Air Jordan is a basketball shoe and clothing brand owned by Nike Inc. introduced in 1984, it's name comes after endorsing NBA's star and currently ex-player Michale Jordan and making tribute to his famous slam dunks.
In popular culture[]
Television[]
- In Pawn Stars a client took a pair of Air Jordans to Rick's pawn shop, after testing it's bright with a phone cam Chumlee (who is a fan of these shoes) discovered they were not vintage.
Current status[]
The Air Jordan shoes still continue as the most famous basketball shoes in the world. It's vintage versions are very popular between NBA stuff collectors.