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Jumping a bit forward in Michael’s history, Michael Jordan Through The Years focuses on a short span of time during Michael Jordan’s tenure with the Washington Wizards. During his second return from retirement, Michael Jordan mixed in a wide array of sneakers with the Air Jordan flagship models of those years – the Air Jordan XVII and XVIII. In fact, Michael had a penchant for wearing his older Retro models during games, most notably the Air Jordan XI ‘Cool Grey’. Perhaps his best performance in those shoes came in 2003 during his final trip to Madison Square Garden; Michael, who has repeatedly expressed his love for playing in the Garden, once again showed that he was the greatest player on the greatest stage by scoring 39 points while leaving the younger defenders speechless, helpless, and in awe.
The Air Jordan XI ‘Cool Grey’ released in March 3rd, 2001 to a rabid crowd of Jordan fans. Just six years ago, Michael Jordan and the Air Jordan XI led the Chicago Bulls to the most dominate season-long performance in the history of league, coming out victorious in seventy-two regular season games and winning the NBA Finals with ease. Michael completed the MVP trifecta of that year as well, earning the ‘Most Valuable’ title in the NBA, the 1996 NBA All-Star Game, and the 1996 NBA Finals. There certainly is no doubt that the Air Jordan XI carries with it a rich heritage of winning, embodying Michael Jordan’s career in on fell swoop, so while the original colorways of the Air Jordan XI – ‘Bred’, ‘Concord’, ‘Space Jam’, and ‘Columbia’ – were all celebrated, the all-new grey-schemed release sent Air Jordan acolytes in a frenzy. The TLC network took interest in this highly-anticipated release as the release of the Cool Greys at NikeTown in Chicago, IL was featured in ‘Buy-ology’, a program that explored the psychological drives behind shopping and the power of consumer culture as a whole.
The Air Jordan XI ‘Cool Grey’ released once again on December 23rd, 2010. As expected, the Cool Greys were sold out instantly in the U.S. and any other available stock in the rest of the world was cleared out not long after. Like the Air Jordan XI ‘Space Jam’ release of 2009, the Cool Grey 2010 were housed in a special slide-out box with a plastic covering, solid shoe tree inserts, and carbon-fiber paper. In a year filled with countless Air Jordan Retros, the Air Jordan XI ‘Cool Grey’ stood above the pack as Jordan Brand saved its marquee Retro release of the year for the very end, dropping just days before Christmas. Anyone and everyone who desired the shoes came out on the winter night to guarantee themselves a pair, as hundreds packed NikeTown in New York City at midnight and another mob convened at Deerbrook Mall in Texas. Continue reading for a complete look at Michael Jordan and the Air Jordan XI below with some great videos, and stay tuned to the next installment of Michael Jordan Through The Years.
33 Responses to “Michael Jordan Through The Years: Air Jordan XI – Part 3”
February 3rd, 2011 at 9:04 pm
Wish They Still Were 125,
And Damn That First Pic With Mike And Pippen Is Sick.
February 3rd, 2011 at 9:14 pm
a whole part just for one colorway…. then again they are the most hyped up jordans ever.
February 3rd, 2011 at 9:16 pm
wish it was still like that….back then there were no kids..u actually wore the shoes…no reselling….no bs. when the sneaker community still was alive…now its all about who has heat…..how much they worth……camping………resellers if i can remmber the sneaker community right around 2007.
February 3rd, 2011 at 9:30 pm
kind of odd seeing pics of MJ & Pippen guarding each other.
February 3rd, 2011 at 9:38 pm
fuckin sexy
February 3rd, 2011 at 9:53 pm
lol, people from the video said, "those are the limited edition, after today, no more, you don't get it no more…"
well… they came out again on december 23rd last year, nice business strategy…
February 3rd, 2011 at 9:54 pm
why didnt those 11's in the 2nd vid come in the xi box?
February 3rd, 2011 at 10:04 pm
1st page, 3rd pic; right foot – yellow sole, left foot clear/blue sole? It almost looks like they came from 2 different pairs.
February 3rd, 2011 at 10:06 pm
haha now people call shoes worn more then 2 times beaters. You know when the world is going down the shitter when soulja boy has a world record. The pussification of america is in full swing.
February 3rd, 2011 at 10:47 pm
why arent they showin him wearing spacejams or breds
February 3rd, 2011 at 11:13 pm
IN 5 YRS THEYLL BE WORTH ABOUT $5000
HAAA
February 3rd, 2011 at 11:14 pm
And I Also Thought It Was Funny When That Guy Was Like,
"I Think They'll Be Worth,Prolly About, Bout 5 Years From Now Maybe About 5000 Dollars"
Ha. And i Thinks Its Nice How Hes Savin Em' For His Son.
February 3rd, 2011 at 11:25 pm
The Girl sizes come in that box
February 3rd, 2011 at 11:49 pm
hahaha watch the second video, at the start you'll see a car go by in the background with its doors up, just for the camera.
February 3rd, 2011 at 11:54 pm
He said he got them for his cousin (female). Girls 11 dint come in the same box as mens
February 3rd, 2011 at 11:56 pm
yea but not many ppl got em
February 4th, 2011 at 12:14 am
Only JB can up charge 50.00 on some shoes 9 years later from 125 to 175. @Che your right man these young kids that weren't even born when the sneakers originally came out. Oh well good thing is Jordans have just gotten bigger hopefully they'll continue with REAL OG releases.
February 4th, 2011 at 12:32 am
Did you notice this article says Air Jordan XI "PART 3"?
You missed the 1st two parts
February 4th, 2011 at 12:47 am
It still looks weird seeing MJ in a Wizards uni
February 4th, 2011 at 1:00 am
"brands are a useful way of telling others what youre into"
hahahaha
February 4th, 2011 at 1:37 am
Cool greys 2010 sold out? Plenty of sizes left in the online european Nike store…
February 4th, 2011 at 2:09 am
The 10 minute clip made me relive the good ol days.. minus the fact he was in a wizard uni. He did looked aged tho.. he didn't have enough air time with all his jumpers.. still a GOAT in my book tho… Thx for them memories MJ
February 4th, 2011 at 6:25 am
Man, the 5th pic on page 3 should replace the NBA logo. His footwork was amazing. The angle makes it look like he's gonna fall.
February 4th, 2011 at 7:41 am
Was still breaking angles and "eye-ing" his defenders back in his Wizard days!
February 4th, 2011 at 8:03 am
"5 years from now they gonna probably be worth 5000" hahahahha dude was a clown for saying that. not even the yeezy's, tiffany sbs, or the south beaches will hit that mark 5 years from now
February 4th, 2011 at 8:53 am
The grade school sizes come in the regular jordan box. They got me on the space jams and the cool greys.
February 4th, 2011 at 10:03 am
plenty of cool grey's available on Australian website kickz101.com as well.
February 4th, 2011 at 10:15 am
Those are some sick P.E Pippen IV's. I'm buggin seeing all the old school ballers in the background.
February 4th, 2011 at 10:31 am
Umm…i hope your referring to the cool greys..
February 4th, 2011 at 10:38 am
Wow flashback to when the XIs were actually comfortable shoes!
February 4th, 2011 at 4:01 pm
That's an unfair assessment. He made that prediction during a time before Nike SB, Yeezy, or LeBron James.
February 6th, 2011 at 9:30 am
Man what is it with you hype beasts? Skinny jeans that squish your nuts. Pink and turquoise blue shoes. I bet you like fish sticks in your mouth too huh? "no homo?" lol. Them 11's are grail compared to your list fruity shoes.
February 7th, 2011 at 12:07 pm
i need aj15 team retro documental or a retro release … im serious…