John Kim 
During the late-night sneaker-hunt on eBay or just rolling around the shoe-spots in your hood, you’ve probably seen your fair share of counterfeit Air Jordans. What happens when it lands on the website of a well-known nationwide sporting goods chain? This fake pair of Air Jordan IXs somehow made is way on the Dick’s Sporting Goods website (be very, very careful when attempting to access the store website) but was taken down not long after it went live. One might deem this type of blunder as ‘inexcusable’ but not everyone is a board-certified fake-finder with a sharpshooter’s eye at spotting counterfeits. But how about the design itself? This pair features black/red animal skin on the upper on a Charcoal IX midsole. Would you cop if Jordan Brand ever released these? Continue reading for another look at the shoes as well a screenshot of the product page from the DSG website and let us know what you think.
UPDATE: Since posting this story, it has been brought to our attention that this was actually just an honest mix-up, where someone mistakenly used an incorrect product image on the website. Dick’s was never selling a fake shoe. The Air Jordan IX Retros were, in fact, the perfectly legit version that recently released, despite the obviously fake image of a bogus colorway that was used on their site. The blunder was caught early, and they have assured us that they would never sell fake shoes and that they will be careful to ensure that this will never happen again.
