Sandy Dover

Sandy Dover serves as Managing Partner and Editor-at-Large of Hardwood & Hollywood, which is a content partner with Complex Networks. With the consolidation of his executive and editorial roles as Senior Editor, Leadership Board Member, and Equity Partner of H&H, Sandy has his hands in everything creative, editorial, social, and strategic for the outlet. Formerly of ESPN, SLAM, and Yahoo!, Sandy is a White House-vetted and U.S. Senate-recognized media multihyphenate with extensive, multifaceted work in communications, strategy, and marketing in boutique/startup, corporate, and nonprofit spaces throughout multiple industries, including sports and fashion.

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Reebok debuts "Crossing Guard" and "Crossover" Q96
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Reebok debuts "Crossing Guard" and "Crossover" Q96

By Sandy Dover • November 27, 2013

The Reebok Question is easily one of the greatest basketball shoes ever designed and produced. Though the shoe itself was a direct competitor to the sneaker competition of its day and somewhat an anti-Air Jordan...

Stephen Curry's UA Anatomix Spawn "Away" Shoes
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Stephen Curry's UA Anatomix Spawn "Away" Shoes

By Sandy Dover • November 27, 2013

Up until Stephen Curry signed with Under Armour in the early fall, it was difficult to associate the company's flagship basketball shoe with any one of their endorsed point guards. With a stable of young...

Nike KD VI gets 'Crab'-by for Black Friday
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Nike KD VI gets 'Crab'-by for Black Friday

By Sandy Dover • November 26, 2013

This Friday, on Black Friday, the Nike KD VI will release in a new Maryland-inspired animal – the blue crab. Fashioned in the relative likeness of the sea creature itself, the KD VI “Maryland Blue...

Reebok to rep Shaq's "Brick City" on Black Friday
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Reebok to rep Shaq's "Brick City" on Black Friday

By Sandy Dover • November 26, 2013

Shaquille O’Neal is one of the greatest players to ever play basketball, one of the most physically gifted athletes anyone has ever seen, but he’s also one of the most-reppin’ ballers we’ve ever seen. Having...

Derrick Rose: Better Shoes, Worse Health
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Derrick Rose: Better Shoes, Worse Health

By Sandy Dover • November 25, 2013

Down Derrick Rose has gone. Felled indefinitely by another non-contact knee injury , Rose exited the game against the Portland Trail Blazers at the Moda Center having torn the meniscus in his right knee (his...

Reebok Classic Kamikaze II "Nocturnal" drops today
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Reebok Classic Kamikaze II "Nocturnal" drops today

By Sandy Dover • November 25, 2013

With Black Friday coming up, plenty of people will be out standing in the cold, under the moon, and liking trying to ignore their tired legs and wind-chapped lips as the temps have started to...

Reebok Classic Releases Pump Omni Lite OG
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Reebok Classic Releases Pump Omni Lite OG

By Sandy Dover • November 22, 2013

If you don’t remember the moment, you can’t admit it. You have to know. Any lover of the game knows this moment – don’t ‘cha know? When Dee Brown won the 1991 NBA Slam Dunk...

The adidas Crazy 8 pays homage to the Brooklyn Nets
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The adidas Crazy 8 pays homage to the Brooklyn Nets

By Sandy Dover • November 22, 2013

High-quality, top-notch, and black are some attributes you might ascribe to the famed (or infamous) Black Mamba, Los Angeles Lakers superstar Kobe Bryant and rightfully so. The future Basketball Hall of Famer is known principally...

Christmas Day Big Color Uniforms
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Christmas Day Big Color Uniforms

By Sandy Dover • January 09, 2013

We’re more than a week out from the Christmas games, and wow, what a look. As if NBA Commissioner David Stern isn’t already a mastermind at marketing his players (just look at NBA Cares and...