The Nike Air Max Uptempo 97 — once worn by NBA superstars like Reggie Miller, Scottie Pippen, Antonio McDyess, and Kevin Garnett when it was called the Air Uptempo 3 — will be back in a classic colorway next month.
Released as part of Nike’s ‘University Blue’ Quickstrike pack for 2017 All-Star Weekend, the Air Max Uptempo 97 has been around — it just hasn’t released in heritage colorways. Stuck with monochromatic builds like 2016’s Air Max Uptempo 97 ‘Black Pack’, the shoe has skirted its OG roots for several years.
Now, the Air Max Uptempo 97 will be releasing in a simple and classic White/Black/College Navy colorway that is sure to please OG ‘heads. The upcoming shoe flaunts a nubuck overlay, white synthetic leather underlay, and full-length Air cushioning underfoot. Iconic “Air” script branding hits the heels while small Swooshes appear all over the shoe.
Expect the Nike Air Max Uptempo 97 to release in the colorway pictured here on August 4, according to reliable leaker US11. While no official pricing information has been announced, expect a price tag around $160.
I wonder if these will be court ready since it seems that all the Air Max retros have gone with smaller and harder bubbles.
what do you mean? anyway, the downside with this shoe and any other airmax model is the tendency to pop or wore off the rubber outsole sooner than you might think. I love the airmax shoes, but they just don’t last that long enough to be worth spending on. my least used KD V, which I only used mainly for work and had a few bb run-ins (3 games,iirc) is nearing it’s last stage as the bubble underneath has already been exposed.
Had these back in the day when they originally released in a Black colorway. Nice shoe back then. Only negative was the TRACTION wasn’t very good from what I remember. I wore these for several YEARS so they were durable.