When Michael Jordan was drafted into the NBA in 1984, he joined a rapidly changing league in a rapidly changing world. Five years earlier, Magic Johnson and Larry Bird had carried their collegiate rivalry over into an NBA that had recently merged with the ABA. Along with star Julius "Dr. J" Erving, the NBA had […] The post Change the Game: How the Air Jordan I Transformed Sneaker Culture appeared first on SLAMonline.
When Michael Jordan was drafted into the NBA in 1984, he joined a rapidly changing league in a rapidly changing world. Five years earlier, Magic Johnson and Larry Bird had carried their collegiate rivalry over into an NBA that had recently merged with the ABA. Along with star Julius "Dr. J" Erving, the NBA had […] The post Change the Game: How the Air Jordan I Transformed Sneaker Culture appeared first on SLAMonline.
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