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Air Jordan 18 (XVIII) - 005

Air Jordan 18

Tate Kuerbis was head designer of the air jordan 18. Tate Kuebis is a person that had been part of the jordan footwear design team since 1999 and with Nike since 1995. So designing shoes was nothing new to Tate.The inspiration of the design is a combination fo a number of things; Sleek racing lines of the auto world, Carbon fiber-based monocoque of F1 race cars, Race car driving shoes (rubber heel wrap) and Fine Italian dress shoes (bold stitching on the soles).

Released February 2003
Drive the 2003 Air Jordan. A one-piece suede upper, double stack Zoom Air, and the Carbon Comfort control plate all combine to create the ultimate performance shoe built to withstand the demands of the court.

Michael played on for the Wizards, but his knee didn't quite hold up for all the games. He returned by the end of the season though and ended his career on April 16th 2003 against the 76ers. This time I think we can say with certainty that he's not coming back again...