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Jordan was back for real and he led the Bulls to yet another NBA victory. He also became the second man to ever win Most Valuable Player awards for the regular season, All-Star Game and NBA Finals in the same season. Jordan averaged 30.4 points per game and scored 40 or more points in nine games while wearing the Air Jordan 11’s. What a come back!

The legendary Air Jordan 11 was first released for for 1995-96 season. The Air Jordan 11 are the most famous and most popular model of the Air Jordan line.

If Jordan was back, so was Tinker Hatfield. A terrific design with a new patent leather and the return of the clear rubber sole made the Air Jordan 11 the most appreciated Air Jordan model ever released.

But when the design stunned everyone, the durability and quality was disappointing. Again the clear rubber soles easily yellowed and the patent leather also tended to crack up and/or easily get scratched. Top design – lacking quality.

With the Air Jordan 11 we also saw the return of low-tops. Something that would follow the Air Jordan’s all the way to the Jordan 21s (though skipping the OG Jordan 12’s). Read the rest of this entry »

Michael Jordan was not the first basketball player to have a signature line of shoes, but his brand set the standard for all others to follow.

The first Air Jordan shoes were released in 1985 when Michael Jordan was playing his first season in the NBA for the Chicago Bulls. The famous Air Jordan I was released in every possible colorway one could imagine (23 in total), but what made the shoes so famous was not just by who was wearing them, but the fact that the Air Jordan shoes were “banned” from the NBA.

The Air Jordan I was the first signature basketball shoe developed by the Nike line that had its patented air cushioning. Though today many wouldn’t want to walk more than several blocks in the orignal Air Jordan shoes, the Air Jordan shoes were far ahead of their time. Read the rest of this entry »