The Air Jordan 5 showed up right when Michael Jordan, Nike, and Tinker Hatfield were hitting their collective stride. Jordan back then was without a championship, but very much ascendant.

Case in point: In 2018, after dropping two of the hottest Air Jordan 1s in a year full of hot Air Jordan 1s, most designers would have doubled back and played the hits a few more times.

Update: Jordan Brand is preparing for yet another Air Jordan 4 drop as it has just revealed its “Abundance” colorway on the Nike SNKRS platform. Previously referred to as the “Seafoam ...

It all comes down to lore. The real grails have a tale to tell—and few kicks have a more remarkable backstory than the beloved Air Jordan 12 ‘Flu Game,’ which is set to return this week for ...