The ‘Shattered Backboard’ has been a bit of a mythical colourway for the Air Jordan 1. Not on the roster of original colourways, the Shattered Backboard instead takes inspiration from Michael Jordan’s uniform when he shattered the backboard during an exhibition game in Italy, transplanting a mix of orange and black onto the shoe.
The first iteration mirrored the more familiar ‘Bred Toe’ blocking, followed by the ‘Reverse Shattered Backboard’ that follows the original ‘Chicago’ colour blocking. Apart from that, there’s also a satin version, which replaces the leather with said fabric, and now, there’s this.
Welcome then, to the ‘Shattered Backboard 3.0,’ a silhouette that throws away everything, instead replacing it with patent leather. The orange colours are now blocked to follow the ‘Bred’ colour blocking, completing a silhouette that’s a homage to the original, while retaining its storied past.
The Air Jordan 1 ‘Shattered Backboard 3.0’ is available on the 26th of October on Nike.com for a price of RM 649.
