Browsing the "Air Jordans" Category
The Air Jordan line is a yearly set of sneakers originally serving as the signature model for Michael Jordan. Continue reading for all the latest news on Air Jordan sneakers, release dates, and colorways.
May 21st, 2013 by Brendan Dunne
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The Air Jordan IV “Thunder” and Air Jordan IV “Lightning” pairs were a truly unique set of releases from back in August of 2006. The two shoes were up for grabs exclusively at Jumpman23.com, the official Jordan Brand website that’s now home to official images and updates on Jordan product rather than being any sort of digital storefront. Both came with a pretty sizable price tag thanks to some accompanying apparel, marking them among the highest-priced Air Jordan Retro releases ever.
The Air Jordan IV “Lightning” was packaged with an Air Jordan “Flight” style shirt, which sent the retail price up the $250. The Air Jordan IV “Thunder” managed to top even that high point thanks to the varsity jacket included, weighing in at a total of $500. The already chunky box price on the duo helped drive up the secondary market value, a value obviously also helped out by the fairly small production runs (The “Thunder” for example was just 1 of 500). The aforementioned “Thunder” has since gotten a bit easier to track down thanks to the 2012 retro, but the “Lightning” remains a pretty rare find, although rumors of a Retro release continue to tickle us to this day. For the younger hobbyists who are unaware of the story behind the “Thunder and Lightning” Pack, feast your eyes on an incredibly rare set of both pairs from shoezeum on eBay.
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May 21st, 2013 by Brendan Dunne
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Jay-Z can have any sneaker he wants, that’s a given. With that in mind, it’s sort of cool to see him in something so pedestrian as a run of the mill Jordan retro every once in a while. The man also known as Sean Carter apparently got in on the recent Air Jordan VIII “Bugs” retro, taking the sneakers with him for a little yachting trip out in France. So much for “Playin guts on the cruise, Hermes boat shoes”. Continue reading for the photos of Jay-Z in this Air Jordan VIII and stay tuned to find out which celeb rocks them next if you’re into that sort of thing.
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May 21st, 2013 by Brendan Dunne
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Sneaker News recently showed you an alternate version of the original, slightly more colorful, Air Jordan 1 “J2K” release. This time around we’ve got what appears to be an alternate version of last year’s black based joints. Gone are the red accents that showed up across the sneaker, with this sample opting for a much more stoic black and white set up. The outsole, Wings logo, and laces all go lights out in what ends up as one of the more inconspcious J2K joints we’ve seen. Get a couple more images of the Air Jordan 1 “J2K” below and grab the sample now from jordunk23 on eBay.
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May 21st, 2013 by Brendan Dunne
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The Air Jordan XI “Concord” with the 45 hit on the back is one of those real rarities of the Air Jordan realm. The original version and the various retros have popped up over the years with that little detail, one obviously pointing the Michael’s comeback number. Shown here is a pair of “Concord” Air Jordan XIs in the possession of one DJ Khaled, a dude who has been known to hang out with Air Jordan heavy hitters like Drake and Lil Wayne. See his pairs after the jump and tell us if this was a curveball in the collection of Khaled.
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May 21st, 2013 by Brendan Dunne
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Sneakers specific tuned for outdoor play are sort of a dying breed at the moment, with not too many of the XDR joints and the like making huge noise here in the US at the moment. The category perhaps reached its peak back in the 90s, when companies were eager to cater to players who didn’t have access to real deal hardwood, a goal that also allowed them to inject some more “street” imagery into the associated campaigns. Helping tell the tale of outdoor basketball sneakers is this piece from Complex, which labels itself as a complete history of streetball sneakers. Did they hit all the key points? Check out some streetball models culled from the history books after the jump and let us know in the comments.
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May 21st, 2013 by Brendan Dunne
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How much longer do we have to wait for a Nike LeBron retro? If you’re one of the folks still counting the days till that happens then this ShoeZeum auction update has something special for you-the Nike Zoom Generation “Wheat” pair. Also lurking in the latest set of goodies is the Nike Air Foamposite One “Galaxy”, the Nike Air Trainer 1 “Legacy Pack”, a few harder to find Nike SB pairs, and more. Hit the jump with us to see some of the best selections from the ShoeZeum that are available now on eBay.
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May 21st, 2013 by Aaron Hope
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Last we’d seen from longtime Jordan Brand athlete Richard Hamilton, he was about to make a bunch of people happy with quite a few pairs of “Grape” Air Jordan V Retros for his closest associates. Rip goes a bit further this time, remarking “No one in my circle can wear nothing but Jordans. It’s a way of life,” in reference to the stacks of ‘Black Toe’ Air Jordan 1 Retro High OGs he has ahead of Saturday’s release date. Click through for a look at all the pairs he’s got on deck and let us know where the Black Toes rank on your personal list for one of those magical days when there’s so much heat up for grabs.
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May 21st, 2013 by Brendan Dunne
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The Air Jordan V “Elephant” has popped back up in 2013, marking the first time that we’ve seen a full view of the sneaker this year. You’ll recall that the pair is on schedule for a retail release before the year’s end, a release supposedly surrounded by some more sneakers in some sort of a pack set up. The Air Jordan V has been a pretty true-to-OG affair in 2013, so we’d say it’s about time for a brand new combo that can satisfy those aside from the staunch purists among you. Continue reading to get a better look at the Air Jordan V “Elephant” and stay tuned to Sneaker News for more updates as a full gallery is likely to arrive soon.
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