Nike has put black bars over Air Jordan 1 sneakers on its website to celebrate its iconic commercial from 40 years ago.

Per Chicago Tribune and Sneaker Freaker, the shoe initially banned by the NBA was the "Nike Air Ship." Michael Jordan donned ...

Michael Jordan was banned from wearing the Black and Red Air Jordan 1 because sneakers at the time had to be 51% white and ...

In 2023, when Jordan Brand started work on recreating a 2025 reissue of the original black and red Air Jordan 1, that mythi ...

Nike leveraged the decision into one of the ... the most hyped release will have a very limited launch. The Air Jordan 1 “Banned” is dropping again on Feb. 14 for $250. Jordan Brand says ...

One of these planned activations was a play on the original 'banned' Air Jordan, with the involvement ... Launched in 1984, the Nike Jordan 1 is widely considered the most iconic sneaker in ...

But that wasn't the only unusual decision Nike made while launching the Air Jordan brand. The Air Jordan 1 swapped the standard ... playing every game in his banned namesake sneaker.