Basketball shoes have changed significantly since the early 20th century,
when canvas shoes with rubber soles dominated the game. Converse’s Chuck
Taylor basketball shoes dominated the market from 1921 until the 1960s,
when leather shoes began to appear. Nike released its first basketball
shoes in 1972 and began to dominate the market in the 1980s with a series
of technological advancements. Nike’s Air Force 1 shoe, with air sole
technology designed by Bruce Kilgore, appeared in 1983; and the Air Jordan
I and Air Jordan II shoes, inspired by Michael Jordan, appeared in 1983 and
1985. In 1988, Nike released the Air Jordan III, the first basketball shoe
with a visible air unit on the heel. Jordan began to put his own name on basketball shoes, the Air Jordan series. The next decade launched the Original Pump creating a rival between top-selling manufactures competing for best-selling models. But Air Jordan kept its position at the top while other manufactures experimented with all sorts of trendy bells and whistles designs and innovative technologies, but the bottom line remained under Jordan's feet. What some critics call "the Golden Era" of basketball (1994-98) turned out to be a time of experiment with alternatives from what the world had grown accustomed to. New high tech designs using newer materials gave just about every manufacturer a chance to shine. With the dawn of a new century of basketball, the name of the game was "retro". The biggest innovation of the new era may well have been the Shox BB4 made popular by star Vince Carter's seven-foot jump during the 2000 Olympics. That launched a new revival among rival manufacturers for newer, better technologies. All of these Basketball shoes and more have affected human culture in a great way. Nowadays kids are always trying
to get the newest basketball shoes out there. Basketball shoes can also be found basically in any
store that you go to. There's always a special place in each shoe store just
for basketball shoes.
when canvas shoes with rubber soles dominated the game. Converse’s Chuck
Taylor basketball shoes dominated the market from 1921 until the 1960s,
when leather shoes began to appear. Nike released its first basketball
shoes in 1972 and began to dominate the market in the 1980s with a series
of technological advancements. Nike’s Air Force 1 shoe, with air sole
technology designed by Bruce Kilgore, appeared in 1983; and the Air Jordan
I and Air Jordan II shoes, inspired by Michael Jordan, appeared in 1983 and
1985. In 1988, Nike released the Air Jordan III, the first basketball shoe
with a visible air unit on the heel. Jordan began to put his own name on basketball shoes, the Air Jordan series. The next decade launched the Original Pump creating a rival between top-selling manufactures competing for best-selling models. But Air Jordan kept its position at the top while other manufactures experimented with all sorts of trendy bells and whistles designs and innovative technologies, but the bottom line remained under Jordan's feet. What some critics call "the Golden Era" of basketball (1994-98) turned out to be a time of experiment with alternatives from what the world had grown accustomed to. New high tech designs using newer materials gave just about every manufacturer a chance to shine. With the dawn of a new century of basketball, the name of the game was "retro". The biggest innovation of the new era may well have been the Shox BB4 made popular by star Vince Carter's seven-foot jump during the 2000 Olympics. That launched a new revival among rival manufacturers for newer, better technologies. All of these Basketball shoes and more have affected human culture in a great way. Nowadays kids are always trying
to get the newest basketball shoes out there. Basketball shoes can also be found basically in any
store that you go to. There's always a special place in each shoe store just
for basketball shoes.