The MVP of the 1988 NBA All-Star Game was Michael Jordan. 30 years later, this fact seems obvious: he's MJ. Of course he racked up an All-Star MVP. But it's easy to forget that at the time, winning the award was one of MJ's top achievements (he wouldn't win an NBA title until 1991). Still, Jordan's MVP win in front of a home crowd in Chicago is still one of the coolest things he ever did, and to sneakerheads, the shoes he was wearing during that game are one of the all-time best Air Jordan sneakers. Next month, the Air Jordan 3 "Cement" makes its return after seven years in Nike's archives.
The
Air Jordan 3 didn't just help MJ on the court because they looked cool.
(As we all remember, "it's gotta be the shoes.") They were also a
massive step forward for the Jordan brand, as they were the first
Jordans to feature visible Nike Air technology. Debuting the year after
the original Air Max sneaker,
the Air Jordan 3 was also designed by Tinker Hatfield, who went on to
design every Air Jordan through the 15. But the Jordan 3 remains the
most beloved Air Jordan sneaker by many sneakerheads as the first to
truly represent "His Airness."
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