Air Jordan 12 Flu Game Release Date

The Jordan Brand is gearing up to release one of their most coveted silhouettes from the Air Jordan line, the Air Jordan 12 "Flu Game," a AJ 12 iteration that is widely popular due to Michael Jordan's incredible Game 5 performance during the 1997 NBA Finals while he battled the flu. Now, set to return at select basketball retailers later this month, the shoe will be omen of Jordan Brand's biggest releases of 2016.

Dressed in the classic colorways of red and black, this Air Jordan 12 returns featuring its original aesthetics. With the upper detailed by premium tumbled leatherr in black, the lower portion of the shoe is drenched in varsity red that goes form the toe box to the heel. Jordan branding is featured on the tongue, heel and side panel while the sneaker comes decked out in black shoe laces.

The Air Jordan 12 "Flu Game" silhouette is set to drop at Jordan Brand retailers on Saturday, May 28 as well online at Nike.com, and will be sold for a suggested price of $190. If you're unfamiliar behind the history of this Jordan Brand shoe, check out the highlights below of MJ hooding it down for his Chicago Bulls while playing ball sick as a dog in his Air Jordan 12s.

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