The shoe that started it all in its purest form. For sneakerheads, this could be the most important day of your lives. A controversial shoe at the time of it’s original release, but has since grown into the foundation for one of the most dominant basketball brands, but not exclusively sticking to that sport. The brand has since branched out sponsoring athletes from Derek Jeter, to Roy Jones Jr., even making the racing suit for NASCAR driver and Charlotte native, Denny Hamlin. To think, it all started with this shoe. Michael Jordan helped along the way.