{"id":12417,"date":"2019-04-29T11:00:30","date_gmt":"2019-04-29T09:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/?p=12417"},"modified":"2025-09-19T14:59:25","modified_gmt":"2025-09-19T14:59:25","slug":"puma-re-issues-its-classic-ralph-sampson-sneaker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/fr\/sportstyle\/puma-re-issues-its-classic-ralph-sampson-sneaker\/","title":{"rendered":"PUMA r\u00e9\u00e9dite sa basket classique Ralph Sampson"},"content":{"rendered":"<!-- post header -->\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumn\">\n    <div class=\"col breadcrumb\">\n        <a href=\"\/fr\/\">Accueil<\/a>\/\n        <a href=\"\/fr\/category\/sportstyle\/\">Sportstyle<\/a>\/ PUMA r\u00e9\u00e9dite sa basket classique Ralph Sampson\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row rowPostHeaderImage headerImageAnim\">\n    <div class=\"scrollAnim\" \n        id=\"postHeaderImage\"\n         style=\"width:100%;position:relative;overflow:hidden;        aspect-ratio:2        ;\" >\n    <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\"\n        class=\"\"\n        src=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/H1-Ralph-Sampson.jpg\" style=\"transition: 0.35s all;height:100%;width:100%;        object-position: 50% 0%; object-fit: cover;\"\/>\n        <\/div>\n    \n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnWide rowPostHeader\">\n    <div id=\"postHeaderText\" class=\"col tcenter\" >\n        <div class=\"cat\"><a class=\"secondary\" href=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/fr\/category\/sportstyle\/\">Sportstyle<\/a><\/div>\n        <div id=\"headerSocialIcons\" class=\"headerSocialIcons tleft\">\n            <a class=\"facebook\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.puma-catchup.com%2Ffr%2Fsportstyle%2Fpuma-re-issues-its-classic-ralph-sampson-sneaker%2F\" target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n            <a class=\"linkedin\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/sharing\/share-offsite\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.puma-catchup.com%2Ffr%2Fsportstyle%2Fpuma-re-issues-its-classic-ralph-sampson-sneaker%2F\" target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n            <a class=\"x\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share?url=https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/fr\/sportstyle\/puma-re-issues-its-classic-ralph-sampson-sneaker\/&#038;text=\" target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n            <a class=\"pinterest\" href=\"http:\/\/pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.puma-catchup.com%2Ffr%2Fsportstyle%2Fpuma-re-issues-its-classic-ralph-sampson-sneaker%2F\" target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n        <\/div>\n        <h1 class=\"\" >Les avantages d'\u00eatre un athl\u00e8te de 2,24 m\u00e8tres<\/h1>\n        <div class=\"articleintro\" >PUMA r\u00e9\u00e9dite sa basket classique Ralph Sampson<\/div>\n        <div class=\"date\">29 avril 2019 <\/div>\n\n        <div id=\"\" class=\"headerSocialIconsMobile tcenter mobile\">\n            <a class=\"sharing\" id=\"mobileshare\" onclick='navigator.share({ \"title\": &quot;PUMA re-issues its classic Ralph Sampson sneaker&quot;, \"text\": &quot;1980s basketball legend Ralph Sampson is an impressive 7 feet and 4 inches (2.24 m) tall. His shoe size is 17.\\nBack in the days, PUMA had to start from scratch creating a signature shoe just for him to properly compete.\\n&quot;, \"url\": \"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/fr\/sportstyle\/puma-re-issues-its-classic-ralph-sampson-sneaker\/\" })'  target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n            <a class=\"facebook\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/fr\/sportstyle\/puma-re-issues-its-classic-ralph-sampson-sneaker\/\" target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n            <a class=\"linkedin\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/sharing\/share-offsite\/?url=https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/fr\/sportstyle\/puma-re-issues-its-classic-ralph-sampson-sneaker\/\" target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n            <a class=\"x\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.puma-catchup.com%2Ffr%2Fsportstyle%2Fpuma-re-issues-its-classic-ralph-sampson-sneaker%2F&#038;text=\" target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n            <a class=\"pinterest\" href=\"http:\/\/pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.puma-catchup.com%2Ffr%2Fsportstyle%2Fpuma-re-issues-its-classic-ralph-sampson-sneaker%2F\" target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- row text single -->\n<div class=\"gradientnone\">\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnWide spacing\">\n    <div class=\"col articleText\">\n        <div class=\"textStyle_2b\" ><span class=\"textStyle_intro\">La l\u00e9gende du basket-ball des ann\u00e9es 1980, Ralph Sampson, mesure 2,24 m. Il chausse du 52.<\/span>\n<span class=\"textStyle_intro\">\u00c0 l'\u00e9poque, PUMA a d\u00fb partir de z\u00e9ro pour cr\u00e9er une chaussure signature sp\u00e9cialement pour lui afin qu'il puisse concourir dans de bonnes conditions.<\/span>\n<\/div>\n   <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- row text single -->\n<div class=\"gradientnone\">\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnWide spacing\">\n    <div class=\"col articleText\">\n        <div class=\"textStyle_2b\" ><br\/><strong>Membre du Temple de la renomm\u00e9e de la NBA<\/strong> Ralph Sampson a jou\u00e9 pour les Houston Rockets apr\u00e8s avoir \u00e9t\u00e9 s\u00e9lectionn\u00e9 en premi\u00e8re position lors de la draft NBA de 1983. En tant que rookie, il a enregistr\u00e9 en moyenne 21,0 points et 11,1 rebonds gr\u00e2ce \u00e0 sa taille impressionnante et \u00e0 son agilit\u00e9 remarquable, qui lui permettaient de dominer tous les autres joueurs sur le terrain.<br\/>\n<br\/>Fabriquer des chaussures pour les pieds de Sampson, qui chaussait du 48 dans les ann\u00e9es 1980, s'est av\u00e9r\u00e9 \u00eatre\u00a0<strong>tout un d\u00e9fi.<\/strong>De ce d\u00e9fi est n\u00e9 un <strong>nouvelle ligne de chaussures \u00e0 talons \u00e9ponyme<\/strong> \u2013 la PUMA Ralph Sampson, con\u00e7ue sur mesure pour r\u00e9pondre \u00e0 ses besoins et s'adapter \u00e0 ses pieds. Il y a 30 ans, il n'\u00e9tait pas aussi courant qu'aujourd'hui pour les athl\u00e8tes d'avoir leur propre ligne de chaussures.<br\/>\n<br\/>En 2019, la version relanc\u00e9e des baskets de basket-ball embl\u00e9matiques de Ralph Sampson marque le retour de la chaussure.\u00a0<strong>crossover<\/strong> du tribunal \u00e0 la rue.<br\/>\n<\/div>\n   <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- row image single -->\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnWide spacing\">\n\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t<div class=\"0 scrollAnim\" \n\t    \n\t     style=\"Wide;position:relative;overflow:hidden;\t;\" >\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\"\n\t    class=\"\"\n\t    src=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/G2-Ralph-Sampson.jpg\" style=\"transition: 0.35s all;height:100%;width:100%;\t    object-position: 50% 0%; object-fit: cover;\"\/>\n\t    <\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<div class=\"descr\">Le Ralph Sampson original des ann\u00e9es 1980<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- row image single -->\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnWide spacing\">\n\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t<div class=\"0 scrollAnim\" \n\t    \n\t     style=\"Wide;position:relative;overflow:hidden;\t;\" >\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\"\n\t    class=\"\"\n\t    src=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/G1-Ralph-Sampson.jpg\" style=\"transition: 0.35s all;height:100%;width:100%;\t    object-position: 50% 0%; object-fit: cover;\"\/>\n\t    <\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<div class=\"descr\">Le Ralph Sampson OG de 2019<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- row text single -->\n<div class=\"gradientnone\">\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnWide spacing\">\n    <div class=\"col articleText\">\n        <div class=\"textStyle_2b\" ><br\/><strong>\u201c C'\u00e9tait \u00e0 la fois intimidant et excitant. Avoir ma propre ligne de chaussures et pouvoir concourir au plus haut niveau \u00e9tait incroyable. Je rentrais chez moi en Virginie pendant la saison morte pour faire des apparitions dans les magasins, et voir ces longues files de fans avec mes chaussures \u00e9tait surr\u00e9aliste. \u201d<\/strong> <strong>Ralph Sampson<\/strong> a d\u00e9clar\u00e9 Highsnobiety dans une interview.<br\/>\n<br\/>Pour relever ce d\u00e9fi, Ralph Sampson s'est entretenu avec les responsables de PUMA afin de leur expliquer comment il souhaitait que ses chaussures se comportent sur le terrain. \u00c0 partir d'un moule des pieds de Ralph Sampson, PUMA a con\u00e7u une chaussure qui lui offrait le meilleur soutien possible, dot\u00e9e d'une <strong>construction de hauteur moyenne<\/strong> pour un bon maintien de la cheville et une conception l\u00e9g\u00e8re qui favorise sa vitesse et son agilit\u00e9.<br\/>\n<br\/>La version street style inspir\u00e9e du sport d'aujourd'hui est con\u00e7ue pour un <strong>nouvelle g\u00e9n\u00e9ration<\/strong> des fans de basket-ball. <strong>\u201c Le basket PUMA a toujours \u00e9t\u00e9 un m\u00e9lange de style, d'\u00e9l\u00e9gance et de confort, tant du point de vue du jeu que du style de vie. La marque est unique en ce sens que vous pouvez jouer avec ces chaussures et les porter en dehors du terrain. Aucune autre marque n'a r\u00e9ussi \u00e0 faire cela. \u201d<\/strong> a d\u00e9clar\u00e9 Ralph Sampson.<br\/>\n<br\/>Fid\u00e8les au style traditionnel, ces baskets mi-hautes affichent un look r\u00e9tro avec une tige enti\u00e8rement en cuir, tout en conservant leur style \u00e9pur\u00e9 et classique. Les Ralph Sampson OG seront disponibles dans le monde entier \u00e0 partir du <strong>27 avril.<\/strong><br\/>\n<\/div>\n   <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- row text single -->\n<div class=\"gradientnone\">\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnWide spacing\">\n    <div class=\"col articleText\">\n        <div class=\"textStyle_default\" ><h2>Sa carri\u00e8re en bref <\/h2>\n<p>Le basketteur am\u00e9ricain Ralph Sampson mesurait d\u00e9j\u00e0 2,01 m en troisi\u00e8me. \u00c9tant donn\u00e9 qu'il \u00e9tait <span class=\"text-style-4\">trois fois joueur universitaire de l'ann\u00e9e,<\/span> Il a \u00e9t\u00e9 s\u00e9lectionn\u00e9 en premi\u00e8re position lors de la draft NBA 1983 par les Houston Rockets. Lors de sa premi\u00e8re saison, il a particip\u00e9 au All-Star Game de la National Basketball Association (NBA) et a \u00e9t\u00e9 nomm\u00e9 <span class=\"text-style-4\">Recrue de l'ann\u00e9e de la NBA<\/span> en 1984. Il a particip\u00e9 quatre fois au NBA All-Star Game et a \u00e9t\u00e9 sacr\u00e9 All-Star. <span class=\"text-style-4\">Joueur le plus utile (MVP)<\/span>) en 1985.<\/p>\n<p>Sampson a rejoint les Golden State Warriors lors de la saison 1987-1988, puis les Sacramento Kings un an plus tard. Lib\u00e9r\u00e9 par les Kings, il a sign\u00e9 avec les Washington Bullets en 1991-1992, mais souffrant de graves probl\u00e8mes au genou et au dos, il n'a disput\u00e9 que 10 matchs. Au total, Ralph Sampson a disput\u00e9 441 matchs en 10 saisons NBA. En 2012, il a \u00e9t\u00e9 intronis\u00e9 au <span class=\"text-style-4\">Panth\u00e9on du basket-ball.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n   <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- row image single -->\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnNarrow spacing\">\n\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t<div class=\"0 scrollAnim\" \n\t    \n\t     style=\"Narrow;position:relative;overflow:hidden;\t;\" >\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\"\n\t    class=\"\"\n\t    src=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/M1-Ralph-Sampson.jpg\" style=\"transition: 0.35s all;height:100%;width:100%;\t    object-position: 50% 0%; object-fit: cover;\"\/>\n\t    <\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<div class=\"descr\">... avec Ralph Sampson OG<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>La l\u00e9gende du basket-ball des ann\u00e9es 1980, Ralph Sampson, mesure 2,24 m. Il chausse du 52.<br \/>\n\u00c0 l'\u00e9poque, PUMA a d\u00fb partir de z\u00e9ro pour cr\u00e9er une chaussure signature sp\u00e9cialement pour lui afin qu'il puisse concourir dans de bonnes conditions.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":12428,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_top_article":false,"is_featured_article":true,"EasyPostViewCounter":20858,"meta-headline":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"class_list":["post-12417","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sportstyle"],"fullData":{"ID":12417,"post_author":"4","post_date":"2019-04-29 11:00:30","post_date_gmt":"2019-04-29 09:00:30","post_content":"<!-- wp:puma\/row-post-header {\"image\":{\"width\":1140,\"height\":640,\"file\":\"2019\/04\/H1-Ralph-Sampson.jpg\",\"filesize\":70025,\"sizes\":{\"medium\":{\"file\":\"H1-Ralph-Sampson-300x168.jpg\",\"width\":300,\"height\":168,\"mime-type\":\"image\/jpeg\",\"filesize\":6205},\"large\":{\"file\":\"H1-Ralph-Sampson-1024x575.jpg\",\"width\":1024,\"height\":575,\"mime-type\":\"image\/jpeg\",\"filesize\":55093},\"thumbnail\":{\"file\":\"H1-Ralph-Sampson-150x150.jpg\",\"width\":150,\"height\":150,\"mime-type\":\"image\/jpeg\",\"filesize\":4643},\"medium_large\":{\"file\":\"H1-Ralph-Sampson-768x431.jpg\",\"width\":768,\"height\":431,\"mime-type\":\"image\/jpeg\",\"filesize\":30774},\"trp-custom-language-flag\":{\"file\":\"H1-Ralph-Sampson-18x10.jpg\",\"width\":18,\"height\":10,\"mime-type\":\"image\/jpeg\",\"filesize\":407}},\"image_meta\":{\"aperture\":\"0\",\"credit\":\"\",\"camera\":\"\",\"caption\":\"\",\"created_timestamp\":\"0\",\"copyright\":\"\",\"focal_length\":\"0\",\"iso\":\"0\",\"shutter_speed\":\"0\",\"title\":\"\",\"orientation\":\"0\",\"keywords\":[]},\"id\":12428,\"alt\":\"\",\"caption\":\"\",\"description\":\"\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/H1-Ralph-Sampson.jpg\",\"title\":\"H1-Ralph-Sampson\",\"aspect_ratio\":1.78125,\"focalPointLeft\":0.5,\"focalPointTop\":0},\"headline\":\"The perks of being a 7-foot-4 athlete\",\"content\":\"PUMA re-issues its classic Ralph Sampson sneaker\"} \/--><!-- wp:puma\/row-text-single {\"content\":\"\\u003cspan class=\\u0022textStyle_intro\\u0022\\u003e1980s basketball legend Ralph Sampson is an impressive 7 feet and 4 inches (2.24 m) tall. 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