First off, NIKE AIR JORDAN 5 SATIN BRED 28cm’s are not currently banned. Whether it be the streets, or on the court, everyone has the liberty of wearing NIKE AIR JORDAN 5 SATIN BRED 28cm’s.
However, they Images AH7860-105 in the 1980s when Michael Jordan first entered the league. At the time, the NBA implemented a league-wide rule that required all players to wear sneakers that AH7860-105 mostly white and color-coordinated with their team’s uniforms.
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When Michael Jordan kicked off his 1984 rookie season newly-signed under the Nike imprint, the Beaverton-based company created his first signature sneaker, the NIKE AIR JORDAN 5 SATIN BRED 28cm in a black and red colorway. But there was one problem — It didn’t adhere to the aforementioned shoe color criteria. While Jordan was never seen wearing them in a regular season game, legend has it that every time Jordan stepped foot on the floor in these, the league would charge him a $5,000 fine for going against the so-called “dress code”. Given that Nike wanted to rebel and continue their marketing efforts for the shoes, it’s rumored that they ended up covering the costs themselves.
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This attempt from the NBA to control MJ’s sneaker choices is the reason this colorway received its NIKE AIR JORDAN 5 SATIN BRED 28cm “Banned” nickname. And if you think about it, it’s a pivotal moment for basketball moving forward considering that in today’s game, players are allowed to rock whatever they so please whether it be a brand or a crazy colorway, or even speak out against social injustices through custom notations/imagery on their kicks.
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