Jordan Kicks : Michael Jordan All The Way
Michael Jordan was undoubtedly one of the best players to compete in the National Basketball association, more popularly known as the NBA. He played for the Chicago Bulls and the Bulls won 6 championships with him on the team, completing memorable threepeats, on two occasions.
The above paragraph might seem a bit incoherent, but it is necessary since the shoes the article attempts to describe, is a tribute to Michael Jordan, a great basketball player and an even greater human.
Sports shoes have assumed a lot of names ranging from casuals to trainers and the latest is kicks. Jordan kicks, are shoes connected in any remote way to Michael Jordan. The first connection when one talks about Jordan in relation with shoes, the Air Jordan series take center stage. Apart from the Air Jordan kicks, the article also tries to summarize some other shoes that are connected with the high flying superstar.
Air Jordan
The Air Jordan shoes are one of Nike's best creations. And the hype is well deserved. The popularity of these Jordan kicks was a result of two factors. Number one undoubtedly is Michael Jordan himself. The next was a good marketing campaign by Weiden and Kennedy. These Jordan kicks are made by the Jordan Company which is a subsidiary of Nike. There are now a whooping 18 installments of this series. The older Jordan kicks were redesigned, or retro-ed, and these became a big hit too. Jordan Dub Zero These new Jordan kicks are a relatively new design released by the Jordan Brand in 2005. The enchanting aspect of this Jordan kicks is that the Air Jordan Dub Zero is a combo of sorts. It merges many shoes and this includes almost every retro Jordan that was ever produced as well as a few other shoes. These Jordan kicks were received very well by fans and shoe enthusiasts worldwide. Needless to say, they were sold out almost immediately after they were released. These Jordan kicks, the Jordan Dub Zero is a tribute to one of the greatest sports shoe designer of all time, Tinker Hatfield. Air Jordan Spizikes These Jordan kicks were named the "retro Frankenstein" when they were first released. The Air Jordan Spizikes (Spiz'ikes) were a Jordan kicks series that garnered mixed feelings. It was quoted to be a big flop but after Spike Lee requested some changes, the sales skyrocketed. These Jordan kicks were released in only two colours initially, but when the designers saw the reception for the Spizikes, they were motivated enough to send out as many as five new colourways. Due to Spike Lee's contribution, one of the models are named after one of his joints, 'Do the Right Thing'. Unmistakably, the Jordan kicks are one of the best examples of a product riding on the fame of the player. Jordan was such a rage during his times that people bought anything even remotely connected with him. One wonders who the next big sport-star would be…
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