KixCon, a celebration of sneaker culture, returns to the center court of the Southlake Mall at U.S. 30 and Mississippi Street in Hobart from 12-3 p.
m. Saturday. The annual convention at the super-regional mall just off the U.
S. 30 interchange of Interstate 65 aims to bring together sneaker enthusiasts, sports fans and fashionistas. Organizers tout it as "the ultimate event for sneaker culture.
" KixCon will include a two-on-two basketball showdown between the Denard Bros. and LTG and a basketball skills competition with the Region Basketball Club. Listen now and subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | RSS Feed | SoundStack | All Of Our Podcasts Brawley Chisholm III, a former Ball State University basketball star who has played for the Harlem Globetrotters, and Lazeric Jones, a former UCLA Bruin who was named an all-conference player in the Pac-12 and went on to play for the Windy City Bulls, Memphis Grizzlies, New Orleans Pelicans, Sacramento Kings and foreign basketball teams, will play a game of CHAMP, which is like HORSE.
The public can see if it can outshoot the pros in a competition. The public also can meet professional, semi-pro, pro-am and aspiring athletes at KixCon. They'll be able to chat with them, pick up tips and get their autographs.
Vendors will sell sneakers, sportswear, fashion and accessories. KixCon will give away $2,000 worth of prizes like shoes, clothes, gift cards. JD Sports, a chain that operates a shoe store in the Southlake Mall, has staged KixCon for .