Jordans 9 was released in 1993. On October 6th 1993, MJ gave the basketball world a shock when he announced his retirement from the NBA. And the
Air Jordan 9 model (Air Jordan 9Â White Red shoes )was the first Jordan model released after his first retirement and Jordan never played a whole season with this Jordans model. A special cleated version of the Air Jordans 9 was made and helped MJ in his Birmingham Barons baseball career. MJ wore the white/black colorway version of the Air Jordan 9 model for one scene in the movie Space Jam.