguez joints in these winter games.
For those of you who are out of the loop, this is a skateboarding shoe. Paul Rodriguez is one of Nike Skateboarding’s premier athletes. This Dunk serves as an ode to his career and the many sneakers he’s worn through the years. It combines them all into one, which is where the “What The” name comes from with all the colors.
It was one of the coolest shoes to come out in 2021. And here Matt Hamilton is, curling in it. This is so dope, y’all
Matt Hamilton, USA Men's Curling team, mustache, mullet, wearing Paul Rodriguez kicks with Rick &Morty socks may be the most American athlete representing us. GO Team USA! #TeamUSA #Curling pic.twitter.com/T7ttzVdcVl
— aviator_edb (@aviator_edb) February 10, 2022
First of all, I’m insanely jealous that he has these. It is SUCH an amazing shoe, man. The details. The history. It’s all just *chef’s kiss*. Second, to actually curl in them he had to insert Teflon into the soles. It’s pretty cool. You can turn literally any shoe into a curler.
Here Hamilton is in basketball shoes — the PG 4’s specifically. Just curling. Vibing. It’s so cool.
I wonder if every olympics matt hamilton chooses a character to play. Like maybe in 2026 he shows up with a pipe and a scarf, puffing away as he considers his shot pic.twitter.com/Dxfd38uMI8
— Philip (@lasym21) February 10, 2022
This dude is definitely the most fly person in the Beijing Games right now. The internet is loving it.
