Air Jordan 14

The Air Jordan 14 was released in 1998-99, but one famous pair got on Jordan’s feet just in time before his retirement .On January 13, 1999 Jordan announced his retirement from the NBA for the second and what was supposed to be the final time. The NBA players union started a lockout on June 30, 1998 just a few weeks after Jordan won his sixth championship. Many speculate that the strike was too much for Michael to handle as he was one who just wanted to play basketball and not politics.The Air Jordan 14 (XIV)’s also begun the trend of having a number of things that would count towards the model# of the shoe. On the Air Jordan 14 (XIV)’s each shoe had seven jumpmans; ferrari-like shield, insole, sole, back, 2 x lace tip and front. Counting them on both shoes makes it a total of 14 (XIV) Jumpmans.