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.

The number 23 has become more than a jersey number. It’s a number that became an adjective, used to describe anything spectacular and absolutely perfect and nearly impossible to duplicate. If you’re wearing the #23 on your jersey, you better live up to the billing or be prepared for the backlash if your game is anything short of Jordan in Game 6. It’s undeniably the holiest of digits in professional basketball and arguably all of sports, and the debate of whether the NBA should implement a league-wide retirement of the #23 still continues today. But before we get into the #12 and how this oddity came to happen, let’s take a closer look on why and how ’23′ came to play.

The number 23 has become more than a jersey number. It’s a number that became an adjective, used to describe anything spectacular and absolutely perfect and nearly impossible to duplicate. If you’re wearing the #23 on your jersey, you better live up to the billing or be prepared for the backlash if your game is anything short of Jordan in Game 6. It’s undeniably the holiest of digits in professional basketball and arguably all of sports, and the debate of whether the NBA should implement a league-wide retirement of the #23 still continues today. But before we get into the #12 and how this oddity came to happen, let’s take a closer look on why and how ’23′ came to play.

Did you catch the first installment of Sneaker News: Was It The Shoes? We happily revisited the legendary story of Michael Jordan’s first return to Madison Square Garden after his first come-back, scoring an astounding fifty-five points in what would be one of his greatest in-game performances ever – all while wearing the Air Jordan X ‘Chicago’. We continue Was It The Shoes? with another scintillating story that doesn’t have much to do with in-game performance, but in-game apparel; Michael Jordan, who made #23 a legend and #45 infamous, also wore the #12 jersey for one game. Read up on this latest Michael Jordan moment by finding out when and why he wore this number (as well as the kicks he had on during the time) with tonight’s installment of Was It The Shoes? below!

Clearly, the only thing immortal about an Air Jordan is its spirit. This gorgeous Retro release of the Air Jordan IV ‘Black/Cement’ from 1999 (considered by many to be the greatest Retro release of all-time) couldn’t withstand the test of time as the earthly elements have zeroed in on the midsole, reducing the once solid piece of Foam into grated parmesan crumbles. Not to say that all ’99 Air Jordans have a shelf-life of thirteen years, but this particular pair ate the dust hard. In fact, the owner was able the excavate the entire midsole, leaving the shoe upper sitting above the rubber outsole with empty space in between (literally, Air). Well, replacements are soon to follow because this Black Friday, Jordan Brand will let you retire your ’99 problems with a crisp new pair of 2012 Retros. Anyone else have ’99 Air Jordan IVs that are still rockable today? Check out the images of this dissolved Air Jordan IV below and let us know if you plan on copping the Bred IVs this Black Friday.

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