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Michael Jordan’s sudden retirement in October of 1993 shocked the world of sports and completely changed the horizon of the NBA’s future. The league was guaranteed an all-new champion by default, and the Houston Rockets rose to the occasion and captured the NBA Title in the Summer of 1994. The Chicago Bulls put up a formidable attack that season, tallying fifty-five wins and advancing to the Eastern Conference Semi-Finals, but the 1994-95 season was a different story. The Bulls were unable to continue Jordan’s winning legacy, and late into the season, the Chicago Bulls were standing at .500 with the powerhouse New York Knicks and Orlando Magic standing farther ahead of them. Not only were the NBA Finals an unrealistic goal, but at times it appeared that the Chicago Bulls would miss the Playoffs completely. The team, the franchise, and the town were in dire need of a savior, and on March 17th, 1995, the citizens of the Windy City were about to be blown away.
Michael Jordan announced his comeback to basketball on March the 17th and was quickly inserted into the starting line-up. Despite losing on his first game back, the Bulls went 13-4 the rest of the season, solidifying themselves a Playoff position and owning an unstoppable momentum. At times, it appeared that Michael Jordan was just a shell of himself, but on his fifth game back, Michael Jordan dropped 55 points on the New York Knicks, an outstanding, awe-inspiring performance that today is referred to as ‘the Double-Nickel’. Unfortunately, not all the rust was shaken off, the the Chicago Bulls fell to Shaquille O’neal, Penny Hardaway, and the Orlando Magic in the Eastern Conference Semi-Finals, but spirits were still sky-high. The Chicago Bulls faithful believed once again, and the Promised Land was again on the horizon.
The Air Jordan X was officially released in November of 1994. Despite Michael wearing the shoe for a short period of time, the Air Jordan X holds its fair share of history in the Air Jordan Legacy. Tinker Hatfield and the designers at Nike were fully prepared for Michael Jordan to never lace up a pair of sneakers on an NBA court ever again, and so Hatfield treated the Air Jordan X as a tribute of sorts to Michael Jordan and his illustrious career. The most notable feature of the Air Jordan X is the bottom sole, which details Michael’s career achievements during each year of active play. Another interesting note about the Air Jordan X was that it marked the 10th Anniversary of the Air Jordan shoe. To mark the 10-year milestone, Nike re-issued the original Air Jordan 1, II, and III, and released a special ‘City Pack’ of the Air Jordan X in colorways matching the Chicago Bulls, New York Knicks, Sacramento Kings, Seattle Supersonics, and Orlando Magic. Upon his return to the NBA, Michael wore the White/Red ‘Bulls’ colorway during the regular season and the ‘Shadow’ colorway for the First Round of the Playoffs; special Player Exclusives were made for Michael with ’45′ stitched on the upper to match his new jersey number. The Air Jordan X was later re-issued in 2005 in a number of colorways and again in 2008. Continue reading for a full visual history of Michael Jordan and the Air Jordan X, and stick with Sneaker News for the next installment of Michael Jordan Through The Years.
50 Responses to “Michael Jordan Through The Years: Air Jordan X”
January 13th, 2011 at 8:04 pm
cough retro these cough
January 13th, 2011 at 9:06 pm
Jordan in his prime,had 2 loafs of Lebron and a glass of Kobe for breakfast…
January 13th, 2011 at 8:11 pm
G.O.A.T. period
January 13th, 2011 at 8:14 pm
.. hahahaha……… RE$PECT ILLIONAIRE32.
January 13th, 2011 at 8:17 pm
LMBO!!!!!
January 13th, 2011 at 8:25 pm
Bring some 10s back JB!
January 13th, 2011 at 8:34 pm
LMAO at the pic with Jordan and Muggsy Bogues…
January 13th, 2011 at 9:25 pm
yup! and who did he play against? a washed up magic and bird and teams that wont even make it to .500 these days. Jordan is still the best. but i swear if you put kobe and and lebron in his era then they would probably been as dominant as him. It's just that MJ's era was less competitive. I can see MJ having a 3 peat against a Boston team or a heat team like these days… just sayin.
January 13th, 2011 at 9:36 pm
Chicago X will drop this year. Trust me.
January 13th, 2011 at 9:38 pm
when u think about they should never compare anyone to mj he changed the game he will always be the best
January 13th, 2011 at 9:49 pm
Retro the Chicago colorway and I'll be happy for the year.
January 13th, 2011 at 9:50 pm
Chicago X's will be retroed in the summer.
January 13th, 2011 at 10:04 pm
Prime? No not really. You obviously did not watch his first few come back games.
January 13th, 2011 at 10:11 pm
Check Kevin Johnson wearing his Converse Reacts.
January 13th, 2011 at 10:23 pm
Loved how "money" used to kill Reggie Miller's bitch ass every night the Pacers showed up on the Bulls calendar!!!
January 13th, 2011 at 10:26 pm
im laughin at john starks neglecting defense and jus watchin tha magic happen.
January 13th, 2011 at 11:04 pm
please JB retro the Chicago Xs them shits fire
January 13th, 2011 at 11:37 pm
NO RETRO NO RETRO NO RETRO,RETRO SOME FUSIONS OR OTHER "COOL" SNEAKERS
January 13th, 2011 at 11:45 pm
Chicago bull X = greas shoe of all time
January 14th, 2011 at 12:34 am
I remember a cople yrs back PYS had the shadow tens for $1000 ha. Still the most comfortale Js I've owned
January 14th, 2011 at 12:43 am
I wonder why I got thumbs down on this comment? I wasn't laughing at ILLIONAIRE32 comment cause I disagreed.
January 14th, 2011 at 12:46 am
wtf does Kobe have to do with Jordan in this particular article??? NOTHING!!!
take that shit somewhere else, we know JORDAN is the GOAT!!!
January 14th, 2011 at 12:48 am
Lebron doesnt have shit to do with this either, quit doin that shit!
January 14th, 2011 at 1:30 am
…are you retarded?
magic, bird, dominique, drexler, isiah, malone, hakeem, barkley, ewing, kemp, penny…the list goes on. jordan's era had more quality players and was the era of real defense. put jordan in this era and kobe wouldn't have any of his rings.
just sayin
January 14th, 2011 at 6:01 am
this retard says washed up magic and bird? LMAO Since when did age 30 a washed up? Kobe is suking at the age of 32 doesn't mean the age of 30 a washed up age ignorant fag.
January 14th, 2011 at 6:08 am
and kobe copies all the moves from who? kobe wouldn't exist without jordan dumass. Frankly speaking, you better thank MJ cuz despite kobe's pathetic athletic ability and basketball iq, he is barely surviving in the league due to MJ's moves.
January 14th, 2011 at 6:14 am
neglecting? he knows he can do nothing about it so he's just saving up the energy for the offence. In fact, he'd destroy kobe with d just like wade killed kobe on christmas day.
January 14th, 2011 at 6:16 am
goat
January 14th, 2011 at 6:18 am
this retard says a washed up magic and bird? LMAO Since when did age 30 a washed up age? Kobe is suking at the age of 32 doesn't mean the age is a washed up age dum.bass.
January 14th, 2011 at 6:20 am
neglecting? He knows he can't stop jordan so he's basically saving up the energy for the offence. In fact, he'd destroy kobe with d just like wade destroyed kobe on christmas day.
January 14th, 2011 at 6:33 am
I need a pair of linen X's. Almost everybody hates it but I still can't cop a pair, sold out everywhere in my size. Anybody knowing a place I could order them in 8.5, please let me know. Thanks.
January 14th, 2011 at 7:33 am
I still need a pair of Steel X's
January 14th, 2011 at 8:12 am
you deserve to be hurt, sir
January 14th, 2011 at 9:03 am
Haha he didnt feel like having a side of d wade
January 14th, 2011 at 9:24 am
that's real talk…
January 14th, 2011 at 10:16 am
Paul Pierce is the best to ever do it.
January 14th, 2011 at 10:31 am
I feel like i need these in my life.
http://www.freshandsavvy.com
January 14th, 2011 at 11:08 am
Wow, you ridiculed yourself on so many levels…
MJ faced 90% of the greatest legends the NBA has ever brought forth + it was pre-2002 rule changes with REAL defense and REAL basketball. I remember constantly seeing MJ with bloody cuts from the game and getting dropped to the floor while driving to the hoop. Kobe gets the whistle blown if you cough at him.
Interestingly enough, though Kobe plays in this sissy NBA he still didn't manage to come close to MJ. Mike is better in every possible category and Kobe ALREADY plays more seasons than MJ ever did. In fact Kobe was surpassed by team mates in every single one of his finals and often times carried by his team. LMAO
January 14th, 2011 at 11:08 am
And just on a sidenote some interesting stats for delusional Kobe fans:
NBA record 30 misses in a game
NBA record 100 misses in a series
NBA record lowest shooting % as a finals MVP
NBA record most game winning misses
NBA record the only finals MVP to not shoot above 50% in a finals game
Never hit 51 points in the playoffs in 198 attempts, MJ had less attempts and hit 51 points 10 times. There are only 13 games in history where someone has made 50 points with less than 50% shooting. Kobe is responsible for 6 of them.
Case closed.
Michael Jordan = Greatest of all time !!!
January 14th, 2011 at 1:38 pm
people always got to find a way to hate kobe and lebron in any way even if its about a shoe that has no history to his career lol
January 14th, 2011 at 1:41 pm
does anyone remember the black X's that came out in 2005 that didnt know how to stop sqeaking…as long as they dont do that again
January 14th, 2011 at 4:13 pm
agin wtf does Kobe have to do with this convo??? NOT A DAMN THING!!! STOP bringing him up in Jordan topics!!! that shit is getting old
January 14th, 2011 at 6:22 pm
yea i got those and had the same prblem. just take out the insoles and put powder in them
January 14th, 2011 at 7:03 pm
…. LOL!!!! & got SHUT DOWNED!!!!!! XI
January 14th, 2011 at 10:30 pm
Ahh love the Chicago X's more and moree everytime I see them. Keeping my fingers crossed that JB retro these
January 14th, 2011 at 11:54 pm
bananaman is a damnnnn fool!
January 15th, 2011 at 12:18 am
Oh and for dinner,He'd have some "Griffin" legs with a side of Wade
January 15th, 2011 at 5:22 am
Personal favorite AJ ever. Need retro ASAP.
October 9th, 2011 at 2:52 am
dude go die
October 11th, 2011 at 2:40 pm
lmao!! you sapped let em know!!! and im just saying i hate seeing mike in that 45 idk y it pisses me off imo 23 looks 10times sexyer on him and idc its jordan so very homo