Which Cement III was Presented to MJ?

• Feb 9, 2009

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ill1458

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Every Jordan fan knows the story of MJ being presented the Air Jordan III that Tinker designed which in turn "Saved" Nike. But I never heard anybodysay which version of the III was presented to MJ. Was it the Black Cement III or the White Cement III?

 

• Feb 9, 2009

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mikko

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It was fire red III.

 

• Feb 10, 2009

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air elijah

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^ I don't think so.

As far as I know it was the white/cement. That is the colorway, along with some black/cements, in Tinker's renderings. The Fire Reds colorway was developedlater.

 

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jordan supreme

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I've heard white/cement, but i'm not 100% positive

 

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trethousandgt

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it was the white cement

 

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I believe it was the black/cement. Tinker felt that this colorway showed the contrast in colors and materials better than the white/cement.

 

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blco02

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Yea guys, it was the Black/Cements.

I always assumed it was the White/Cements, but I recently read an article with someone who was in that famous meeting with MJ, and they confirmed it was theBlacks.

 

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airthompson

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Blk cements it says in the Sole Magazine.

 

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the j collector

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correction blk/cements.......

 

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nope definately the black cements. says so in thee book

 

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the blk/cement, read the SC.

 

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good info blco02. now that was a defining moment..

 

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agentpd21

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Black cements i remember reading about it on the internet

 

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tz85

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i would think it would be white cement because it a basic color and it was the first colorway to be sold but hey who knows it just sucks the colors theypresent us lol damn gentry

 

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oh you mad

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These bad boys right here

 

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methrer1a

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Originally Posted by Oh YoU MaD

These bad boys right here

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Haha

 

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ediaz411

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^^^lol but im shure it was the white/cements

 

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joshyy1834

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Black cements i think .

 

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crossshooter

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it's the cool grey.

 

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Originally Posted by Oh YoU MaD

These bad boys right here

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9 deuce gt

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It's definetly the black/cements. Tinker confirms this in the last Jordan book that released for the AJ XX's. He says that he thought the black andelephant print was a better contrast for the wow factor.

 

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killacam92345

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anybody have a link to an online article???

 

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biglefty23

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My copy of Swoosh: The Unauthorized Story of Nike is at home. Someone reference it there. I think it may be the black/cements.

 

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Weren't these III's also "presented" to Mike for his birthday?

I've yet to see another set of pics of these. Are these a one of a kind pair that only Mike has? Whats the story of these?

 

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white cement