When the Air Jordan XIII debuted in 1998, Nike had plans to release this White/Grey/Red colorway, but put a stop to it due to its inability to match with the Chicago Bulls uniforms. As you all know a similar colorway did drop when the Air Jordan XIII when the model was retroed in 2005, but that featured a slightly different color-blocking (the tongue in the Retro is white, the original version you see here is grey). Here’s a look at a rare GS sample of the original 1998 version of the Air Jordan XIII in White/Black-True Red-Pearl Grey; the upper features a combination of leather and suede and if these and unlike the 2005 version,
CHI Flat Iron, these originals don’t seem to have bleeding issues on the midsole! Check out the ############## of images below and if you’re interested in this pair as a collectible, check out the auction from ludahkris on eBay.