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images via Kicks On Cards, Sole Obsessed, Sole Collector & Nike TalkPenny Hardaway was paving a lane of his own in his first year, but some of the miles were put in wearing the shoe of another star. While Michael Jordan was doing work on the diamond in a fresh pair of cleats, but his signature Air Jordan 9 sneaker still saw rotation on the NBA hardwood. Kendall Gill and Mitch Richmond joined Penny on a short list of rising stars around the league picked to lace up PE installments of Mike’s marquee model.
MJ’s retirement introduced both the idea of having a signature shoe while out of the game and outfitting the sport’s future stars in corresponding colorways. These AJ9 makeups proved to be the first of many coveted Air Jordan player exclusives.
