Why is the Air Jordan 4 so special? 2019 marks the 30 year anniversary of “The Shot.” In May 1989, the Bulls were down 1 with only 3 seconds left in a playoff elimination game against Cleveland. If Jordan misses the shot the Bulls season is over. If he makes it, they move on to the next round. With the season on the line, they inbound to Jordan. He drives to the foul line, pulls up, double pumps, and… watch the video to see what happened. The shoes Jordan wore in that game are coming out again on May 4th.

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Cap & Gown XIII. Last year was the first time JB released a shoe to celebrate graduation with a black “Cap & Gown” theme, but some kids were upset because the 11’s only came out in men’s sizes. On April 27th, the “Cap & Gown” 13’s will be available in men’s and grade school sizes.

Elon Musk recently wore a custom made “TESLA” Air Jordan 1 that was a birthday gift from one of Elon’s close friends.

Air Jordan XI (Black/Red). Releasing on Dec. 14th in sizes for the whole family. It’s expected to have the #45 on the heel and a high-cut patent leather, just like the Concord 11’s that released last December.

Rumor. The Air Jordan 1 HI “Shattered Backboard” might be releasing again in October with an all patent leather upper.

$350,000. Someone recently paid over $350K for a rare Michael Jordan card on Ebay. Only 10 of them exist.

Super Bowl AJ 6. The olive Retro 6 that Travis Scott wore during the halftime show is expected to release this summer. The shoe has a built-in pocket on the side. PHOTO1 : PHOTO2

Utah fan talks trash to Jordan. VIDEO : In a game against the Jazz in 1987, Jordan got the ball in the post, turned, and dunked on John Stockton. A Jazz fan in the crowd yelled, "Hey Jordan! Pick on somebody your own size!" On the very next play, Mike got the ball, flew in the air, and dunked on Mel Turpin, Utah's 6'11" center. As Jordan ran back on defense he looked at the fan and asked, "Was he big enough?" 😂 😂

The story of the #12 jersey. Michael Jordan had to wear #12 on Valentine’s Day in 1990 against the Orlando Magic because someone stole his #23 jersey before the game. The team didn't have extras. They even went into the stands to see if a fan had a #23 jersey that would fit MJ. When that didn’t work, Jordan had to wear a #12 with no name on the back. A few days later, they found his #23 jersey in the ceiling tiles of the visitor’s locker room. You can order this rare #12 Bulls jersey here.

JORDAN predicted STEVE KERR would take the game winning shot. It was Game 6 of the 1997 Finals. The game was tied with time running out. Phil drew up a play for Michael. During the timeout, he took a sip of some Gatorade and visualized in his mind what was about to happen. He glanced over at Kerr and gave him a look. MJ whispered to him to be ready to shoot if Utah decides to send a double team. Click here to watch it all unfold. Just like Michael predicted. #GOAT

Two AJ 4 colors are coming out next year inspired by Sal’s Pizzeria from the Spike Lee movie Do the Right Thing. (These images are early renderings of what they might look like). White and Black

Vindicates in 2019? JB has a history of re-releasing shoes for their 20th anniversary. This hasn't been confirmed, but we predict the Vindicate's from 1999 will release again in 2019. Vin Baker wore them back in the day. He was a 4-time All-Star and Olympic gold medalist. Unfortunately, alcohol and drugs tainted his NBA career. The $100 million he made from his career is gone. After finally getting clean and sober he called his former boss. The CEO of Starbucks also owned the SuperSonics when Baker played in Seattle. Baker gave him a call and asked for help. That's how Baker ended up becoming a manager at a Starbucks. You can read about his road to recovery in his book, God and Starbucks.

#45 to #23. In May 1995 against Orlando, Mike decided to stop wearing the #45 and go back to the #23. Click here to watch highlights of that game. Look closely and you'll see that he was the only Bull with white shoes on (Concord XI's). The NBA considered that a uniform violation and fined him for not wearing black shoes like the rest of his teammates.

MJ's former mansion. MJ's house in the Chicago burbs is still for sale. Real estate experts say that it's overpriced for the area because of the location. Here's a detailed Youtube video of the house that has it's own basketball gym, a cigar room, and more! (Pippen lived in a house just a couple minutes away).

In September 1984 the Bulls signed Michael Jordan to a 7-year deal for only $6 million. That's less than $1 million per year. After a few years, the Bulls organization restructured Michael's contract and gave him more money, but it was still peanuts compared to what players are getting today.

BULLS wanted to trade PIPPEN for McGrady, but Jordan said NO. Tracy McGrady was drafted by the Toronto Raptors in 1997. A few days before the draft, the Bulls management had a secret meeting with McGrady. Their plan was to trade Pippen to Toronto to get McGrady, but Michael wasn't okay with that. He wasn't going to have his “brother” traded away for some high school kid, so the deal never happened. Watch McGrady tell the story.