{"id":904054,"date":"2019-05-08T17:10:54","date_gmt":"2019-05-08T21:10:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/?p=904054"},"modified":"2022-09-13T01:54:12","modified_gmt":"2022-09-13T06:54:12","slug":"air-jordan-19-black-red-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/air-jordan-19-black-red-history\/","title":{"rendered":"This OG Air Jordan Released 15 Years Ago Today"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>15 years ago today, the world received a Chicago-themed Air Jordan that Mike would never lace as a Bull.<\/p>\n<p>On May 8, 2004, the <strong>Air Jordan 19 Black\/Red<\/strong> released for the first time.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_853621\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-853621\" style=\"width: 1600px\" 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-853621\" src=\"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/files\/2019\/01\/air-jordan-19-og-black-red.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1140\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/files\/2019\/01\/air-jordan-19-og-black-red.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/files\/2019\/01\/air-jordan-19-og-black-red-325x232.jpg 325w, https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/files\/2019\/01\/air-jordan-19-og-black-red-702x500.jpg 702w, https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/files\/2019\/01\/air-jordan-19-og-black-red-768x547.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/files\/2019\/01\/air-jordan-19-og-black-red-1000x713.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/files\/2019\/01\/air-jordan-19-og-black-red-720x513.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-853621\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Air Jordan 19 OG Black\/Red (photo via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flightclub.com\/air-jordan-19-black-chrome-varsity-red-010110\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Flight Club<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Made with Mike&#8217;s approval but released after his final departure from the NBA game, the shoe shelved Wizards renditions in favor of a more classic yet more modern approach.<\/p>\n<p>First launched and first seen in White\/Grey, the starting off point for the 19 would be on the feet of MJ himself as a leaked image revealed the actual Air Jordan wearing his forthcoming shoe at his popular Flight School camp.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Air Jordan XIX Commercial\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/isls0RD_kqI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>While Carmelo Anthony would be the face and feet of the White\/Grey Air Jordan 19 as a rookie down in Denver, the Black\/Red pair would be adored by fans still enamored by Mike&#8217;s moments in Chicago but less seen on the modern-day movers and shakers of the game.<\/p>\n<p>Both Jordan Brand athletes and college hoopers on the rise would lean towards regional exclusive colorways and SE variations. However, newly appointed JB point guard and former Mike rival, Gary Payton, would lace up the shoes in a commercial narrated by fellow foe turned friend, John Thompson.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_904074\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-904074\" style=\"width: 940px\" 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\/2019\/05\/air-jordan-19-4-countdown-pack.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"940\" height=\"627\" class=\"size-full wp-image-904074\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/files\/2019\/05\/air-jordan-19-4-countdown-pack.jpg 940w, https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/files\/2019\/05\/air-jordan-19-4-countdown-pack-325x217.jpg 325w, https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/files\/2019\/05\/air-jordan-19-4-countdown-pack-750x500.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/files\/2019\/05\/air-jordan-19-4-countdown-pack-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/files\/2019\/05\/air-jordan-19-4-countdown-pack-720x480.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 940px) 100vw, 940px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-904074\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">via Project Blitz<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Despite lack of NBA wear in &#8217;04, the Black\/Red pair would be the first Air Jordan 19 to come back.<\/p>\n<p>Releasing alongside the beloved Black\/Red Air Jordan 4s as part of 2008&#8217;s Countdown Pack run, the shoe would return once but hasn&#8217;t been seen at retail since.<\/p>\n<p><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\/2019\/05\/drake-air-jordan-19-black-red.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"1169\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-904073\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/files\/2019\/05\/drake-air-jordan-19-black-red.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/files\/2019\/05\/drake-air-jordan-19-black-red-176x275.jpg 176w, https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/files\/2019\/05\/drake-air-jordan-19-black-red-321x500.jpg 321w, https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/files\/2019\/05\/drake-air-jordan-19-black-red-481x750.jpg 481w, https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/files\/2019\/05\/drake-air-jordan-19-black-red-720x1122.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>On stage endorsement by Drake in recent years would leave some to believe Aubrey and the OVO family were warming up the world for a solo Black\/Red Air Jordan 19 retro. However, only a White\/Grey re-release tied to Carmelo has come up in the time since.<\/p>\n<p>Would you like to see the Air Jordan 19 Black\/Red come back? Let us know on social.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>15 years ago today, the world received a Chicago-themed Air Jordan that Mike would never lace as a Bull. On&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2415,"featured_media":904076,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1225574],"tags":[1225809,1225452],"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 OG Air Jordan Released 15 Years Ago Today | Snkrs Day<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Where to buy This OG Air Jordan Released 15 Years Ago Today shoes. 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