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If you thought the referees gave Michael Jordan special treatment, it could’ve been the other way around. Check out these super-rare Samples of the Air Jordan XI IE Low in black and red made exclusively for NBA referees; it features the same product style code as the OG “Bred” colorway but these samples feature a blacked out lower tier. The midsole is entirely black as is the bottom sole, which goes from translucent to opaque black. Most referee shoes are entirely black but these feature hints of red on the carbon fiber plate as well as the Jumpman branding on the tongue and the traction on the bottom sole. Check out the gallery of images after the jump because you probably won’t see these anywhere else in this condition, and if you really need to add these to your rare Jordans collection, try your bidding luck from this auction from mandingo_of_sneakers on eBay.

















July 5th, 2010 at 10:42 pm
look at that leather. now that is QUALITY non of that pleather retro bullshit
July 5th, 2010 at 11:28 pm
sick
July 6th, 2010 at 12:11 am
wow that leather jus gaveme a chubby lol…all jordans should have leather like this especially if they say that they use the best materials and charge u an arm and a leg…treat ur loyal customers rite jb!!!!!
July 6th, 2010 at 2:30 am
Whaaat. I didnt know refs got PEs. Hahaha. These are pretty nice too.
July 6th, 2010 at 9:38 am
these look so nice right now.
November 9th, 2010 at 10:43 am
LOL i know people are gonna think im full of it. But i gotta a brand new pair of these sittin in my closet. Size 9s. Never been on a foot. I used to own a discount shoe store in the 90s and early 2000s. Got them from one of my suppliers. Yes they say sample on the inside of the tongue. And they been sittin here all these years… might be time to ebay them…
November 23rd, 2010 at 3:18 pm
There will be an extremely rare, mint, never before worn air jordan xi ie referee sample going on ebay within the week. i though it might interest you.