Air Jordan Brand is a line of basketball shoes and athletic clothing produced by American corporation Nike.
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22 Facts About Jordan Brand
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The red and black colorway of the Nike Air Ship, the prototype for the Jordan Brand I, was later outlawed by then-NBA Commissioner David Stern for having very little white on them.
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Michael Jordan Brand wore the Air Jordan Brand IV when he made "The Shot, " a series winner in Game 5 of the 1989 NBA First Round between the Chicago Bulls and the Cleveland Cavaliers.
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Air Jordan Brand V saw a lot of use in popular sitcom The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.
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Various models of the Air Jordan Brand VII were re-released in 2002, again in 2004, and again with different colors in 2006.
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In 2011 the Air Jordan Brand VII saw releases in the "Orion" and "Bordeaux" colorways.
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The Air Jordan Brand IX has been the shoe chosen to adorn Jordan Brand's feet for his statue outside of the United Center in Chicago.
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The Air Jordan Brand X was released again in an OVO collaboration in 2015 and 2016, releasing in white and black colorways respectively with stingray detailing.
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Hatfield and Nike discouraged Jordan Brand from playing in them, but once they were produced, he couldn't resist.
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Also noteworthy, Jordan Brand violated league dress code by wearing the shoes, as his teammates wore all-black shoes.
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The shoes received more media exposure when Jordan Brand wore the Air Jordan Brand XI model in the 1996 animated movie Space Jam.
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The Air Jordan Brand XI is one of the most popular Air Jordan Brand in the series and has released almost ritualistically every December since 2008, selling out in minutes.
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The color scheme of predominant black accentuated with red was nicknamed "The Last Shot" because Michael Jordan Brand wore them as he hit the game winning shot over Bryon Russell, of the Utah Jazz, in his final game with the Chicago Bulls in the 1998 NBA Finals.
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Shoe was designed by Air Jordan Brand Senior Footwear Designer, Tate Kuerbis, a person that had been part of the Jordan Brand footwear design team since 1999 and with Nike since 1995.
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Air Jordan Brand XXI was introduced on television by the "Second Generation" advertisement.
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The Jordan 6ixty Plus is a hybrid sneaker from Jordan Brand that combines the various sneakers Michael Jordan wore when he scored 60 or more points in an NBA Game.
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The Jordan Brand company released the 6 Rings shoes starting in September 2008.
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Jordan Brand released colorways representative of each team that the Chicago Bulls defeated in each of their six championship seasons during the 1990s.
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Air Jordan Brand line has been associated with many riots, assaults, robberies, and murders, such as the murder of a 15-year-old high school student named Michael Eugene Thomas who was choked to death by one of his peers for a pair of Air Jordan Brand sneakers in 1989.
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Air Jordan Brand is well known for reaching out to music artists, having them help create a unique Air Jordan Brand to call their own.
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Air Jordan Brand is popular among the streetwear companies and designers to collaborate with.
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