This Air Jordan 1 Remembers The Infamous Ban Imposed By The NBA – Sneaker News

The Air Jordan 1 has become an it shoe within mainstream consciousness over the last four years, but it was once banned by the NBA. (It was actually the Nike Air Ship that was regulated by the league, but the Swoosh was trying to push Michael Jordans first sneaker.) Jordan Brand fully-embraced that nugget of history with the release of a Black/University Red colorway of the pair by the same name in 2011 (denoted by x marks at the heel). For its latest walk down memory lane, however, the subsidiary has ostensibly sprawled the words narrated in a commercial from 1985 about the banning onto a black and grey retro.

Immediately reminiscent of the silhouettes original Shadow colorway, the newly-surfaced pair features light grey overlays at the ankle, profile swooshes and bottom heel. Surrounding smooth leather, then, indulges in a pitch-dark tone that matches the Wings insignia on the collars lateral side. Both components arguably play secondary roles to the Jordan 1s most distinct detail: ostensibly hand-written text applied in all-over fashion.

While an early look at the pair makes deciphering the message difficult, the phrases stop and wearing them can be made out across the sneakers lateral profiles. More than 35 years ago, Nike aired a commercial (narrated in a similar style as Apples 1984 spot) addressing how the NBA disapproved its revolutionary new basketball shoe. The 32-second advertisement concludes with the following message: Fortunately, the NBA cant stop you from wearing them. Its possible the text scribbled onto the first Air Jordan sneaker refers to another part of MJs legacy, only time will tell.

No Nike SNKRS launch details are currently known, but this pair is likely to land in 2022. In any case, enjoy a first-look at the shoes ahead.

In confirmed Jordan release dates, the Jordan 12 Royalty is expected November 13th.

UPDATE (10/07/2021):An early mock-up and more in-hand images have been updated in this post. The pair is currently dubbed Rebellionaire, a cheeky nod to Michael Jordans now billionaire status. To think, it was made possible by not adhering to the NBAs rules.

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