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Before we smelled what The Rock was cookin’, Michael Jordan was the most electrifying man in sports entertainment. He had the moves, the shoes, the aura, and the winning attitude to make him an unstoppable force, and there is no man on earth who has watched Jordan play – whether it be live or through a 14″ black-and-white television – that hasn’t felt the spine-tingling shock of Jordan’s masterful performances. In 2006, Jordan Brand released a set of limited edition Air Jordan IV Retros called the Thunder and Lightning Pack. The ‘Lightning’ version featured a tonal yellow upper with navy blue and dark grey hints, and was released with a matching t-shirt in very limited quantities. Here’s a look at an unreleased sample of the Air Jordan V, which adopts similar color-blocking and motif; in addition to the vibrant (and unforeseen) colorway, a unique and futuristic ’23′ logo can bee seen on the heel of the shoe. Continue reading for another look at this interesting pair of Jordans and let us know if you would cop if these ever released.
84 Responses to “Air Jordan V Retro – ‘Lightning’ Sample”
February 8th, 2011 at 10:04 pm
these are kinda nice.
February 8th, 2011 at 10:05 pm
ugly no cop
February 8th, 2011 at 10:09 pm
Like the colorway.
February 8th, 2011 at 10:10 pm
I must have them.
February 8th, 2011 at 10:11 pm
HELL YEAH I WOULD'F COPPED!! If these come out… Oh shit,.
February 8th, 2011 at 10:11 pm
def cop if they release
February 8th, 2011 at 10:13 pm
man if these drop these are a must have
if u know how to dress then u know these are a crucial fit maker
February 8th, 2011 at 10:14 pm
Wow!
February 8th, 2011 at 10:14 pm
IMO i think theses are bad. They look like their fake or really cheap.
February 8th, 2011 at 10:16 pm
These are pretty kool , but the 4s looked better in the all yellow CW IMO.
February 8th, 2011 at 10:17 pm
I wish they would re-release the Thunder and Lightning Pack.
February 8th, 2011 at 10:19 pm
would rather have a thunder colorway.
February 8th, 2011 at 10:19 pm
not feelin the yellow at all
February 8th, 2011 at 10:21 pm
Na I'm good.
February 8th, 2011 at 10:22 pm
Im bot sure about any of you guys but I almost came on my screen when I saw these and btw they are already mine
February 8th, 2011 at 10:26 pm
thunder comes after lightnin, so they should make thunder Vs too, hope these Vs release
February 8th, 2011 at 10:28 pm
maybe they needa make the grey accents black and put sum black laces then mayb ;o
February 8th, 2011 at 10:29 pm
just no feellin em
February 8th, 2011 at 10:29 pm
wow crazy!!
February 8th, 2011 at 10:31 pm
I like your love it / hate it votes … an I like this Lightning strike
February 8th, 2011 at 10:32 pm
Thunder colorway needed!!!
February 8th, 2011 at 10:34 pm
just stop. breath. sleep. then tell me in the morning what you really got jordan.
February 8th, 2011 at 10:38 pm
There nice, but I prefer the 4s, for a matter of fact it would be good business if the thunder and lightning pack came back out in the near future.
February 8th, 2011 at 10:40 pm
should have been the bin 23 colorway nice kicks
February 8th, 2011 at 10:45 pm
IV's look better, but i'd still get these, maybe a few changes needed.
February 8th, 2011 at 10:46 pm
They should add more black to it. Maybe a Black icey sole
February 8th, 2011 at 10:49 pm
Definite cop!!
February 8th, 2011 at 10:51 pm
ill sell my first born child for these
February 8th, 2011 at 10:54 pm
Ofcourse they look fake because we havent seen these but if they had released back then … there wouldnt be anything fake about em
February 8th, 2011 at 10:58 pm
they should change the shoe strings….its a good concept though , add a little more black. Kinda like those Candy II's
February 8th, 2011 at 11:02 pm
the only think you can match widd dese is camo shorts smh !
February 8th, 2011 at 11:08 pm
its a piss colorway.
February 8th, 2011 at 11:08 pm
i like the new 23 logo but i dnt really like the cw i mean i wud hate 2 c these on a size 13 eewww
February 8th, 2011 at 11:27 pm
these are beautiful!not too plain not too loud for my taste..hope they release the 4s again in a pack
February 8th, 2011 at 11:35 pm
I like em'. Would look good next to my storm pack! haha
February 8th, 2011 at 11:40 pm
white on the midsole should be black. The the 23 Logo shud be back to the og in yellow with black shadow. Thunders shud b the upper and stiching switched prolly verry similar too the toro bravo pack, color blocking wise. Not the best sample…
February 8th, 2011 at 11:42 pm
can someone help me see the "23"? i'm not seeing it at all. it just looks like some random character.
and i'm feelin' this cw. put black laces on it and this is straight fiiire.
February 8th, 2011 at 11:43 pm
ha. of course i see the "23" right when i scroll back up. it's not the black part it's the negative space within it…pretty cool i guess. nothing too special.
February 8th, 2011 at 11:43 pm
I don't hate them but I don't like them either. Good concept, better execution needed.
February 9th, 2011 at 12:18 am
hot garbage, WTF were they thinking.
February 9th, 2011 at 12:24 am
I cant f***ing stand when people say unreleased samples look fake! No s**t, thats because they have never released! You think the toros or grapes wouldnt look fake if they were unreleased samples!? Damb, just think before you post is all I'm saying.
February 9th, 2011 at 12:34 am
Wow, holy shit. I collect almost only OG colorway jordans, but if these find their way to retail it will be very difficult to pass these up. i don't understand all the hate on these, yellow+grey is possibly the freshest color combo ever and they got the color blocking just right. bright colors don't work on most Jays, but Vs are a pair that can pull off a bold colorway like this
February 9th, 2011 at 1:01 am
Leave these unreleased
February 9th, 2011 at 1:02 am
BIN V #2?
February 9th, 2011 at 1:17 am
it looks better on the IV's…imo
February 9th, 2011 at 1:22 am
I need these now.
February 9th, 2011 at 1:22 am
these are clean different from the norm
February 9th, 2011 at 1:23 am
poop
February 9th, 2011 at 1:27 am
are these the MUSTURD fives???
cant spell MUSTURD without the "TURD" LOL
i kno i spelled mustard wrong, oh well cant spell mustard without the "TARD" in my case, right???
LOL yeah but anyways Horace Grant Bounce PASS!!!
February 9th, 2011 at 1:28 am
Scottie Pippen Bounce PASS!!!!!!
February 9th, 2011 at 1:29 am
if they made the laces black it would be somewhat better but not enough to suffice my liking this shoe look like bozo the clown or what you would wear to a rave
February 9th, 2011 at 1:52 am
Cop with dark laces THOSE LACES MAKE EM LOOK CHEAP AS HELL
February 9th, 2011 at 2:39 am
They look like a sweatshop design with those bright ass colors.
February 9th, 2011 at 3:25 am
AYOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
They need Baby soles and netting like the BIN v's and cool grey 11s so they dont yellow easily like the other retro vs did.
This jordan is too nice to go to waste and get old looking while still in the box
February 9th, 2011 at 3:26 am
Grey laces, lose the speckles and no symbol or 23 on the heel and we might have something here…
February 9th, 2011 at 4:00 am
FIRE!! BLK laces would be better or speckled laces!!
February 9th, 2011 at 4:47 am
Damn aint even funn aput up a front those 5s look hard as fuck.
February 9th, 2011 at 7:59 am
i want to get them to with the lightmimg 4s and 17s
February 9th, 2011 at 9:22 am
regardless if you can dress or not, the color way is still suspect…
February 9th, 2011 at 9:23 am
FAIL!
February 9th, 2011 at 9:50 am
no way!..ppl will agree 2 anything…no way! …leave this colorway for the 4s
lets do something new!
February 9th, 2011 at 10:00 am
wow, dose r dumb funny lookin!!
February 9th, 2011 at 10:03 am
GREY LACES, THEN I WOULD COPP
February 9th, 2011 at 10:08 am
yo not gonna lie this looks like pikachu
February 9th, 2011 at 10:18 am
ok id rock they shyt outta these. i like that its not patent leather. im kinda not feeling the symbol thingy, but then again i am. its different. id rock!
February 9th, 2011 at 11:52 am
how are you guys hating? these are fresh as fuck, ten times better then the thunders and possibly even the lightnings. i would cop in an instant
February 9th, 2011 at 11:54 am
These are gross…
February 9th, 2011 at 1:04 pm
these are actually pretty terrible, but i assume all the hype beast love these but in my opinion these looks like flight 45's with this colourway. but any ways thumbs down from me atleast on this particular jordan.
February 9th, 2011 at 1:15 pm
love these. the IV's are in the lightnings always get tons of complements when i wear them, and i would rock these just the same.
February 9th, 2011 at 2:22 pm
Eh…
February 9th, 2011 at 2:29 pm
i wanna see thunder 5 they would defnintley look dope and i like the upper of these 5 i dont like the white sole
February 9th, 2011 at 2:55 pm
Thunder and lightning occur at the same time.
It is just that the speed of sound is not as fast as the speed of light. So it may see that thunder comes after lightning.
February 9th, 2011 at 2:59 pm
I like these as a PE. Like if you saw this on the court. Idk about a QS or GR release.
That being said. I think 50% of the opinions would change if the person who took these pics didn't use a cheap picture phone, and was actually sufficient at Photoshop.
February 9th, 2011 at 3:46 pm
i would hope they look better in person. decent idea though
February 9th, 2011 at 4:13 pm
ok so what do YOU get to experience first? thunder or lightning? SIT DOWN!
February 9th, 2011 at 4:26 pm
These look like some shoes big bird would wear
February 9th, 2011 at 5:17 pm
stupid fire
February 9th, 2011 at 5:33 pm
these are sexy, i beg 2 differ u big bird
February 9th, 2011 at 7:58 pm
These need more black
February 9th, 2011 at 8:07 pm
there gonna creast like a MF
February 9th, 2011 at 10:31 pm
The 4's were waaaaaay better. Not sure if I wanna scoop these. Might have to see a few more pics.
February 10th, 2011 at 12:31 am
all they need to do is replace some of the gray with a black and it will be fire
February 10th, 2011 at 3:35 pm
THE NEW LOGO IS KINDA COOL
February 13th, 2011 at 1:19 pm
well ihope if they release these they will look of better quality….but ifeel like they have potential to be some "heat"