Paralympian sprinter April Holmes is billed as “The World’s Fastest Amputee”, a title she earned with a gold medal-winning performance in the 100m at Beijing four years ago.  The 2012 Paralympic Games begin next Wednesday, August 29th in London, and it looks like Holmes will take to the track with evidence that she’s also truly the “First Woman of Jordan Brand”.  Check out these insane Air Jordan XX-inspired track spikes, a ‘History of Flight’-ish white, red and gold colorup (with a ‘Golden Moments’ look in the background) whose strappy builds are reminiscent of the Tinker Hatfield-designed introduction to laser etching.  Let us know how these compare to the neon Flyknit spikes that dominated the Olympic airwaves and stick with Sneaker News for more rare Air Jordans.

Michael Jordan broke a backboard during a 1986 Nike-sponsored exhibition game, and though Carmelo Anthony can’t reference a similar outburst, he’s got two Olympic gold medals just like MJ. But with rumors regarding Dwyane Wade’s future with Jordan Brand swirling about, the Jumpman celebrates its longest tenured signature star with a new special edition colorup that imagines him soundly shattering New York’s championship drought. The Jordan Flight 45 High Max not only adds full-length Max Air cushioning to this veteran silhouette, but also Melo’s mega-sized mug on the inner tongue to finish off the Knicks palette with a caricature of the city’s biggest basketall icon. Have a closer look below, let us know what other kinds of releases you could imagine with these cartoon tributes and grab yours at JB retailers like Oneness.

Michael Jordan broke a backboard during a 1986 Nike-sponsored exhibition game, and though Carmelo Anthony can’t reference a similar outburst, he’s got two Olympic gold medals just like MJ. But with rumors regarding Dwyane Wade’s future with Jordan Brand swirling about, the Jumpman celebrates its longest tenured signature star with a new special edition colorup that imagines him soundly shattering New York’s championship drought. The Jordan Flight 45 High Max not only adds full-length Max Air cushioning to this veteran silhouette, but also Melo’s mega-sized mug on the inner tongue to finish off the Knicks palette with a caricature of the city’s biggest basketall icon. Have a closer look below, let us know what other kinds of releases you could imagine with these cartoon tributes and grab yours at JB retailers like Oneness.

he Flight 45 worked well enough as a rugged winter boot crossover that Jordan Brand realized it could apply one of the key features from the City Air Max TRK that also debuted last winter. The Jordan Flight 45 High Max comes down off the mountain and sheds its trademark midfoot strap, opting for a Max Air-cushioned lifestyle look that loops laces through the reworked ankle wing. This pair is done in a style to match Carmelo Anthony’s caricature edition, its Gym Red and Obsidian pairing a perfect match for fellow two-time Olympic champion Chris Paul‘s LA Clippers gear. We get the sense from cartoon CP3′s New Orleans jersey on the inner tongue that this was a concept a long time coming, and now they can be yours at select Jordan Brand retailers like Oneness.

In 2009, Jordan Brand celebrated the 23-year long heritage of the Air Jordan Legacy by creating the “History of Flight” exhibit centered around a Bulls-centric White/Red/Black theme that flowed through every Air Jordan model. Of course, with each passing year, a new member gets welcomed into the group, so we’d like to show you the latest addition to the History of Flight fraternity – the Air Jordan 2012. It’s designed just as you expected – a tonal white upper with a splash of red on the outsole and interior lining, with black shoe-laces to “tie” in the colorway into one solid display. A full shot of the Air Jordan 2012 ‘History of Flight’ is just below, so take a look and let us know where the Air Jordan 2012 ranks among all twenty-seven Air Jordan models.

On February 14th, 1990, the Chicago Bulls were visiting the Orlando Magic for a regular-season matchup that came just a few days after the 1990 NBA All-Star Game. During the All-Star Game, some media attention was grabbed by an apparent theft that transpired in the Eastern Conference All-Star Locker Room, where a crook (yet to be apprehended) swiped Reggie Miller’s jersey from the room. Just a few days later, a ‘copy cat’ of sorts would do the same to Michael Jordan’s jersey at Orlando’s O-Rena; immediately the security locked the place down, sealing off the building at 6:00 PM and searching all employees. The jersey was never found, so club officials actually searched game attendees in a stand for a jersey for Michael to borrow, but the lone ’23′ was worn by a kid – too small for Michael to wear.

With no options available, Michael was issued a #12 jersey for the game. The jersey featured no name on the back, and where that 12 jersey came from still remains a mystery as no other player on the Bulls roster at the time donned that number. Perhaps the Bulls had a traveling seamstress with them? It would make some level of sense, as the number 12 is the rounded-up figure of half of 23 (how Jordan arrived at 23 from 45 in the first place), but that’s all conjecture (a creepy one at that). The number didn’t seem to hinder Michael much because he was still the Michael that was expected – 49 points (not surprisingly, a record for a Bulls player wearing #12) and seven rebounds – but the Bulls would go on to lose that game in OT. Unfortunately for MJ’s fans in Orlando, Michael’s displeasure spilled over after the game as he vowed to not sign any autographs that day.

In his youth, Michael Jordan absolutely admired his older brother Larry. He was a basketball standout and Jordan’s senior teammate in High School, and Michael believed he had possessed only half the skills of his older brother. Larry wore the number 45, so Michael decided to chop that figure in half and round up, resulting in the number 23. Of course, Michael would go on to cement ’23′ into the stuff of legends, although he did wear the number 45 when he came back from retirement in the Spring of 1995 as well as the number ’9′ in International play in 1984 and 1992. However, somewhere in-between, Michael actually wore another number for just one game in an oft-forgotten and wildly entertaining piece of Jordan history.

In his youth, Michael Jordan absolutely admired his older brother Larry. He was a basketball standout and Jordan’s senior teammate in High School, and Michael believed he had possessed only half the skills of his older brother. Larry wore the number 45, so Michael decided to chop that figure in half and round up, resulting in the number 23. Of course, Michael would go on to cement ’23′ into the stuff of legends, although he did wear the number 45 when he came back from retirement in the Spring of 1995 as well as the number ’9′ in International play in 1984 and 1992. However, somewhere in-between, Michael actually wore another number for just one game in an oft-forgotten and wildly entertaining piece of Jordan history.