The Air Jordan 9 Retro Welcomes the Statue Colorway 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 Statue 2015
Based on the famous bronze Michael Jordan sculpture on display outside Chicago's United Center, the Statue colorway appeared on the Air Jordan 9 Retro silhouette in 2015. A white leather tone coats the majority of this upper, which is underlined by a speckled Militia Green midsole. This Militia Green bronze color continues on the Jordan Globe emblem on the heel, on the inner sock liner, and on the eyelets. Black accents introduce themselves on the tongue liner, tongue, its laces, the heel tab, the heel's embroidered number 23 stamp, a small Jumpman logo on the outer sole, and on the large Jordan Jumpman logo on the outsole's bottom tread. This Statue colorway was released in the country on August 22, 2015.
