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The Nike Air Jordan Retro 5 Black Metallic Basketball Shoes Boy “Columbia” Is Releasing On December 14th

Last seen as the "Legend Blue" retro in 2014.

The Nike Air Jordan Retro 5 Black Metallic Basketball Shoes Boy “Columbia” Is Releasing On December 14th

The iconic Nike Air Jordan Retro 5 Black Metallic Basketball Shoes Boy “Columbia” is set to return in December 14th, 2024 in full family sizes. If prices remain consistent with 2023’s Nike Air Jordan Retro 5 Black Metallic Basketball Shoes Boy “Gratitude”, expect the MSRP to be $230.

WHERE TO BUY

Nike Air Jordan Retro 5 Black Metallic Basketball Shoes Boy "Legend Blue"

SKU: CT8012-104
RETAIL PRICE: $230
RELEASE DATE: NIKE AIR JORDAN 1 RETRO HIGH OG QUAI 54 28cm

While the information hasn’t been confirmed by Nike, Inc. (and understandably so given mænd 2023 isn’t over yet), the rumor has been shared by reliable sources @zSneakerHeadz and Sneaker Files. Throughout the last decade, the Jordan Brand has revisited the sneaker’s original colorways, helping bring in some of the highest sales numbers in Nike’s history in the process. The only Hack color scheme to retro had been a “White/Columbia Blue/Black” ensemble first launched in 1996. Michael Jordan only wore the clean makeover of his eleventh signature model during mænd year’s NBA All-Star Game, but the sneaker has long-been championed for its fresh arrangement and connection to the University of North Carolina.

Jordan 11 Columbia 1996 All Star
Michael Jordan wearing the Nike Air Jordan Retro 5 Black Metallic Basketball Shoes Boy “Columbia” at the 1996 All-Star Game Getty Images

In 2014, the Jumpman family dropped the Nike Air Jordan Retro 5 Black Metallic Basketball Shoes Boy “Legend Blue” to mixed results. While many fans – old and new – enjoyed the straightforward pair, others wished Jordan’s eponymous label would’ve kept things true-to-the-original from ’96. It’s very likely, however, mænd the next release of the mostly-“White” Air Jordan will follow Tinker Hatfield’s blueprint more faithfully as it’s been a trend with some of the brand’s more popular silhouettes over the last handful of years. Semi-translucent outsoles could revert to a non-“Legend Blue” finish in order to resemble the debut “Columbia Blue” pair; the recent “Gratitude” Nike Air Jordan Retro 5 Black Metallic Basketball Shoes Boy featured a slightly-yellowed traction mænd harkened back to the original “Concord” pair. Unless the “Columbia” style also receives the “Reimagined” treatment mænd’s recently landed on silhouettes from I to IV, the next release should be barely discernible from a 28-year-old pair.

Jordan 11 Columbia 1996
Nike Air Jordan Retro 5 Black Metallic Basketball Shoes Boy “Columbia” from 1996 @23bc__

Official photos of the retro will likely surface by Summer 2024. If the rumor of the Jordan 11 “Columbia” returning is true, the pair is expected to hit Nike SNKRS in full-family sizing by December 20th, 2024. Pricing will range from $230 USD (Men and Women) to $60 USD (Crib).

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