This morning at the Nike New York headquarters, Sneaker Files learned straight from the lips of Gentry Humphrey and Tinker Hatfield that the Air Jordan XX4 (Jordan 24) has been conceived.

In other news, the Air Jordan XX3 was also unveiled to the public this morning!

Michael Jordan and the Air Jordan XX3 (23)

Neither Tinker nor Gentry would confirm more than the fact that work towards the Air Jordan XX4 (Jordan 24) is underway. More news from our intimate morning at Nike’s Air Jordan XX3 event (and exclusive interviews with Tinker and Gentry) will be posted later today.

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  1. i dont know man…im confused.i mean i thought it was going to just stop at 23 but if they are going further then maybe they will never stop making jordans not so good to buy but if it stops at 45 for like mj's other number then i dont know…i just hope right now that the 24 is something great unlike the last few j's

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  3. sneakers aren't just for collecting.. people still play ball in jordans you know. it's not always about the look, it's the performance and technology behind them too. and the 23's aren't bad at all, i'm sure the 24's will turn out fine.

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  10. Well u guys gotta remember that HE GOT DIVORCED.

    The most expensive split in history.

    Jordan needs his money now, i guess its a change of

    plans for stopping at 23 and continuing further.

    thats just my opinion why i think he's not stopping at 23.

    its not fact, but it could be

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  12. Well honestly…I'm a little hesitant about the continuance to 24. I mean what will this amount to? 23 would have made it more meaningful but who knows what Jordan and the future holds. Oh well…I'll keep supporting the dream. Anyways I look forward to coppin these black joints…I really want the carolina blue jumpoffs but I'm still young and a freshmen in college so I gotta save up for these packs…but very clean picture here…

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  14. I knew they couldn't resist. These guy's are nuts over in oregon. They smoke polyurethane and prolly have carbon fiber bongs. Their hemp revolution is called considered.

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  16. i say make them they better look good and fuk it keep making retros too……but only og colorways please

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  17. Hell Yeah! The Air Jordan legacy Lives on. Hopefully the Jordan 24 will be something special.

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  18. I never really believed that tha 23 was it. How could anyone? Tha 23 was a big deal becuase of tha significance of tha number. Why would they stop? Long live MIKLE!!!

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  20. Jordan just signed a contract for 22 more years so his shoes shuld got the number 45. which he played in and was his older brothers number. which is why his number is 23 bcuz he wanted to be as half as good as his brother was at ballin. 22 1/2 rounded up.

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  21. yo mj and the JB just signed a 22 year contract with nike…. so you know what that means… look out for the 45's. personally i think this is the worst idea ever.. it just degrates the earlier j's that were classics. but now a days all anyone cares about is the money so its whatever

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  22. come on this shows that jordan is the best shoe brand not only theirs gonna be levi jordans but theirs gonna be 24s come on u gots 2 love jordan brand!!!!!

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  23. I dont know if im angry or happy that the Jordan brand will continue it kind of takes away from the allure of the 23s. Also the 23s look a lot better in Jordan's hands lol.

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  26. i can't wait for the AJC (Air Jordan 100's) lol

    i'll be rockin dem in my death bed

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  27. the black/red will be a classic one day.remeber when the stealth XX's came out people slept,now everyone loves them.when you have a black/red jordan you cant go wrong.also these look like the will be mad comfortable to ball in. i say keep it going to aj 100,who cares.

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  30. Dont mind hes gonna keep goin……..but from a business stand point he should have did this after the 23's release cuz now all dats gonna do is drop they hype on da 23……especially since its 185….gonna get treated just like da last few releases now

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  31. LOL i could care less cause the jordans after the 14s just got worse and worse LIKE honestly stop at the 14s and if its just about the money they should keep releasing the retros cause the make money off that too whats wrong with bring og colour ways back

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  34. Looks like the same shoe as the xx3 to me!!! Just a different color…How could they do that? Thats dumb!

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  35. The Air Jordan doesn't have the same meaning after 14. 23 would have been a perfect time to stop, but what's JB gonna do, just say no I don't want to make money anymore? The legacy has been dead for a decade. The only way to make the 24 good is to make it Melo's, or give them to LeBron. The AJ24-Melo. Release it like that.

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  36. man yall know i was gone say something but to be honest im speechless!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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  39. this proved that mike only cares about the money but anyway I'm happy they won't stop and that is good because I only have 26 pairs and I want to get to at least 80 pairs

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  42. I heard a while ago that in their contract they might go up to a Jordan 45. That would be a bit long of a run but it would be kinda dope because that was his # the first time he came out if retirement

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  43. its not possible for it to go all the way to 45.. jordan has a contract only til 2023 .. that only goes up to 38

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  44. the only thing that concerns me about the direction of jb is that jordans are getting too common and I'm tired of seeing random ass ppl with em on who don't appreciate them or understand the history or technology like most sneakerheads do…and with them extending it to 45 it just leads to more fakes…more random ppl wit jays and me smashing my face into the hard pavement because ppl get on my damn nerves….I apologize deeply for my lil episode i just had….LOL

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  45. dats dat bull shit i thought it was the last design.by the way NIke had wasted there time trying to prevent fraudulent 23's by no stiching and they already bootlegged it

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  47. the 23's are hot with all the different designs. keep making them with new colors cause i do not like red. most of them consist of red in the shoe.

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  49. WTF!!!!!!!!!! Well, thats cool either way. Jordan's are dope, and they will continue to be a primo shoe in the sneaker game.

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  51. they had to contiue, their non numbered lines jordan trainers , team jordan etc. would never make them as much money on their own as their getting with those plus the numbered ones and seeing as how jb claimed this year will be the last year for retro jordans i guess they felt to just add more numbers

    they should at least make one shoe in the twenties look good whether its 24 or 27

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  52. Yo whatever the verdict may be, I'm actually feelin' the 23s. The last time I felt even a little excited about a release was the white/red 18s. I'mma cop these fa sho!

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  53. yo mj and the JB just signed a 22 year contract with nike…. so you know what that means… look out for the 45’s. personally i think this is the worst idea ever.. it just degrates the earlier j’s that were classics. but now a days all anyone cares about is the money so its whatever

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  55. Ok, so I gotta say when the 1st go round of these shoes jumped off, ppl were all negative bout em…..AND NOW that MJ is holding the shoe, now they r fresh? What!?! I knew these kicks were fresh from the jump…..best one since the xviii.

    It's good to see JB back on track. I knew they wouldnt stop at XX3, but that's a good thing.

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  57. Wow cant believe is gonna torture everyone some more its bad enough those look ugly and now there talkin bout 24s, but i guess its enough bammas in the world that will still buy em

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  59. I DONT CARE IF THE WORLD ENDS AND HE IS STILL MAKIN JORDANS THE BRED XX3'S IZ MY LAST PAIR PERIOD. JUST BECUZ HE DIVORCE AND NEEDS THE MONEY DONT GOT SHIT 2 DO WIT ME. IF I GET DIVORCE AND ASK HIM FOR SYMPATHY HE'LL LOOK AT ME LIKE A CRACKHEAD. INSTEAD OF MAKIN ALL THESE JORDANS U SHOOD HAVE BEEN GIVIN YA WIFE THAT GOOD PIPE.

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  62. The sneaker and basketball business needs bright & new ideas, and the Jordan Brand or Brand Jordan, they are doing just that. I know I get upset about the prices but lets consider this "How many fake Jordans do you see out there.

    For real the other day I saw this guy straight up rock'en the Air Jordan Dub Zeros with Nike Air Shocks on the back of them.

    Yeah it's messed up but people are over doing it.

    The Air Jordan Line is an staple in the life of all of us.

    From the designs we have never seen before to the retro's we can not refuss, to the mixing with air force ones.

    Plane and simple the Air Jordan line is the standard for what the sneaker industry is measured up to.

    Nobody does it better than Air Jordan Line.

    Remember when you was little and you saw the Air Jordan Shoe?

    What did you do, you bugged your parents to get you a pair, all because you wanted the shoe MJ was wearing.

    Remember how you felt when you saw MJ wearing the same color Jordan's you had and during the game he dropped 50 or more on some team?

    I live in New York and can honestly say I was a Bulls fan because of MJ & PIPP.

    I honestly can not wait to see what the future holds for the Jordan Line.

    I am also happy to see Pippens shoes to.

    Keep an open mind people.

    Later

    Juan Cummings

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  63. WORD ^^^^^ AMEN BROTHER. BUT U KNOW JORDAN WAS HOLDIN THEM LIKE THAT SO THE ONES WHO DONT HAVE A MIND OF THEY OWN CAN FINALLY DECIDE THEY WANT THEM.

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  67. the shoes are fly, especially the Black ones simple as that. we don't need a doctoral dissertation on it.

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  69. As long as poeple are droppin 2 bills for kicks they will make numbered jordans clearly this sets the stage for decades to come. the arbitrary stopping point of 23 is gone. Though it was hinted at by the JB people (hump) it was more an idea born of hype that they would stop here. Gotta give them credit for coming out w/new style and tech sice nike bball hasnt done anything special this decade. I see them stopping when MJ dies so we lookin at something around the AJ 75 cus that man is in fine shape

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  70. sorry but those j's dont do a damn thing for me…mj gone right down hill with his last few kicks released..he should stay with the retro look

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  71. Rob528, Thank you thank you so much For making that comment I've been waiting for a wittness who knows wht the hell they talking about. Every pair after the 14's are Garbage even the 23's Count me out.

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  72. well…hers tha 1st comeback w/ tha bulls!!!!! we still got the wizards 2 go tho!!!!!!! hell yea!!!

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  73. Why do this it's stupid and dosent make snese. Nike is just trying to saturate the market with crap!

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  74. this shoe is garbage they shouldnt have ever passed 23 after the 14s they all ugly how come they cant make good nice one like the ones before the old ones now those were hot

    i say no to the 24

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  78. yo all of yall calm down he should keep going and if he keeps going we can all get dem fresh retro's I like the 23's dey madd fresh yo ****LeThAl****

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  79. That little shoe looks ridiculous in MJ's big hands. At least they could have photographed him holding his own size 13. The shoe is amazing! That Tinker clip is a little lame however. They should show more of how they are made and how they live up to the Considered ethos.

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  82. all yall dumb dey goin to da air jordan 45…

    yall late daz late news bro yall trippin i new dat since las year

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  83. Yo all yall who are going on talkn bout dat dey should stop at 23 and its a bad idea you know dam well u gonna keep buying dem 23's 24's 25's etc cuz u cant resist admit it the air jordan is the most greatest shoe in the world today cmon when are they gonna stop makn af1's is tha question lol so even if it does go up to 45 whats tha big deal what else u gonna buy…kobes!!

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  84. I would get dem….im more of a retros fan… Depending on the price I'll get dem.. Cuz dey aiight not the best… But dey seriously look like d wade kiks LOL.. But its aiight..

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  85. they shoul just stop at the 23. it's gonna kill the series and make jordans feel like regular shoes when they're special. after the 23's they can try making a new line like Air Jordan 2.0 or something. This time the new 1-22 (23-45) can just focus on basketball and 1-23 can be simply for style. The future holds more technology so focusing on performance is their best bet. am I right?

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  86. wow i tought dis was gona b it so i was gon2 get em but now dat i know theres gon2 be more im not getin these

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  88. Let's be real about it, since when has Sneaker Files been the most credible source for info? Sure they post alot of news, but lets be real about it, this site never breaks the news about shit.

    You claim that you heard it straight from Gentry's mouth but Brian stays in Sacramento. Something tells me they wouldn't fly his sorry ass out to NYC to tell him that they are working on an XX4.

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  89. Mang…dey shudnit make no mo uh demz kuz Iz wantz II havz ALL UH DEMZ!!! Ha Ha Ha…Demz shitz beez fiyah!!!

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  90. oh yeah i love to see NEW AIR JORDAN XX4!

    ugh sick! though which is like the shiney one though. that gonna be TIGHT!!

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  91. YOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!EVR1 REad THIS!!!!!!!! YALL JUST SOME IGNORANT FOOLS………IF DEY KEEP ON DOIN JORDANZ, YALL JUS GOING TO BUY N WHEN DA 23'S N DA 21'S N DA 20'S ARE RETROED YALL GON B LIKE "Yoooooo DEM 23'S IS FRESH N WEN R DA 21'S ARE COMIN OUT DOSE R FIRE…….DATS WAT YALL GONNA SAY IF DEY KEEP ON BUYIN JORDANZ, U GON KEEP ON BUYIN N WHEN DA 23'S COME OUT RETROED ALL OF YALL R GONNA BUY THEM DEN. SERIOUSLY DA 17'S, 18'S WERE NOT BAD AT ALL…MAYBE DA BEST………YALL JUST SAYIN EVERYTHING AFTER DA 14 IS BAD BCUZ DATS WEN JORDAN STOPPED PLAYIN…IF HE STOPED PLAYIN AT 20 YALL WULD SAY "OOOOO EVERYTHING AFTER 20'S ARE WACK"….YALL R MAD IGNORANY

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  94. i don't care till what number they make, but i don't like the 20,22,23 air jordans. they better make better shoes like the first retro's.

    im planning to buy the 7/16 package though!

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  97. Whats wrong with you people. Jordan has earned the right to make shoes as long as he wants. The man was the greatest player ever. I will buy shoes as long as they make em and I was disappointed to hear they were stopping at 23. Now that there appears to be a 24 I have hope! SOme of you are young and don't remember watching every second of every game from 1985 through his latest retirement with the Wizards. That man brought me more joy for basketball than anyone before and since. He was amazing. Before Kobe and before Lebron there was only Michael. Hell, even those guys will tell you that MJ will always be the greatest. I would love to see Kobe take over the Jordan line though. He is the closest thing there is to Mike! Lebron cant be in the conversation til he winns a couple of titles at the least. So stop hatin' on the 24's

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  98. ^^^ uhh NOOO kobe will never ever ever ever ever be as close 2 MJ NEVER 1. kobes a ballhog 2. mj actualy had n mvp award( both season n final which kobe never did) 3. mj doesnt need shaq or any big center 2 win championship i think u seen mj play u should know dat

    n kobe does not deserve 2 take over as long as MJs alive hell be incharge n kobes not even in team jordan

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  99. if i mean IF any1 else takes over its prolly gona b carmelo because hes da only 1(until this season(chris paul)with his own signature shoes or is there any1 else

    anyways tinker hatfield is da designer anyways

    but ur sayn kobe should be incharge after u seen da kobe3?

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  100. now no one has ever come close 2 mjs legacy. MJ3253 r u crazy kobe will never take over even if he wants 2. if kobe takes over jordans will probably hav his name all over the jordans cuz dats wat he is a selfish ballhog crybaby

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  102. i meant 2 say till now no one has ever reached mj but it could b dat Gordon guy from indiana university hes da best player in college n only a freshman

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  103. MJ3253 may b UR 1 of those young dudes who never seen mj play cuz mj did shitload more crazy shit in a season den kobe has ever done in his career. mj could still beat kobe even now. n ur rite^^^ till now no1 could reach mj but (i think its eric gordon er somthin) gordon might hav a chance but well jus have 2 c

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  104. 2 those of u 2 lazy 2 read every single coment dis is wat dis dude wrote

    MJ3253 said

    am January 10 2008 @ 5:22 pm

    Whats wrong with you people. Jordan has earned the right to make shoes as long as he wants. The man was the greatest player ever. I will buy shoes as long as they make em and I was disappointed to hear they were stopping at 23. Now that there appears to be a 24 I have hope! SOme of you are young and don’t remember watching every second of every game from 1985 through his latest retirement with the Wizards. That man brought me more joy for basketball than anyone before and since. He was amazing. Before Kobe and before Lebron there was only Michael. Hell, even those guys will tell you that MJ will always be the greatest. I would love to see Kobe take over the Jordan line though. He is the closest thing there is to Mike! Lebron cant be in the conversation til he winns a couple of titles at the least. So stop hatin’ on the 24’s

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  105. i'm all for new jordans, besides they could stop at 45 or even 85 for numbered jays and it would have some significance……..or by new jordans, they simply mean a pro-level basketball shoe coming out, though the name might not be numbered. however, the 23's are hella ugly, and any new jordans for the future need to keep the performance of newer jordans, but change the look back to how it used to be.

    i wouldnt mind shoes that feel like 18.5s on the inside, with the zoom air, the CF plate and the inner liner, but look more like the 4s. i think that jordan brand should try to pull that off, because it would be a kickass shoe. i love my 18.5s for how comfortable they are, but i think newer jordans look whack.

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  106. …and kobe cant take over the jordan line! jordan brand is something thats attached to MJ's life, not just an amazing basketball player but also someone who has/had a great sense of fashion, one that went and still does go in its own direction that only michael jordan can take it to, nobody else!

    i say he had a great fashion sense only because i think the newer jordans look uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuugly in most cases, and my personal most-wanted jordans are the 3s and 4s, great ball shoes for their time and great looking shoes for all time.

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  107. ^^ y r u blaming mj for da shoe tinkers da 1 who designed it. tinkers the one who still has THE great fashion sense dat has millions of people wear everyday. all of u r putting so much h8 on one shoe dat tinker couldn impress u critics. n like i said if u think its dat ugly come up wit a better design, post it up as a comment n we'll c if its better den da 23s HATERS if u cant……. den STOP HATIN

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  108. chillllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll im not trying to hate, i just think that only the older jordans look amazing and the new ones have been all about finding a good court shoe that mike, G and tink all just went with the flow and combined the most modern stuff, for the comfort and for the look. because tink may design it, but MJ and gentry humphrey still have to both approve it, and i love the comfort level of newer shoes, but they have to stop riding the newest shit with the look of the shoe, and go back to the classics for inspiration. thats not hate, thats just my opinion on what looks good and why i want look and comfort together…..and i can come up with a better design for the 23s right now, you take the 3s (MJ said himself, the best looking jays ever), the fingerprint idea on the bottom of the 23s, and the newest comfort tech out there, and spin it together….make it look different enough from the 3s that it holds its own as its own style, but still takes inspiration from the 3s. that would capture MJ's style, and at the same time make a comfortable and good performing ball shoe.

    i dont just want performance at that price. i dont just want looks at that price. if i pay for the jumpman, i want the classic look and the cutting-edge comfort to come with it, not just one of the above.

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  110. well…if u guys didnt no..he been signed his contract for like another 20 years..and the 23s look like the new wades kinda..nike and converse are 2gether..any1 think that they are lined in any way??but the best colorway is the uni blu 1..but i aint payin 230 for em..lol

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  113. Everyone who is a shoe head should knoe that jordan signed another 22-year contract so he is going up to number 45.

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  114. why u guy wan worry bout this but i only care bout they release high quality basketball shoes like AJ11 13 21 22

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  120. stop at 23s PLEASE just focus on carmelo hes was apperntly heir to the throne before thats y he was the first other player to get his own line from jb so should just put more focus into his shoe cause his last 2 shoes were hella plain and yo kobe NEVER with jordan OMG i would boycot dem if kobe ever got a shoe with jordan i say carmelo or lebron one of dem

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  122. A mane them joints better be fresh, cause if you think im buyin them 23's you need kill yo self!

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  123. so agree with stopping at xx3 come on honestly we all know Jodan been slippin after the 14s i mean keep them bullshits u call sneakers exclusively to basketball players cuzz they're not fashionable after 14…It's time to end the Legacy…it's no better time then now

    But take this into consideration

    THe SPecial 45's and call them "The Comebacks"!!!!

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  125. some people dont wanna spend all their money on jordans like me but i be lookin like a bum so now i'ma step my game up and become fresssshhhhhh to death

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  126. Rob528i feel you son

    buh shi da only good ones are I,III,IV,V,VI,VII,XI the rest are wack and anotheer thing if the do make a 24 its gonna be like 400 reatil

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  127. the 20s was the last good pair you made the 21 -23 look just like some team jordans just stay with the retro and stop at 23 it your number

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  128. mike jus dont know how to leave a good thing alone. you see how bad his return to the league was jus quit man continue team jordans and signature shoes or start a new line but leave it at 23…..theres only 1 #24 KOBE

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  130. i know I'm late, but it needs to be said. The only reason we all thought it would be stopping at 23 is because of his number when in reality it should have stopped when he finally got outta the league. It is about money it always has been, but why wouldn't it be. if your selling things the root behind it is money and i don't blame anyone for that (including his ex-wife). Why not bring out the 24's i bet they're another revolutionary pair to ball in just like the XXIII's. I bet they sell out like the XXIII's even tho everyone and their brother will hate on em til the day they drop then the hallway's packed in front of finishline and footlocker. It always goes like that so if you ask me do your thing JB.

    one a side note why can't there be some Navy Blue J's i mean orange and green and royal blue and every other color, just give me some Navy 1's or something…

    Peace

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  134. I think they should stop at 23, but I do think they shouldof made the last air jordan sneaker the best one. Jordan will not end because there are no more numbers. They could make more fusions and make spizikes and stuff like that.

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  135. I bought 3 of each colorway of the XX3's including the titaniums and the lows. Just because they're the 23rd shoe and supposed to be the last numbered Jordan. If the XX4 is to be then it will be another average Jordan just like all the other ones. Up until XXXX5. Then that one will have to be a special one. Jordan should stop making numbered ones at 23. All his team Jordans, clothing and endorsments with colleges, NBA players make him more than enough money. I think the XXX4 is just rumor. Don't ruin the significance of the XX3 JB. All of us who camped out in freezing tempatures for two days to get the titaniums loose out.

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  136. I bought 3 of each colorway of the XX3's including the titaniums and the lows. Just because they're the 23rd shoe and supposed to be the last numbered Jordan. If the XX4 is to be then it will be another average Jordan just like all the other ones. Up until XXXX5. Then that one will have to be a special one. Jordan should stop making numbered ones at 23. All his team Jordans, clothing and endorsments with colleges, NBA players make him more than enough money. I think the XX4 is just a rumor. Don't ruin the significance of the XX3 JB. All of us who camped out in freezing tempatures for two days to get the titaniums loose out.

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  137. NNNOOO Jordan will not continue counting his jordans…there will not b an Air Jordan XX4 r anythng more. he's will continue the jordan line but will call them the Air Jordan 2009's & they will hit stores n febuary of '09, they will go for $190 so start savin. and do ur research people!!!

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  138. evry jordam afta da 14's was fuqkin wack anywayz…i only wear 1'z 3'z 4'z 5'z 6' 7' '8 and 13' 15-23 FUQKIn TERRIBLE!!!

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  140. ahhhhhhhhhh maaaann, i cant believe their gonna make a 24!!!! Wtf! THeres nothing special about a 24. People like myself only dropped the 185 on the 23's because we thought it was the last shoe, and its hot. Im not copping anymore J's after 23, and i promise you, the 24's wont make any sales nationwide hardly even close to the J's. END AT 23 FOR THE SIGNATURE SHOE!! Make the rest jumpmans or something, man this shit is dissapointing for real.

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  141. Also people copped the J's because we knew he was ACTUALY WEARING THEM IN THE GAMES!! MJ hasnt played in quite awhile now, so whats the point of continuing to make him a signature basketball sure, when Jordan himself wont even be playing in em. Continue the JOrdan line, make good hoop shoes, but man please leave his sig shoe at 23. I just got the motosports varsity red yesterday and was excited cause there limited, this news of a 24 makes me wanna just take em back and say F it!

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  142. man i just bought the 23 unc ones but now there is a 24 which is just dumb they should of stopped the signature shoe at 23

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