Jordan 9 Retro Gym Red

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Air Jordan Goes Red with the Jordan 9 Retro Gym Red

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 Gym Red 2019

After sitting on the sidelines as an unreleased sample for six years, the Air Jordan 9 silhouette finally released as a Gym Red Retro back in 2019. The three-color scheme is stamped onto an elegant, tumbled leather upper. The shoe's inner liner is entirely red, much like the rest of the shoe's accents. The same Gym Red coloring flows out from the ankle guard and onto the back heel, where a number "23" is woven in a bright White. The Gym Red then moves toward the front by way of the midsole and mudguard. The shoe's heel strap and eyelets are both in dark Black, which carries over to the White outer sole, where a Black Jumpman logo appears.