The Air Jordan 1 has been on a constant stream of Retros and OG bring-backs for some time now, which is to highlight the early NBA days of Michael Jordan, but this time round, instead of bringing back another pair that was worn by MJ himself back in the days, this latest release pays tribute to the Atlanta Hawks and the star of the team, Dominique Wilkins.
Why pay tribute to someone other than MJ you may ask? Well, Dominique was the main rival to MJ. He denied MJ a few scoring titles and slam dunk titles when MJ was a rookie in the mid to late 80’s. Dominique’s dunks were so entertaining that it earned him the nickname of “The Human Highlight Reel”, which is why the black portion of this shoe features a filmstrip texture in honor of him. Inspired by the Atlanta Hawks team’s colors, the design trades between red, yellow, black and white.
The shoe is a Hoops Station exclusive which can be found at their Summit and Lot 10 branch.
