It was hard to see the III go. But as the Air Jordan division continued to grow, it became apparent that a new shoe (along with a new Spike Lee commercial) would be dropping every year.
The IV wasn’t all that exciting from a design perspective. In essence, it was just a more complex version of the III, sharing its predecessor’s mid-cut silhouette and Visible Air cushioning, and adding plastic wings and mesh inserts and complex fan-shaped lace loops. The elephant print of the III was replaced by a spatter-finish plastic. Very ’80s.
But what the IV is known for best is what it did on the court. They called it “The Shot.” It happened in Cleveland, in the playoffs, in the waning moments of Game 5, the Bulls trailing. Jordan caught the ball at the top of the key, elevated over Cavaliers defender Craig Ehlo and buried the game-winner at the buzzer. The Bulls moved on.
And the IVs found immortality.
Jordan IV
MOST RECENT
- Cavaliers to Re-Sign Veteran Guard Matthew Dellavedova
- Suns to Sign Sharpshooter Langston Galloway
- Tacko Fall to Stay in Boston on Two-Way Contact
- Markieff Morris Set to Run it Back With Lakers
- Rockets Ink Jae’Sean Tate To Three-Year Deal
- Rockets, DeMarcus Cousins Agree to Deal
- Wolves, Juan Hernangomez to Finalize a Three-Year Deal
- Dario Saric will return to the Suns, finalizing a three-year deal
- Knicks Flip Ed Davis To Timberwolves
- Oklahoma City Swaps Jalen Lecque for Indiana’s T.J. Leaf
- Lakers to Send JaVale McGee to Cavaliers
- Chris Boucher, Raptors Agree to Two-Year Deal
- Raptors, Aron Baynes Agree to Two-Year Deal
- Lakers Finalizing Deal with Marc Gasol
- Austin Rivers, Knicks Agree to One-Year Deal
- Celtics, Jayson Tatum Agree on Five-Year Extension
- Pistons Acquire Zhaire Smith in Trade with Sixers
- Bismack Biyombo Agrees to Return to Hornets
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