Anthracite Releases on the Jordan 9 Retro in 2015
The original Air Jordan 9 was released in November 1993, roughly one month after MJ announced his retirement from basketball. The retail price in the US was $125. The first Air Jordan 9 retro release took place in 2002 and included the first low-top version of the AJ 9. Additional retro releases followed every two years beginning in 2008, then annually starting in 2015 though the present day. In 2016, Nike released the Air Jordan 9 OG, which included the Space Jam model that celebrated the movie's 20th anniversary. Nike continues to announce more retro releases for the future.
History of Air Jordan 9
In 1993, the Air Jordan 9 hit the court for the first time, though Michael Jordan never scored a single point with the Chicago Bulls wearing the shoe. When Jordan surprised the world with news of his retirement on October 6, 1993, the AJ 9 was already in production. Nike had no choice but to move forward with the release even though the most famous feet in basketball had seemingly left the court forever.
Jordan 9 Retro Anthracite 2015
The Jordan brand released a Retro redesign of the Anthracite colorway for the Air Jordan 9 silhouette in 2015. A warm Anthracite Grey coats almost all of this upper in a smooth suede finish from the mudguard, toe top, and tongue to the side panels, padded ankle, heel tab, and heel. Six white eyelets stretch to the top of the tongue and hold the sneaker's thin black laces in place. Black continues on the inner sock liner and front tongue logo, while a white number 23 is woven into the heel, and two white Jordan Jumpman logos are stamped into the shoe's outer sole. The bottom tread is dipped in Anthracite, while the midsole and outer sole find a shiny version of Anthracite painted on them.
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