Spike Lee

SPIKE LEE Spike Lee is a film director who played a key role in the early years of the Air Jordan line, endorsing the sneakers via his Mars Blackmon character in ad campaigns. Lee has maintained a close role with Jordan Brand since, resulting in hybrid models like the Jordan Spiz’ike and the Jordan Son of Mars being named after him.

Spike Lee

Spike Lee Almost Had A Nike Air Safari Collaboration

From his unforgettable Air Jordan ads to the eventual release of a signature model in the Jordan Spiz’ike, Spike Lee has long been a part...

By Andrew Rizzo June 3, 2025
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Spike Lee Reveals Golden Air Jordan 3 Tinker For Oscars

Spike Lee is maintaining the tradition of wearing hot kicks on red carpet affairs, and his friendship with the good folks over at Jordan Brand...

By Sneaker News February 23, 2019
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The Jordan Son Of Mars Low Arrives In Three Suede Tones For Fall

The Jordan Son Of Mars Low, a Spike Lee-inspired silhouette that combines design elements from the Jordan 3, Jordan 4, Jordan 5, and Jordan 6...

By Ross Dwyer June 27, 2018
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The Jordan Son Of Mars Gets A Georgetown Colorway

The Jordan Son Of Mars, a Spike Lee-inspired hybrid silhouette that draws from the Air Jordan 3, 4, 5, 6 and 20 has arrived in...

By Ross Dwyer May 15, 2018
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The Spike Lee x Air Jordan 1 Quickstrike Releases Tomorrow Only In Brooklyn

It’s about time we got an Air Jordan 1 with the approval of Spike Lee stamped on it. Sure, the Mars Blackmon character didn’t help...

By Patrick Johnson June 15, 2017
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Spike Lee Teases A Jordan Quickstrike Release On Friday

Update: The Spike Lee x Air Jordan 1 will release as a quickstrike on June 16th, 2017 exclusively at an undisclosed location in Fort Greene,...

By Patrick Johnson June 14, 2017
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Spike Lee Honors A Tribe Called Quest’s Epic Grammy Performance With Custom Jordans

A Tribe Called Quest shut down the Grammys and shouted a deliberate anti-Trump message, calling the current President “Agent Orange” during their performance and chanting...

By Patrick Johnson February 16, 2017
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Spike Lee’s Gold Air Jordan 6 “Oscars Edition”

Let’s make it clear – no Jordan connect is as strong as Spike Lee’s. The man who has his own Jordan model just showed off...

By John Kim November 13, 2015
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While You Wait For The NikeLab Release, Spike Lee Flosses His Camo Supreme Jordans

Spike and Mike are still close enough to warrant MJ sending Mars a pair of the Supreme x Air Jordan 5s in the outstanding “Desert...

By Patrick Johnson October 20, 2015
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