{"id":46960,"date":"2009-09-17T16:58:45","date_gmt":"2009-09-17T21:58:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nicekicks.com\/?p=46960"},"modified":"2022-09-15T11:32:37","modified_gmt":"2022-09-15T16:32:37","slug":"throwback-thursday-air-jordan-ix-powder-blue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/throwback-thursday-air-jordan-ix-powder-blue\/","title":{"rendered":"Throwback Thursday: Air Jordan IX &#8220;Powder Blue&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<table border=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>And just like that, greatness left the game.<\/p>\n<p>Michael Jordan hung up his kicks and retired from the game of basketball. ?Just because Mike was no longer in the League didn&#8217;t mean that Nike was finished with their game though. ?The Nike <strong>Air Jordan IX<\/strong> came to the public and was repped heavily in the NBA by friends of Jordan including Mitch Richmond who took them to the All Star Game.<\/p>\n<p>The &#8220;Powder Blue&#8221; colorway of the Air Jordan IX might be best remembered as it was a part of an advertising campaign that featured Mike reflecting on his glorious career wearing his UNC jersey sitting on a basketball.<\/p>\n<p>Thankfully for the game of basketball and sneakers Mike returned to the game. ?Thankfully for fans of this Air Jordan 9, the shoe will be returning&#8230;yes, you read that. ?For a first for Throwback Thursday, we are pleased to announced that we saw the Air Jordan 9 in White\/Black-University Blue listed as a 2010 release. ?Check out more pics of a very well enjoyed pair after the break.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_46953\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-46953\" style=\"width: 620px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-46953\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Air Jordan 9 &quot;Powder Blue&quot;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_46954\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-46954\" style=\"width: 620px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-46954\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Air Jordan 9 &quot;Powder Blue&quot;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_46955\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-46955\" style=\"width: 620px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-46955\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Air Jordan 9 &quot;Powder Blue&quot;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_46956\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-46956\" style=\"width: 620px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-46956\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Air Jordan 9 &quot;Powder Blue&quot;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_46957\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-46957\" style=\"width: 413px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-46957\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Air Jordan 9 &quot;Powder Blue&quot; on the Jordan 9 Retro Card<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>And just like that, greatness left the game. 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