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How the Air Jordan XXXI became a high-tech basketball sneaker
![]() ![]() BEAVERTON, Ore. — In the spring of 1977, a kid named Michael Jordan was finishing eighth grade in Wilmington, **rth Carolina. He hadn't yet been cut from his high school varsity squad. He hadn't yet hit the game-winning shot in the 1982 NCAA Championship Game for the University of **rth Carolina. And he certainly hadn't become Michael Jordan, the NBA star and cultural icon we all k**w today.* But the trails of history connect in mysterious ways. That same spring, 3,000 miles away in Oregon, a former aerospace engineer finagled a meeting with the young CEO of an upstart footwear company.* SEE ALSO: Cliff Alexander and the NBA Draft heartbreak you never hear about Read more... More about Air Jordan, Nike, Tech, Fashion, and Sports ??????? ??????: How the Air Jordan XXXI became a high-tech basketball sneaker || ??????: rss || ??????: اسم منتداك
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