My Hunt for the Shattered Backboard Release Date
Alright, let me tell you about trying to pin down the release date for the Air Jordan 1 Shattered Backboard. It wasn’t exactly rocket science, but my memory needed a serious jog.
It started pretty simply. I was scrolling through some old photos on my phone, saw a pair, and thought, “Man, when did those actually come out?” Seems like ages ago now. My first gut feeling was somewhere in 2015, maybe fall? But I wasn’t sure at all.
So, the first thing I did was just fire up my computer. Opened a browser and typed in the obvious stuff, like “Air Jordan 1 Shattered Backboard release date”. You know how it goes. You get a ton of hits immediately.
Problem was, I saw a few different dates mentioned right away. Some were talking about later versions, like the Reverse Shattered Backboard or the 3.0s. That muddied the waters a bit. I specifically wanted the date for the original ones, the first ones with that nice orange and black leather.
I had to refine my search a bit. Tried adding “original” or “first release” to my search terms. That helped narrow it down. I started clicking through some of the more reputable sneaker news sites – you know, the ones that have been around forever and usually keep good archives.
I skimmed through a few articles from back then. It’s always fun seeing the old hype pieces and the initial photos. Found a couple of sources that seemed pretty confident. They mentioned the story behind the shoe, the exhibition game in Italy, all that stuff.
To be sure, I cross-referenced it. Looked at maybe three or four different reliable sources – sneaker blogs, databases, that kind of thing. When they all started pointing to the same specific date, I felt pretty good about it.
So, after digging around for maybe 10-15 minutes, comparing notes from different sites, I landed on the date. June 27, 2015. That was the day the first pair dropped.
It’s funny how you have to double-check these things sometimes. But yeah, that was the process. Just some basic searching, filtering out the noise from later releases, and checking a few trusted spots. Glad I figured it out, brought back some good sneaker memories.
