Sole Shots: Celebrating the Air Jordan 2

by Brandon Richard | Oct 15, 2010 | All

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Michael Jordan missed nearly the entire 1985-1986 NBA season, suffering a broken foot early in the year. However, he returned in 1986-1987 with what was statistically the best scoring year of his career. Averaging an amazing 37.1 points per game, Michael became the first player to post 3,000 points in a season since Wilt Chamberlain. His footwear weapon of choice for that season? The Bruce Kilgore designed Air Jordan II.

The Jordan II was famously constructed in Italy with premium Italian leather. Both low and high cuts were released in late 1986 and 1987. Interestingly, none of the pairs featured a black base, marking the only time that happened in any of the original runs of the Air Jordan line. Of course, that changed with retro colorways in the 2000s, including a pair that is set to drop here at Eastbay next weekend.

To celebrate the upcoming Air Jordan Retro 2 release, Sole Shots has decided to showcase some of the best Air Jordan 2 photography from the Sole Collector forum and beyond. While the most popular shoe to shoot was undoubtedly the original White/Varsity Red-Black colorway, we also get a look at the “Eminem,” “Doernbecher Charity,” and “Bin23 Premio” pairs as well.

Remember, the Black/White Air Jordan Retro 2 will be available here at Eastbay next Saturday, October 23.

Supa aka flowrida, Teaneck, New Jersey

Chris Morris aka G2c Designs, Wallingford, Connecticut

Ryan Ramkissoon aka Ryan., Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Luca Tony, Portsmouth, Virginia

tr_thegreat, Richmond, Virginia

miniair23, San Francisco, California

FIREPOWER23, England

Air Butchie Productions, Pasadena, California

mexikicks38, Brooklyn, New York

Randy aka RaNdZ4937, Vallejo, California

kicksRus, New York City

If you’re interested in submitting your photos for Sole Shots, e-mail us at eastbaysoleshots@solecollector.com. Please include your name and location with your submissions. You also have the option of providing us with a link to your online photo album or website to link back to when we post your work.  You do not have to be a registered member of Sole Collector to participate.