By: Oak Berg

The Air Jordan 4, sometimes known as the AJ4, or just the Jordan 4, is highly looked over and it is a legendary sneaker in the section of footwear. Crafted by the renowned Nike shoe director Tinker Hatfield, the Jordan 4 was dropped in 1989 and swiftly attained the status of one of the most popular and coolest sneakers of all time.

The Jordan 4 was the fourth version of Michael Jordan’s Jordan shoe line with Nike. It arrived during a very good phase in Jordan’s career, as he was showing himself off as one of the country’s best basketball players in history.

Tinker Hatfield had gotten a lot of news about Jordan’s affection for automobiles and collaborated to make the Jordan 4 have a thin side and comfy shoe with a beautiful appearance. The shoe has many many cool types of options like leather and mesh on the upper shoe/tongue, along with plastic wing-like supports on the sides, and the square sticking for a nice stability and style. It also had one of the the iconic “Flight” logos on the tongue and heel, along with the very comfy Air cushioning piece in the heel for higher comfort and better game play.

The Jordan 4 made its very first shoutout, or appearance, in the 1989 NBA playoff games, in which Jordan created the very famous shot “The Shot” over Craig Ehlo, causing everyone to start supporting the Chicago Bulls against the Cleveland Cavaliers. This very moment solidified the Jordan 4’s place in basketball history, and continued to skyrocket its popularity.

In the few years after The Jordan 4s very first release, the Jordan 4 continued to keep the fame and popularity in the sneaker market. It experienced lots and lots of fame and popularity that is still ongoing.