Aaron A.O. Owens | AND1: DIFFERENT PATHS ONE FAMILY 

I'm 37 from NYC, that means I'm from right in the middle of this era. Do yall understand how obsessed we were in nyc about And1 streetball in general? It brought 5x more excitement than anything the Knicks did. summer at Rucker, Gauchos, Dyckman, Kingdome, West 4th, all over the boroughs, we were teenage feens in the late 90s/early 2000s. When the mixtapes came & ESPN starting showing on TV for the world to see, they started to see what we were already doing in NY. These open runs I see on IG now are manufactured excitement for social media. Back then it was authentic. Whether you were playing or watching, the love, the energy is what brought you. Even the girls loved it, even if they wasn't into ball like that. I'd pay good money to be 16-17-18yrs old again playing ball during the Height of And 1 era

I can watch these all day...i miss the And1 days my favorite time in basketball

I think AO hit the nail on the head on the marketing missteps with the shoes. These guys were the brand and their personality really carried the show when it got to espn. Competing with Bigger brands shouldn’t have been the goal so early. They should’ve focused on their lane because they really had it. All the RU-vid hoop stuff with creators that’s so popular is a by product of these guys. They’re were essentially “vlogging” on the show. Man… I can’t wait to see more of these!

“AO” was always my favorite AND1 player, I remember us fans stormed the court at halftime during their game at the Oakland Coliseum. I got to meet “AO” that made my summer 👏🏾👏🏾

Yoooo!!!! My 11-12 year old self wouldn’t have never even thought about the And1 guys having signature shoes back then! That would have blown my mind walking into my local store seeing a pair of “Aaron Owens”!! I remember seeing the shoes they wore from the tour and thinking I had to get a pair!! Great part 1! A.O. was always one of the guys I really liked and the way he played the game 💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾

At the park dribbling for hrs not shooting just working on moves and crossovers then naming moves. These guys are all legendary in they own right. Definitely changed my life.

AO came to the tri-state classic on 145th street (one of the biggest tournaments in NYC) and hit the game winner against a team that had some of NYC's toughest players. AO is a legend in my eyes, he's stamped.

This is dope, wish it would've been more in depth and behind the scenes tho...these dudes made history!!!!

Damn these need to be longer! ESPN should do a 30 for 30 on AND1, The Mixtape Tour and Streetball in general in the 2000s!

I miss And1!

Now bring out the AO signature shoe

Back then we ain’t have cable or dish satellite. We had a VCR. Came across Vol 4 and that was the first I started watching basketball.

AO all American at Henderson state university where I went to school. He’s a legend there. It’s crazy he didn’t speak on it at all. It was 98-99

That And1 mixtape volume 3 intro is ICONIC

My favorite player from And1 growing up. He made it look so natural. I hope to meet him one day

A.O. is my favorite from the And1 Era!!!❤️💯💯💯✊🏾🔥

out of all the and1 players, i thought AO had one of the most NBA ready game. he had perfect handles and pace/control of the game

This is the best thing and1 has done in years

I love AND 1. Very happy about bringing back the memories, interviews, and clips. 💪😎👌 God bless

A.O. Of all Deserved a NBA shot. During those crash the court games. He was the most Stable Guard against former pro’s and high level D-League talent. Meaning… A lil more muscle and a good link ups he would been solid as a back up. His game was real. I appreciate your contributions to the game A.O.💯💪🏾💙 Living Legend!!!

Tell it "A".. Stay up, you and the rest of the 1 Fam.. Nothing but love. Summers were incredible back in the day!

Grew up playing ball at Crate City on 19th St in North Philly. It's crazy to see footage of it here. AO came a long way. Shout to him

Man I was like 12-14 obsessed with and 1. Trying to learn every move, got every game (street hoops ftw).. hot sauce and ao were my favorites. I found them from downloading old limewire videos lmao

Yall revolutionized a whole culture, salute 🫡 to all of yall 💯

Appreciate you lot doing this, like somebody else said we need a 30 for 30 type doc on this saga. AO thank you for shining your light out there. Love from London UK

One of the best street players to ever play the game!!! Salute to A.O

Unforgettable stories and the people who created it, showed it and gave it with their hearts along with street basketball 🏀 🖤 'AO'

KING of PHILLY

WE NEED OUR SIGNATURE SHOE OUT NOW

This dude was my favorite of all the and1 players

Damn. AND 1 was the joint back in the day.

Bro a legend 💯🚫🧢🐐crazy era of hoops 🏀

AO, I remember when u came to St. Louis, when we still had the rams and I got tickets for my birthday. And u put on a mfn show man. I love you got making my bday man. Then I went to Philly and learned you were from there, you been my hero for years man. I literally got a tech for throwing the ball of the side of the backboard and took shorty to the rack

In my era street ball was everywhere and everything. The show in ESPN man I miss those days.

AO always had fun with great energy it’s sad to see the legends age, salute to all of them.

Ao was the best to do it on and1 hands down

Vol 4 was my 2nd favorite.....shit was epic

AO.. thank you for all the memories. I worked on my game after watching those And 1 mixtapes.

Good shit!! I wanna FULL DOCUMENTARY 🔥🔥🔥💪🏾💐🏆✨

And 1 changed my life. Shout out to AO for trying his dam hardest to get to the league

I really like that new serie 💯big up to And 1 for bringing back so many memories ❤️

AO is a basketball legend, just because I'm a hockey player/ all sports guy and I heard of him here in Canada during his time in street ball. Pretty kool interview AO.

Philly stand up !!!

AO was one of the nastiest guards ever. Playground or organized. He had both.

AO Main Event Baby Shaq and Alimoe Rest in Peace were NBA caliber.

Legendary times. still my favorite And1 hooper, him and hot sauce

This is awesome 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

Ao is still my favorite and1 player

We loved And 1. I love And 1.

OG AO my guy man 💯

Facts about hand checking ...

33 from NC & this was big down south too…. Hot Sauce & AO I studied & practiced yall moves 🤣🤣🤣👏🏾

wow!!! the memories. the nolstagia. IT SHOULD BE PART OF XTREME SPORTS TOADY. These guys are legends.

AO was my favorite player..all around game

man bro, this gives me the feels like crazy. can we go back?

Main event, halfman half amazing,Shane,Skip,Boogie,Octane,Flash,AO,hot sauce. Legendary

Baggie shirts and extra isos lol to be a kid again

I wore out the first And 1 tape which was mostly Skip, GOAT.

My childhood days😌

I remember i brought the And 1 vol 5 from Wal-Mart. Classic shit

AO my Simon Gratz homie salute

Norf Philly GOAT 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 my Guy

I love AND1 Street basketball

Here’s what I don’t understand...I watched a video where And1 was acquired by new owners and they pretty much cancelled the tours claiming And 1 was too “Street” and they were going for a more mainstream appeal 🤦🏾‍♂️. Think about it, And 1 pretty much pioneered digital content marketing through their VHS mixtapes and using the same strategy they could have been borderline like Redbull today. Look at what And 1 is today. They just post the same content from the hey days and interview the same people they looked down on. Don’t dictate culture, embrace it. AO is an absolute legend! I bet they realize now it’s these guys that made And 1 great.

A.O. would have definitely made it to the league I wonder if he ever tried out after season 1 of streetball

Im 33 we used to be outside all summer practicing and 1 moves skip to my Lou a.o. hot sauce Sik wit it

AO was my 🐐 growing up , a floor general

The Legend 🏀

And 1 need to be in the basketball hall of fame

Do a segment on Headache please!! He was dope had dumb game

And1 did these dudes dirty monetarily…look up all the legends we love talk about them you’ll see.

They need to retro those Skip shoes they made. 1 and 2 I NEED those.

A.O hot sauce and alimoe (rip) was my favorite players

And most skilled player on and1 ao from North Philly

Все звёзды And 1 mix tape должны вечно оставаться молодыми и радовать нас своей феноменальной игрой 💪🔥💯❤️

Damn AO look complete different than what I remember. There is a young cat name Duke that play for that ball is life bull shit.. I swear he remind me soooo much of AO

A.o waz the dude to me. I liked him because he had a west coast type basketball style.

AO was my fav player besides skip smh but man I tried to and did mold my game after AO and made his moves mines in a legal way I could use in a real game lol bruh was so tough Flowers deserve man 🙏🏾‼️

I’m a grown ass man ,6ft Hulk built like a linebacker but I have handles like Kyrie,all thanks to And1 lol . Ppl are surprised when I get to the court and start doing tricks 🤷🏿‍♂️🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

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Y’all are legends. Then NBA dudes were hating!

I wish they gave those Brothers signature shoes. The night before the 4th of July me and my little brother couldn't sleep knowing we had a pair of and ones they would have hit harder if I would have been like yo these the main events yo these the air up there

AO!

Oh I got a Dunk highlight on the A.O interview, it's all UP from here. 😅, shout out to my dawg.

My favorite And1 player. If I’m not mistaken. Didn’t AO make it to the NBA D-League

Damn didn't realize he was that much older than me watching back then

Damn he's right. I would've rocked some AOs or Hot Sauce kicks shoot even Professor would've worked 💯

AO was that DUDE

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My man put hand checking up in this. That was real defense. I'm gonna use that to keep you in front. The league nowadays lets guys get 3 feet of space. As a 40 year old street baller, you got none of that. earn your crossover, earn your drive, earn your bucket. Beat the physicality with skill. The refs cant save you.

Bro my man AO said born in ‘74?!?!? U Telling me he almost 50….. that’s crazy

Real culture

A.O and Blac almo was the best ones to me

C'mon let's go

Man these videos won’t play

Please bring the desire mids back!!!!!

I loved these guys from and 1 and it’s a damn shame,because and 1 did them dirty,every single one of them should be millionaires or well off for all the damn money they made and 1

AO’s “Stiff Leg” move was so mean

And I original ball is life

And1 was the shit