Michael Jordan All-Star Game Retrospective
February 23rd, 2012 by John K. | 65 comments
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Thirteen All-Star Game appearances, three All-Star Game MVP awards. Michael was without question the baller of ballers during the February classic, starting at the young age of 21 in his rookie year all the way to age 39 during his final season with the Washington Wizards. Throughout those thirteen All-Star Game appearances, Michael has been at the center of attention, whether it be for his magnificent displays of dominance (dropping 40 points in ’88), or his not-Top Ten moments (clunking a dunk attempt off the back of the rim). Check out this nice retrospective of all of Michael Jordan’s All-Star Game Air Jordans and the highlights from each appearance, and be sure to vote for your favorite All-Star game kicks at the very end!
1985 – Air Jordan 1 ‘Red/White/Black’ – Michael Jordan’s first All-Star Game appearance would not go smoothly; Isiah Thomas and a group of other Eastern Conference All-Stars allegedly ‘froze out’ Michael in the game by not passing him the ball. Isiah Thomas refuted the accusations of the attempted ‘black-balling’, but the media continued to play up the story and helped build one of the most bitter rivalries in NBA history.
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1987 – Air Jordan II ‘White/Red/Black’ – After missing the ’86 game due to injury, Michael returned to the All-Star Game one night after winning the 1987 NBA Slam Dunk Contest. The Eastern Conference would go on to lose the game to the West in overtime. Michael played just 24 minutes throughout the extended game, despite garnering the most votes in the entire league.
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Most fly guy ever and, because HE made them so...
The columbias could possibly be the most boring and over hyped Jordan ever.
@DavidRomero You could be right my friend but, that is their fault! Maybe if the Jordan brand produced that shoe again so that it could get back into the rotation of some collectors then it wouldn't be so hyped, this was the same reason the concord was over hyped, IMO.
@ALLABOUTTKK @DavidRomero your reasoning makes no sense dude...jordan hasn't brought back more than a few pairs of J's and the hype isn't the same as for the columbias....but the first commenter is right...they are actually boring...I don't understand the hype of columbias nor do I get the clamor over space jams... I knowing in the minority here...but concords are golden...columbias are brass
@mrDasWzup I think my opinion makes sense, dude. 11s are a popular shoe no matter what the color. And still the fact that the columbia blue hasn't seen a release of late in retro or pack make It all the more reason people would be hyped for it. But that's how I see It, you disagree that's cool.
in order
1. columbias
2. playoff xiii
3. playoff iv
4/. black cement iii
that is my order at least!
hands down aj18 please bring them back out
Love them all!
aj11
Why do people continue to call the Black/White 12s the playoff 12s? They are not THE playoff 12s, they are ONE OF the TWO playoff 12s.
The Black/White 12s were for HOME playoff games to match the white unis. The Black/Red 12s were for ROAD playoff games only to match the red unis.
So the Black/Red 12s are playoff 12s every bit as much as the Black/White 12s are.
@NigelHill dude it's common sense... The black and white 12's are called playoffs...the bred 12's are called flu games...WHY??? So we can differentiate one from another...I mean damn did that really need explaining??? And o yea the raptor 7's can't be called raptors bc there were no raptors at that time.THATS STUPID...IT'S JUST FOR NAMING PURPOSES!!!! So when we converse we all know wut we r referring to!!!!!!!!! Duh
Air Jordan XI ‘Columbia my goodness! drool...
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To would-be collectors. This is just a waste of money. You have been a Nike victim all along and they made tons of money out of you all. But if you buy AND wear them, then you're making your money's worth. At least you enjoy wearing them...not just your eyes.
I'ma old head, so when i look back at the older photos, I remember how Nike had us young shoeheads watching the AllStar game to see what the latest Js looked like. The new commercials would always kick up right around AllStar break and the hype would get real, then MJ would take the court in some fresh. After that you had to go get them. It was a hell of a lot easier for me to get them back then. I don't miss the late 80s/early 90s very often, but when it comes to copping shoes, those days were the best days of my life. Lines were unheard of back then, and the servers didn't crash because there was no Internet.
Bordeaux's :)
urgh kobe with tongue out cringe
knew the 11s would be the leader I voted for the bred 4s myself...4, 5, 18, 8, 6 what I like...saw Chalmers playing in them same 2s recently...best to do it hands down!!!!
of course columbias would be in the lead for votes they are about to come out at the end of 2012....just saying
@Bee nigga it's 2013...the black/red 11's came out! Smh
He rocks the best socks
fav all star shoes in order columbia playoff xiii bred iv does kobe rockin true blue in 2003 count??
THE G.O.A.T.
great post brings back alot of memories of how great and competitive the all-star game was....i remember that last shot was a game winner only to be ruined by antoine walker’s dumbass 10 seconds later.
wasn't it jermaine oneal fouling kobe on the 3?
Wow great memories. MJ is the greatest. Was it in the all star game when A.I. crossed MJ something awful?
Naah.. jus a regular season game..... ill crossover tho
Seeing old pictures like these remind me of when Jordan's didn't fall apart from just casual use.
now u said a mouthful right there!!!!!
MJ, da best 2 ever do it, period. I wish they would go back 2 lettin da players rock their team uni's in da all-star game.
HE WORE THE WHITE/RED 18s IN HIS LAST ALL STAR GAME >>> IN 2003 ... HE MISSED 2 DUNKS ... IS THAT WHY ITS NOT LISTED ?... LOL
Why would u say he wore da white/red when their is a PICTURE of wat he wore... plus i was there dat nite... its clear as day wat he wore durin his last all star game
damn my bad ... my computer is tripping and being slow ... that last page didnt load or work ...i was up all night trying to get some futuristic penny hardaway sneakers and i think i was deliriously thinking about the games they rocked the throwback bullets jerseys and exhausted confusion set in ...
big surprise. 11s win. personally aqua 8s are the dopest, but who cares anyway
Those jerseys and shorts in San Antonio... fire.
Just got the jersey for Valentines Day. Best surprise gift my girl ever got me.
ESPN classic doesn't count
Wonder how many of you even saw at least one of those allstar games live on TV?
fortunate to have seen them all execept 85
Ive seen them all.. but i am 35 now... so had a few yrs over these young so called sneaker heads nowadayz
I watched probably 3 or 4 of them.
I'm 34 years old, I had 1s when there was only the 1, this shit isn't new to me. What exactly makes saying I saw 3 or 4 of them be a negative?
watched at least 3 lol
is it just me or does he look blacker in his younger years? lmaoo
Glad to say i own every pair.... all classic kicks
no u dont
If u wanna come check out my closet, then ur more then happy too... come to manahattan when u ready
The greatest of all time. No one can deny.
Why are there polls posted with any XI colorway? Everyone knows that 9 times out of 10 its going to be the highest picked shoes.
u mean 10 out of 10. unless its some thunder/lightning 4s, the hypebeasts nut on themselves over those too.
Your so right!!