Oklahoma’s football team gave fans a fresh look at one of Jordan Brand’s most anticipated retro releases, showing off the Air Jordan 9 “Space Jam” on social media ahead of its official arrival.
The Sooners’ reveal came with a little extra flair, set to the Space Jam theme song and featuring someone in Crimson and White Jumpman football gloves holding the shoes. Oklahoma is slated to wear the sneakers before its game against the UTEP Miners on Friday night, giving the team an early turn with a pair the rest of the sneaker world still has to wait on.
The Air Jordan 9 “Space Jam” is scheduled to release at 10:00 a.m. ET on Saturday, September 19. The retro basketball shoe will be available in Adult sizes for $215 and Grade School sizes for $165 through the Nike SNKRS app and select retailers.
The design sticks close to the look fans know well. The shoe comes dressed in a White upper with Black detailing and True Red accents.
The Air Jordan wordmark appears on the tongues, while the Jumpman and No. 23 show up on the midsole and heel. A white outsole finishes the build.
Jordan Brand is also dressing the pair in special 30th anniversary Tune Squad packaging. The box uses a spacey purple look, with Tune Squad and Nike Air branding rounding out the presentation.
The “Space Jam” connection runs deep here. Jordan wore the Air Jordan 9 early in the movie Space Jam, and the colorway quickly turned into a favorite for a generation of fans. Jordan Brand has used the theme on several models over the years, most notably the Air Jordan 11, which appears later in the film.
This marks the first return of the Air Jordan 9 “Space Jam” in a decade. In total, the sneaker will have been released six times: 1993, 2002, 2008, 2010, 2016, and 2026.
With college football back and sneaker culture right alongside it, Oklahoma’s early look gave the release a timely spotlight before Saturday’s drop.
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