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SUMMARY:1999-nike-air-jordan-14-salesman-sample-size-9 - Date de vente : 15
 /12/2025
DESCRIPTION:Nom du lots : 1999 Nike Air Jordan 14 Salesman Sample | Size 9\
 n\nNIKE\, NIKE AIR JORDAN 14\, SIZE 9\n\nRubber\, Leather\, Cotton\, Synth
 etic\n\n1999\n\nMichael Jordan debuted the Air Jordan 14 during his final 
 NBA Finals appearance in 1998\, leading the Chicago Bulls to another champ
 ionship with his immortal “Last Shot.” Tinker Hatfield had provided Jo
 rdan with an early prototype\, requesting that he hold off on wearing it. 
 However\, Jordan admired the design so much that he wore the shoes en rout
 e to his sixth and final championship\, cementing their status as a corner
 stone of basketball history.\n\nThe AJ 14 quickly earned a reputation as o
 ne of the most comfortable Air Jordans ever\, with innovative technology d
 istinguishing them from previous releases. Designed as a low-cut model for
  both speed and control\, the shoes featured dual Zoom units and breathabl
 e mesh vents on the outsole. Released in 1998\, the AJ 14 drew inspiration
  from luxury automobiles\, fusing performance and style with a sleek Jumpm
 an emblem that reinforced the concept of a car—or a car as a shoe. After
  securing a sixth Finals title\, Jordan retired in triumph\, leaving the A
 ir Jordan line to continue shaping the game.\n\nThe sneakers are accompani
 ed by a letter of Provenance from Diwa Ratnam\, the former General Manager
  of Nike Form. It states:\n\nIn the summer of 1998\, I was planning to att
 end the Pebble Beach Concours d’Élégance. Tinker personally gave me th
 is pair of white/red Air Jordan XIV reference samples to wear at the event
 .\n\nKnowing that I was a "gearhead"\, I think Tinker felt these shoes —
 explicitly inspired by MJ’s Ferrari 550 Maranello-would be the perfect f
 ootwear to wear there.\n\nTo the best of my knowledge and recollection\, t
 his marked the very first time the white/red Air Jordan XIV was ever worn 
 publicly outside of Nike’s internal circle.\n\nThe shoes were worn by me
  for that single day at the 1998 Pebble Beach Concours d’Élégance.\n\n
 The light dust and minor marks visible on the soles and uppers are authent
 ic traces from the 18th hole at Pebble Beach. They have not been worn sinc
 e and have been carefully stored in their original box for the past 28 yea
 rs.\n\nThese shoes have been one of the most cherished artifacts from my t
 ime at Nike\, and it has been my privilege to steward them for nearly thre
 e decades. I now believe the time is right to pass them on to a serious co
 llector or institution that will fully appreciate their historical signifi
 cance as one of the earliest known wearable pairs of the Air Jordan XIV\, 
 personally provided by Tinker Hatfield and publicly debuted at one of the 
 world’s most prestigious automotive events.
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