Sole Free - Sneakers & Culture - Fanatics Fest 2025

Fanatics Fest 2025 was more than just a convention — it was a cultural takeover. And Sole Free had the all-access pass 🎟️.

🎤 UNREAL LINEUP:

• Derek Jeter talks Dave Winfield

• Eli Manning drops his favorite card: Darryl Strawberry

• DJ Khaled flexes Jordans & shouts out Long Island Italian spots

• Gary Vee opens VeeFriends packs and relives his 1984 Topps Mattingly chase

• Logan Paul picks his dream card

• Keegan-Michael Key shares his love for Thurman Munson AND YHE Detroit Tigers

• Janette Ok stuns in a Jordan corset

• Sean Stellato reveals what’s in his coat (hint: it’s edible 🍗)

• Gronk’s favorite card? “Ken Griffey Jr.”

• Gayle King goes full sneakerhead

• George St. Pierre picks Jordan & Gretzky

• Brett Azar puts Harlan in the Camel Clutch

• JMac shares the story of how a custom Yankees piece changed his life

• And Mike Mahan from Topps on how cards are connecting fans like never before

💥 VIRAL MOMENTS YOU CAN’T MISS:

✅ Harlan drains a shot and yells “Let’s go Knicks!” 🏀

✅ Surprise Jay-Z and Tom Brady sightings at the 40/40 Club 🔥

✅ DJ Khaled name-drops his go-to Long Island Italian restaurant

✅ Gary Vee says Fanatics Fest feels like a bar mitzvah

✅ Janet Ok’s Jordan sneaker corset fit breaks the internet

✅ Brett Azar says, “I break your back, I break your Honda!” 😂

✅ Lids’ mystery box gamble — what’s inside?!

✅ Roger Goodell, Robert Kraft, and Michael Rubin walk in mid-football toss 😳

👟 BONUS: From bodega-style shopping at Mitchell & Ness to Nike x Lego collabs and mystery cards, we bring you the full sensory overload from the Javits Center.

Don’t just hear about it. WATCH IT.

🗽 Sneaker culture. Card collectors. Celebrities. Nostalgia. THIS is Fanatics Fest 2025.

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EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: Harlan Friedman and ​⁠​⁠​⁠ Donna Drake

PRODUCER/EDITOR: Robin C. Adams

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