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Converse began to struggle financially during the 1970s, due to competition and poor business decisions as the shoe lost its popularity among basketball players. Many athletes switched to shoes with leather uppers and harder rubber soles made by Converse as well as its competitors. Tree Rollins was thought to be the last player to wear canvas Converse All-Stars in the NBA, during the 1979–1980 season. Micheal Ray Richardson briefly wore leather Converse All-Stars with the New Jersey Nets after 1982, making him the next to last to wear the shoe in the NBA. Richardson's teammate, Mickey Johnson, was the last to wear All-Stars in the NBA when he played for the Nets in the 1985–86 season.
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Converse began to struggle financially during the 1970s, due to competition and poor business decisions as the shoe lost its popularity among basketball players. Many athletes switched to shoes with leather uppers and harder rubber soles made by Converse as well as its competitors. Tree Rollins was thought to be the last player to wear canvas Converse All-Stars in the NBA, during the 1979–1980 season. Micheal Ray Richardson briefly wore leather Converse All-Stars with the New Jersey Nets after 1982, making him the next to last to wear the shoe in the NBA. Richardson's teammate, Mickey Johnson, was the last to wear All-Stars in the NBA when he played for the Nets in the 1985–86 season.