{"id":438933,"date":"2015-03-26T17:54:09","date_gmt":"2015-03-26T21:54:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/?p=438933"},"modified":"2019-01-05T21:57:08","modified_gmt":"2019-01-06T02:57:08","slug":"air-jordan-10-throwback-thursday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/air-jordan-10-throwback-thursday\/","title":{"rendered":"Air Jordan 10: Throwback Thursday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">words &amp; script \/\/ Pierce Simpson<br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">visuals \/\/ Sid Ashford<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">With 2015 marking the 20th anniversary of Michael Jordan returning to the game of basketball, it seems fitting that within the latest edition of Snkrs Day <strong>Throwback Thursday<\/strong> we take a look at the Air Jordan 10. With Michael incurring some remarkable performances within the model as well as encompassing an interesting backstory, this week&#8217;s edition of Snkrs Day #TBT will surely peak your interest.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">To see for yourself, after the video above, flip through the pages to get a detailed account of Michael&#8217;s first return to the hardwood in Air Jordan 10.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Untimely Death<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">After defeating the Phoenix Suns to capture his third title, Michael Jordan had plenty to celebrate. However, merely a month later in July\u00a0of 1993, Michael Jordan&#8217;s beloved father, James Jordan was murdered in an apparent car-jacking in rural North Carolina.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Shaking up the entire Jordan family, the death of James Jordan would be felt throughout the United States as well as change Michael&#8217;s life forever.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/v0VN4yWunPY?rel=0\" width=\"750\" height=\"563\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h2>Farewell to A Legend<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">After the 1992-93 NBA Season, Michael Jordan had further solidified himself as arguably the greatest player to ever play the game. Cementing his third straight title after a convincing victory over the Phoenix Suns, 4 games to 2, there wasn&#8217;t much left for Michael to achieve within the NBA. For starters, he had already accumulated numerous MVP awards, a Defensive Player of The Year, as well as an abundance of All-NBA First Team honors. <em>So, what was next?<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">With his desire to play diminishing and the lack of &#8220;challenge&#8221; within his field, Michael decided to step away from the game of basketball on October 6, 1993. However, many would assert the tragic and untimely death of his father being the lynch-pin in his sudden hiatus from basketball.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/IATBa_K0mgE?rel=0\" width=\"750\" height=\"563\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n<!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h2>Baseball?<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">After retiring from the game of basketball, Michael Jordan needed an outlet. With MJ being one of the most competitive people on the planet, it seemed only right that he would make his way back to professional sports, but this time it involved the baseball diamond. So, on February 7th, 1994, Michael Jordan would ink a minor league deal with the Birmingham Barons of the Chicago White Sox organization in which he would don the number 45.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">However, Michael&#8217;s stint in baseball wouldn&#8217;t be for long as the MLB strike of 1995 drew him back to the game he loved. Not to mention his abilities as a baseball player were severely questionable to many. Ultimately his stint away from the game was an interesting and an incredible tribute to his father.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/KNyFy3YttxE?rel=0\" width=\"750\" height=\"563\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n<!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h2>&#8220;I&#8217;m Back!&#8221;<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">In March of 1995, Michael Jordan began to get the urge to hit the hardwood again. With Major League Baseball enduring a strike, Michael began working out with fellow Bulls players B.J. Armstrong and Scottie Pippen. With the Bulls struggling during the midway point of the 1994-95 season, MJ would notify his agent David Falk and release a press release with merely two-words: <em>&#8220;I&#8217;m Back.&#8221;<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Michael&#8217;s first game back was against the Indiana Pacers, as he would score 19 points and help draw the largest ratings for an NBA game since 1975. In addition, a couple of games later, MJ would hit the game-winning jumper against the Atlanta Hawks as well as provide his memorable &#8220;Double Nickel&#8221; game against the New York Knicks in Madison Square Garden. All of this would happen while rocking the number 45 and the Air Jordan 10.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h2>Air Jordan 10<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">The Air Jordan 10 was the second model released during Michael&#8217;s sabbatical away from the NBA. With minor input from Michael Jordan, designer Tinker Hatfield wanted to create a model that provided the right amount of adoration towards Michael in homage of his stellar career. Within the Air Jordan 10, we see along the outsole each of MJ&#8217;s career accomplishments up until his first retirement. Also, the upper of the model incorporates tumbled leather along with a smooth toe box that was directly influenced by MJ himself. According to many reports, MJ initially hated to first rendering of the Air Jordan 10 due to extra leather along the toe box. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">While his input may have been &#8220;minimal,&#8221; MJ and Tinker designed a crisp and clean silhouette that is within the elite realm of the Air Jordan lineage.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><!--nextpage--><\/p>\n<h2>Legacy of the Air Jordan 10<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">The legacy of the Air Jordan 10 remains well entrenched due to its unrivaled success in three different decades. With retro releases in 2005, 2008, 2012 and 2015, the Air Jordan 10 has been able to remain apart of different consumers&#8217; evoked state for many years now. However, plenty may attribute its success\u00a0to MJ&#8217;s status within the NBA, along with a variety of additional stars rocking the model on a regular basis such as Terrence Ross, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope and Joe Johnson.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Also, various celebrities have been seen in the model as well such as Michael <em>B<\/em>. 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