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Are you ready to see the USA basketball team play in China? Have you been wondering what your favorite player will be wearing on the court? Well, as we already know all the footwork will carry some type of Olympic theme. Team Jordan Brand players will be freshly laced up next month, and Chris Paul & Carmelo Anthony will be rocking the Jordan Olympia. Kobe, LeBron, Dwyane, and the others will be wearing their own exclusive shoe, but CP and Melo will have Player Exclusive Olympia’s.

The four United We Rise shoes share a tattoo pattern featuring designs inspired by American culture, hoops, and the special qualities it takes to reach the highest level. Each Olympia comes with patent leather and the United We Rise logo.

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This past season Jordan Brand was a major sponsor of Puerto Rico’s pro basketball league and this summer Jordan Brand will be outfitting the Men’s basketball Puerto Rico National Team for the Beijing Games. Jordan Brands assembled a special release to commemorate the first National team outfitted by JB.

A limited Puerto Rico Air Jordan 1 Low PHAT was released today to only three stores in the US: Shoe Gallery in Miami, House of Hoops in NYC, and Goliath in Spanish Harlem. It is said that only 24 pairs were released per door making the total number floating around at just 72 pairs. This was also the first release of the Nike Air Jordan 1 Low PHAT. The “PHAT” Jordan 1 has more padding around the collar and tongue of the shoe much like an SB Dunk. In addition to the sneakers, Jordan Brand produced hats, T-shirts, and practice jersey to hook with the kicks.

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Spike Lee recently visited the Complex office to talk about his court-side rivalry with Jack Nicholson, his beef with Rudi, and his new school for sports journalism.

He walked in supporting his choice for ‘08 as well as some exclusive Spizikes made just for him that he refers to as his “New York Knicks joints”. Spike also talks about how his relationship with Nike and Jordan started and they continue to support him and his work.

Nike and Michael Jordan made a $250,000 scholarship contribution for Spike’s new academic program which Spike said was “basically all the money they made on the Spizikes”. Let’s hope Spike isn’t teaching math at his new school.

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After the recent release of the Nike Air Jordan 1 Mid Premium - GS (Grade School or Youth) in Grey Violet, Sunburst and White, Brand Jordan dropped this Nike Air Jordan 1 Grape this weekend. If this colorway seems familiar to you its because it is inspired by the Nike Air Jordan V Grape Ice. The upper features the same colors and even a clear swoosh for added inspired details. Also a nice touch is the bundle of grapes printed onto the insole. You can find this colorway of the Nike Air Jordan 1 in kids sizes at your local Jordan retailers now.

Tech Info:
Nike Air Jordan 1 GS
Emerald Green/Black-Grape Ice-White
322678-301

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Not only is Jordan Brand going to release a new Nike Air Jordan 6 “Olympic”, but they will also release a new Nike Air Jordan 7 “Olympic”. The Nike Air Jordan 7 is part of the upcoming Celebration Pack. According to the provided info, the artwork on the Nike Air Jordan 7 was inspired by the work of Miro (Barcelona artist). Everything ties back to the 1992 Barcelona Olympic Games.

Set to release in Barcelona on July 5th, and the following month they will release worldwide. It’s being said that this will be a very limited release.

Tech Info:
Nike Air Jordan 7 VII Retro “Olympic”
White/Sport Red/Black Metallic-Gold
323313-161
Retail: $175

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For a while Spiz’ike fans may have started to forget about the sneaker that pays homeage to Spike Lee, but the Cool Grey Spiz’ike helped take their faith to another level. Release details for the Nike Air Jordan Spiz’ikes “Cool Grey” is still up in the air and at this point it’s been said for the Nike Air Jordan Spiz’ikes “Cool Grey” to be a Euro Exclusive, but we heard they will release outside of Europe. As always, only time will tell. On the flip side, a new black and metallic colorway of the Nike Air Jordan Spiz’ike just popped up out of the blue. When will they release? Now that’s a good question, and once we get some release info it will be posted.

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Jordan Brand have definitely had their hands full with all the upcoming and future releases coming up, lets not forget to mention this Nike Air Jordan I (1) Mid Premium releasing in Grade School sizes. Featured is a combination of Grey violet, sunburst and white, a simple and solid colorway for this Nike Air Jordan 1. Furthermore, the side panel features a stitched pattern to top off the shoe. Available soon at Jordan retailers!

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The 2008 Summer Olympics will take place in Beijing, China, so Jordan Brand decided to release a special Nike Air Jordan 6 colorway for this occasion. The colorway is totally different from the original Nike Air Jordan 6 Retro “Olympic” and they feature a multi colored midsole.

The colorful midsole pays homeage to the five Olympic Rings which was founded in 1913 by Baron Pierre de Coubertin. It’s been 8 years since Jordan heads got some Nike Air Jordan 6 “Olympic” love. The drought comes to an end this year, and the Nike Air Jordan 6 Retro “Olympic´s” are set to release on June 7th.

Tech Info:
Nike Air Jordan Olympic 6
White/Varsity Red-Green Bean-New Blue
325387-161
Retail: $150

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