Air Jordan 12 Retro 'Flu Game' 2025

The Stuff of Legend — Air Jordan 12 Retro 'Flu Game' 2025

The Air Jordan 12 Retro 'Flu Game' 2025 is named after one of the single greatest individual performances in NBA history. June 11, 1997. Game 5 of the NBA Finals. MJ, visibly ill and barely able to stand, laced up his black and varsity red AJ12s and delivered 38 points to win the game and put the Bulls one step from their fifth championship. The shoes he wore that night became the most legendary game-worn sneakers in basketball history — and the 'Flu Game' colorway became the most storied AJ12 ever made. The 2025 retro brings it back in faithful OG form, because some moments are too great to ever stop celebrating.

Why the 'Flu Game' 2025 Is the Greatest AJ12 Ever Made

• 'Flu Game' Black & Red Colorway: Sleek black leather upper with bold varsity red overlays and Jumpman branding — the exact colorway MJ wore during his legendary illness-defying 38-point performance in Game 5 of the 1997 NBA Finals, the most iconic game-worn shoe moment in basketball history
• The Greatest Performance Ever: June 11, 1997 — MJ scored 38 points, visibly exhausted and ill, to lead the Bulls to a crucial Game 5 victory over the Utah Jazz. The AJ12s he wore that night sold at auction for over $1.38 million, making them the most valuable sneakers ever sold at the time
• Premium Black & Red Leather Upper: Black and varsity red full-grain leather with the AJ12's signature quilted stitching pattern — premium construction that honors the championship pedigree and legendary game-worn story of this colorway
• Quilted Stitching Detail: The AJ12's iconic quilted leather stitching that adds handcrafted texture and depth — a design detail that looks as sharp on the 2025 retro as it did on the pair MJ wore in Salt Lake City in 1997
• Carbon Fiber Shank: The AJ12's carbon fiber mid-foot plate for torsional stability and the championship-era performance credentials that define the entire AJ12 silhouette
• Zoom Air Cushioning: Responsive Zoom Air cushioning in the heel for all-day comfort — the same performance technology that carried MJ through 38 legendary points on one of sport's greatest nights

38 points. Visibly ill. Fifth championship. The Air Jordan 12 Retro 'Flu Game' 2025 is the most legendary AJ12 colorway ever made — a wearable piece of basketball history that no serious Jordan collection is complete without.