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Converse - not Nike - takes centre stage at NBA Finals with Thunder star

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Oklahoma City Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander will be wearing Converse sneakers in the NBA Finals .

Converse 's Chuck Taylor sneakers were a force in hoops into the 1970s , but then morphed into a casual shoe as Nike Inc. gobbled up market share in basketball.

SGA, a 6 -foot-6 Canadian guard out of the University of Kentucky , is an unlikely hero for Converse .

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English

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