Air Jordans, Adidas and Converse were the three biggest sports brands as the concept of sports shoes were invented. The other day a friend and I went to the new Air Jordan Store in San Leandro expect us to score some cheap, generic Air Jordans for $ 10 or possibly less.
Initially people called the company as Blue Ribbon Sports which later became known as Nike. But most of Nike’s honor can be attributed to the Air Jordan line of basketball sneakers. The fall in prices in the Jordan line can see not only in the air Jordans line but all across the board.
Mens Nike Air Jordan 5 Retro Black / Metallic Silver / Varsity Red 136027-010
- First edition of Retro 5
- A True Collectors Jordan
- Basketball and street cred
- Limited Edition
Air Jordan 5 (V) ‘Wolf Grey “is a classic in the making. Coming two shades of gray – light graphite and Wolf Grey – with a contrasting white on the inner lining, midsole and oversized Jumpman logo on the tongue, the Wolf Grey (V ) be an instant buy for anyone who was a fan of the previously listed gray-based Jordan Retros “.
I managed to pick up a couple of weeks ago for $ 142 after tax with promo codes and more, which at full price would have been close to $ 200 out the door. The new Air Jordan Alpha 1’s, was once $ 124.99, reduced by almost 33% (all formats).
It was in the early 80’s when all the other companies had signed a contract with the famous basketball stars at the time that Nike took a crucial decision to invest money in a then Rookie of the Red Bull team – Michael Jordan. The first ever, was designed by Peter Moore and the design did all the publicity for the product that was needed. It stirred up a controversy that Moore did not know that only white sneakers were allowed in the game. Notwithstanding the rules, Jordan wore them after paying heavy fines.