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Yahya Abdul-Mateen II goes Sneaker Shopping with Complex at Stadium Goods

Yahya Abdul-Mateen II goes Sneaker Shopping with Complex at Stadium Goods

Emmy-award winning actor and star of "The Matrix Resurrections" Yahya Abdul-Mateen II goes Sneaker Shopping with Complex’s Joe La Puma at Stadium Goods

Matt DeSciora

A new year; another must-watch episode of Sneaker Shopping with Complex at Stadium Goods. 2022 is already starting off in a big way at 47 Howard Street in New York City as Emmy Award-winning actor and star of “The Matrix Resurrections” Yahya Abdul-Mateen II is the latest guest to hit Stadium Goods to talk—and shop—sneakers with Complex’s Joe La Puma.

A big fan of ‘90s basketball, Abdul-Mateen II remembers idolizing some of the decade’s greatest players as a kid, including Michael Jordan and Shaquille O’Neal, and wearing the signature shoe of one of the ‘90s most dominating defensive players, as well, in Gary Payton’s old Nike Air Zoom Flight “The Glove.” As Abdul-Mateen II told La Puma, “I remember having the zip-up Gary Payton’s (Air Zoom Flight). I wore them until the leather wore off.”

Other topics discussed included an interesting and relatable story about Abdul-Mateen II’s confusion over the Air Jordan 12 “Taxi” as a kid, his wearing of an old school version of the Converse Chuck Taylor All Star in 2021’s “Candyman” film, and the first pair of Air Jordan shoes he wore in high school, and much more.

Watch the complete episode of Yahya Abdul-Mateen II’s time at Stadium Goods on Sneaker Shopping with Complex below.