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The Air Jordan 9, Michael Jordan’s ninth signature shoe, is an odd one, because MJ himself barely wore them.
The Jordan 9 debuted in 1993 during Jordan’s first retirement from the NBA. Michael played baseball for a season in the minors, which is probably why the Air Jordan is considered to look like a baseball shoe. Production of the shoe had begun before Michael had announced his retirement. Instead of marketing the shoe around MJ’s basketball skills, Nike used the opportunity to tap into Michael’s global influence.
They aren’t the greatest on-court performer and are surprisingly lacking in support. They feature enclosed Air cushioning in the heel, an inner bootie, and a “one pull” lacing system. Perhaps their best feature is their traction, but you might want to reach for other retro Jordans before you go for the Jordan 9.
AVERAGE RETAIL PRICE: $190
The Air Jordan 9 University Gold, a shoe that reminds us of the 2010 Air Jordan 9 Citrus, released recently, and like all Jordans these days, promptly sold out. Luckily, Chris checked in with his local sneaker boutique on a weekday (giving away our secrets here) and they’d received a late shipment of these bad boys.
The Air Jordan 9 University Blue is a new colorway featuring OG style colorblocking that invokes all the nostalgia from rewatching Space Jam again and again on the family VCR. Releasing on December 5, 2020, the Jordan 9 University Blue also features glitter embedded into the black rand that snakes down the heel and along both sides of the shoe.
The legendary Air Jordan 9 makes its 2020 debut in ‘Racer Blue’. An unlikely fan favorite, the Air Jordan 9 is seen early on in the new year in a brand new colorway.
The Air Jordan 9 ‘Gym Red’ gets a detailed look and review prior to its release this weekend.
Another detailed look at the Air Jordan 9 ‘Gym Red’.
A detailed look at the Air Jordan 9 in White/Black-Gym Red.
The Air Jordan 9 ‘Dream It Do It’ pays homage to a once forgotten old apparel line.
The Air Jordan 9 is coming back this February in a Win Like 82-styled ‘UNC’ colorway.
Carmelo Anthony’s signature line may be dead but that won’t stop him from getting a new Air Jordan 9 in his honor.
After an Air Jordan 9 for LA and the silhouette’s modification into a boot, the Air Jordan 9 is dropping in a simple nearly triple black colorway.
Here it is, the news we have all been waiting for: today is the day Jordan Brand gives us a peak at the upcoming models and colorways coming in the Spring 2018 collection.
Jordan Brand’s Frank Cooker has winterized the fan-favorite Air Jordan 9 ‘Olive’ to create the Air Jordan 9 NRG Boot.
This brand new colorway of the Air Jordan 9 won’t drop until next year but today we’re getting our first good look at the upcoming release.
The Air Jordan 9 will be celebrating its 25th birthday in 2018 and this is just one of the retros that will be releasing next year.
Official release details have finally arrived for the two-part Air Jordan IX Pinnacle pack and you may want to sit down.
We’ve been following a story on a new lux edition of the Air Jordan 9 dubbed the ‘Baseball Glove’. Now, we have detailed images — not Motorola Razr images.
In an unexpected turn of events, there appears to be a new version of the Air Jordan 9 Retro coming out.
The Air Jordan 9 was one of the first sneakers to tell a story along the outsole of the shoe. While wear-testing it for my Air Jordan Project I realized that rubber compound really helped dictate whether or not an outsole would grip the court. Recently, Nike went behind the design of the Air Jordan 9 because the shoe is about to release
Jordan Brand will be releasing an Air Jordan 9 Retro that pays homage to Kobe Bryant — although, we’re not sure if that is the official story they’ll be running with. These are scheduled to release on November 19 for $190, and are nearly identical to the pair that was made for Kobe Bryant while he and Shaq were teammates. They
There is yet another new Nike Store location setting up shop in NYC. This time it’ll be in the streetwear capital — SoHo. WearTesters own @NYJumpman23 is on-site at the new location and spotted some really intriguing display pieces. The Holiday lineup that we reported on this morning is on full display for all eyes to see. This includes the
It’s November, which means only one thing. Sneaker-heads can’t wait until December. December marks the month that Jordan Brand brings out some of the years best releases — although I’d argue that January has been a strong month over the past few years as well. On December 3 the Air Jordan 9 Retro “OG” returns to retail once again. I mentioned
