{"id":166833,"date":"2011-06-11T14:38:10","date_gmt":"2011-06-11T19:38:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nicekicks.com\/?p=166833"},"modified":"2022-09-13T23:00:55","modified_gmt":"2022-09-14T04:00:55","slug":"day-sneaker-history-michael-jordans-flu-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/day-sneaker-history-michael-jordans-flu-game\/","title":{"rendered":"This Day In Sneaker History: Michael Jordan&#8217;s &#8220;Flu Game&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"620\" height=\"390\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2os-hfXSUlA\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>In game 4 of the Dallas Mavericks vs. Miami Heat series, Dirk Nowitzki had a gutsy performance by willing his team to victory despite his sinus infection, which produced a 101 degree fever. How gutsy was this performance you ask? Very. Yet, it would be totally unfair to compare his performance to what His Airness did in game 5 of the 1997 NBA Finals. Today, our &#8220;This Day In Sneaker History&#8221; column highlights MJ&#8217;s &#8220;Flu Game&#8221; performance.<\/p>\n<p>In 1997, a flu-ridden Michael Jordan scored 38 points and willed the Bulls to a victory while wearing the Air Jordan XII Black\/Varsity Red. This shoe originally released in 1997, but it retroed in 2003 and 2009. The latter retro owned a few texture differences and featured various elements that connected with Jordan&#8217;s memorable game. Is this Michael&#8217;s most memorable moment?<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_937790\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-937790\" style=\"width: 1080px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" onerror=\"this.src='https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/files\/2023\/12\/404-dead-image.jpg'\" src=\"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/files\/2011\/06\/air-jordan-xii-12-og-flu-game-black-varsity-red-130690-061-01.jpg\" alt=\"air-jordan-xii-12-og-flu-game-black-varsity-red-130690-061-01\" width=\"1080\" height=\"720\" class=\"size-full wp-image-937790\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/files\/2011\/06\/air-jordan-xii-12-og-flu-game-black-varsity-red-130690-061-01.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/files\/2011\/06\/air-jordan-xii-12-og-flu-game-black-varsity-red-130690-061-01-750x500.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/files\/2011\/06\/air-jordan-xii-12-og-flu-game-black-varsity-red-130690-061-01-325x217.jpg 325w, https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/files\/2011\/06\/air-jordan-xii-12-og-flu-game-black-varsity-red-130690-061-01-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/files\/2011\/06\/air-jordan-xii-12-og-flu-game-black-varsity-red-130690-061-01-1050x700.jpg 1050w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-937790\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Air Jordan XII &#8220;Flu Game&#8221; &#8211; Black\/Varsity Red 130690-061<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_937792\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-937792\" style=\"width: 1080px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" onerror=\"this.src='https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/files\/2023\/12\/404-dead-image.jpg'\" src=\"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/files\/2011\/06\/air-jordan-xii-12-og-flu-game-black-varsity-red-130690-061-02.jpg\" alt=\"air-jordan-xii-12-og-flu-game-black-varsity-red-130690-061-02\" width=\"1080\" height=\"720\" class=\"size-full wp-image-937792\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/files\/2011\/06\/air-jordan-xii-12-og-flu-game-black-varsity-red-130690-061-02.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/files\/2011\/06\/air-jordan-xii-12-og-flu-game-black-varsity-red-130690-061-02-750x500.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/files\/2011\/06\/air-jordan-xii-12-og-flu-game-black-varsity-red-130690-061-02-325x217.jpg 325w, https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/files\/2011\/06\/air-jordan-xii-12-og-flu-game-black-varsity-red-130690-061-02-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/files\/2011\/06\/air-jordan-xii-12-og-flu-game-black-varsity-red-130690-061-02-1050x700.jpg 1050w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-937792\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Air Jordan XII &#8220;Flu Game&#8221; &#8211; Black\/Varsity Red 130690-061<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_39603\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-39603\" style=\"width: 620px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" onerror=\"this.src='https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/files\/2023\/12\/404-dead-image.jpg'\" class=\"size-full wp-image-39603\" src=\"\/files\/2009\/07\/air-jordan-12-black-red-tt-2.jpg\" alt=\"Air Jordan XII Black\/Varsity Red\" width=\"620\" height=\"417\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/files\/2009\/07\/air-jordan-12-black-red-tt-2.jpg 620w, https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/files\/2009\/07\/air-jordan-12-black-red-tt-2-350x235.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-39603\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Air Jordan XII Black\/Varsity Red<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our &#8220;This Day In Sneaker History&#8221; column showcases Michael Jordan&#8217;s flu-ridden game.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":149,"featured_media":937793,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1232711,3,1225574],"tags":[1225662,1225706],"cultivate_rss":[],"class_list":{"2":"type-post"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v24.0 (Yoast SEO v24.0) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>This Day In Sneaker History: Michael Jordan&#039;s &quot;Flu Game&quot; | Snkrs Day<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Where to buy This Day In Sneaker History: Michael Jordan&#039;s &quot;Flu Game&quot; shoes. 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