Those of us who were around to witness Jordan play can attribute our love for sneakers to seeing him destroy his opponents on the court while wearing his AJ 1s. That mix of total annihilation and ...

The midsole shape is striking when viewed from behind, especially in contrast to the more straight up-and-down one on the 2016-era Jordan 1s, but I found the same taper on my 1985 pair.

Nike is dropping multiple hyped Jordan 1s in February, but is the sneaker losing its appeal? We break down whether too many releases are killing the hype.