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Michael Jordan’s Friend Dennis Rodman Flexes Beating Travis Scott to Trending Air Jordan Sneaker Fad

Published 03/22/2022, 2:30 PM EDT

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Michael Jordan has had many signature moments throughout his career. However, while most went off with his retirement, Jordan has one element that will always live on. The Jordans have dominated the sneaker world since its first release.

MJ made them popular and other collabs turned it into a sneaker tycoon. A famous collaboration came with musician Travis Scott. But it seems he stole the thunder of his show from MJ’s former teammate. Dennis Rodman is one of the most iconic players for his character. His persona was unique. But he became one of the best rebounders of all time.

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Amassing rebounds in his career, Rodman was a major help to Jordan’s three championships. In addition, he also came out with an unofficial shoe with him called Air Darwin’s.

Recently, he spoke about how he was the one who came with Travis’ iconic reverse swoosh.

Dennis Rodman made an iconic Michael Jordan shoe?

While appearing on a recent episode of Sneaker Shopping, Rodman spoke about his unofficial collab. He said Nike won’t use his name because he wasn’t famous enough. In addition, he claims he debuted the reverse swoosh, which is Travis Scott’s iconic shoe detail with the Jordan’s.

Rodman said: “I think I was the first guy to do it. So it’s like damn he making all that damn money, really Nike… I don’t know why Nike won’t call me. Dennis thank you so much for letting us have the opportunity to use your name to give it to Travis Scott.”

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While there is a clear reverse swoosh on the Darwin’s, there is no clear proof of Travis’ idea. However, one thing is clear, the Travis and Jordan collab hit money for Nike. Scott comes up with some clever revamps on iconic Jordan shoes. With limited pairs in number, shoes sell out within minutes.

There is no doubt Travis is going to keep coming up with new iconic Jordan collabs. Michael Jordan has also benefited majorly, making over a billion dollars from the brand. With the brand only going upwards, ‘His Airness’ has made a legacy that will never die in the sneaker culture.

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With no real competitor to his name, Jordan is arguably the sneaker GOAT. Who do you think Jordan will collab with next? Let us know in the comments below.

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Anuj Talwalkar

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Anuj Talwalkar is an NBA writer at EssentiallySports. He is a student studying at NM College in Mumbai, aspiring to pursue sports management to follow his love for sports. Anuj started following the NBA last year, and he loves to combine his passion for writing with his understanding of basketball.
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Arunaditya Aima