Air Jordan is a series named after Michael Jordan, the most famous NBA star in history.

1985, Michael Jordan was signed by Nike, a sporting goods manufacturer at that time, with a high salary contract, and Nike immediately launched Jordan's first sneaker named after Jordan, which is the first model of Air Jordan series.

Although this sneaker had peculiar color matching and novel technology at that time, no one thought it would be the beginning of a myth.

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The first time AJ used the trapeze logo on shoes was Jordan III1987-1988 (1988 February).

Jordan's 3rd generation is the real first generation air cushion shoes, and Nike used the visible air cushion for the first time, which is located at the back sole of this shoe. This is also the first time that Jordan series has adopted the trapeze logo, and since then this logo has been officially used in various products of Jordan brand. Three generations of Jordan officially launched 1987.

In an interview with SLAM magazine, Jordan called AJ ⅲ one of his favorite items. According to the audience's vote of ESPN TV in 2005, this shoe was rated as the greatest sports shoe in history.

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