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Jordan 11 Space Jams Brief History

by Jason Peiso

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The Air Jordan 11 “Space Jam” is one of the more well respected Air Jordan 11 release of all-time. Jordan Brand will be celebrating the 20th Anniversary of Space Jam with a re-release of the classic Air Jordan 11 that was originally debuted by Michael Jordan in the film back in 1996. This Show had one of the craziest releases of a sneaker ever. The Space Jam 11s are now rumored for a release for December 2016.Will the return of the silouhette be as big. Here is a couple cool facts about the Jordan 11 Space Jams

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Highest Grossing Basketball Movie

The Warner Bros. produced film paired Jordan with Bugs Bunny and the Looney Tunes, who he had first appeared alongside in a series of Nike ads promoting his Air Jordan sneakers in the early 90s. With a lifetime gross of $90,418,342, Space Jam is the highest grossing basketball movie of all-time.

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Space Jams Debuted In 1995

Michael Jordan debuted the 'Space Jam' 11 against the Orlando Magic in the 1995 Playoffs. It officially became his game shoe the following season.

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One of the most anticipated sneaker releases of all-time, the 2000 'Space Jam' 11 Retro dropped on Wednesday, December 13.Although most were wise enough to camp out by the computer, others made the trip to the local sneaker store, which resulted in unexpected (although somewhat expected) melees. Kids were skipping school and mid-term exams to stand in line resulted in Air Jordan releases primarily taking place on Saturdays now. 

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