Monday, April 7, 2014

Air Jordan 8

The shoes on Michael Jordan's feet for the first Three-peat Championship were the Air Jordan VIII.

Air Jordan 8


Unique to the upper of the Air Jordan VIII is a color splash on the heel/outsole and lockdown straps embossed with the number 23. The padded high-top cut returned to the Air Jordan line. The popular inner booty sock liner also made its return. A circular carpet-like Jumpman logo appeared on the tongue of the AJ VIII a nice touch to a well-crafted shoe.

Three colorways of the Jordan VIII were originally produced: White/Black/Red (leather), and two suede versions, Black/Red and Black/Aqua.

The Air Jordan VIII was the first shoe MJ wore after his international visibility in the 1992 Olympics, and the Bugs Bunny/ Michael Jordan ad campaigns returned for the VIII.

The Aqua colorway of the VIII that MJ wore in the 1993 NBA All-Star game is one of the most sought-after original Jordans. It was re-released in 2007 and sold out immediately.

Michael was again chosen as first team All-NBA, first team All-Defense and made his eighth consecutive All-Star game. In the Air Jordan VIII Michael scored 32.6 points per game to collect his seventh straight league scoring title. He was named NBA Finals MVP for the third straight year while collecting his third championship ring with the Bulls.

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