The Air Jordan IX was released in 1993, during a pivotal moment in Michael Jordan’s career—his first retirement from basketball to pursue baseball. Though MJ never wore the AJ9 in an NBA game, the shoe still carried his global influence, featuring a ...
The Air Jordan IX is quietly powerful. I love how it symbolizes MJ’s transition and his global legacy—it was made for the world even while he stepped away from the NBA. The clean design and multilingual outsole details are subtle touches that make it...