Jason Jones

1 week ago | athlonsports.com | Jason Jones

Not all Jordans are created equal. Just because a Jordan has a Jumpman logo does not mean it's viewed on par with the classics. Over time, mainline Jordans become 'retros' when Nike re-releases those previous models at later dates. Jordans and their retros constitute 90% of successful sales pushes. Most of what remains from the Jordan line is widely discarded as not good or at least noticeably less than.

1 week ago | nytimes.com | Jason Jones |Shakeia Taylor

The NBA Finals are basketball's ultimate competitive showcase, including the sneakers worn on the court. Historically, that's been a showcase run predominantly by Nike, which includes a large roster of the NBA's biggest and highest-profile players, in addition to still producing merchandise under the Jordan Brand and Kobe Bryant. It's impossible to watch the NBA without seeing the Nike influence. Nike is the league's official uniform partner, so the logo is on every player, down to the socks.

1 week ago | nytimes.com | Jason Jones

Dwyane Wade's résumé could have stopped at three-time NBA champion, 13-time NBA All-Star and Naismith Basketball Hall of Famer. But his basketball success has given him access to a wide range of people and opportunities, in ventures involving sports, education, entertainment, food and wine. His post-basketball duties expanded with last month's announcement that he would join Prime Video's NBA coverage for the 2025-26 season as an in-game and studio analyst.

2 weeks ago | miamiherald.com | Jason Jones

Jordan Brand has several instant classic models that rose to popularity based on a few factors. Being a big fan of the player who it's made for, an overall pleasing aesthetic, or an original colorway that typically relates back to on-court or on-field memories. The Jordan 14 might be the first model in sequence that did not fit the colorway factor. Jordan is the best and nostalgia will almost always win the day.

2 weeks ago | sports.yahoo.com | Jason Jones

Nike Announces Release Dates For Jordan Gamma 11s and Bugs Bunny 8s originally appeared on Athlon Sports. The king of the sneaker world announced two highly anticipated releases scheduled for the vague “Holiday 2025”. As it turns out, the Air Jordan 11 “Gamma” will be released on December 13 while the Air Jordan 8 “Bugs Bunny” is scheduled to release seven days later on December 20. AdvertisementOn the surface this should seem like sneakerhead catnip.