This colorway of the Air Jordan XI was released in February of 1996 to coincide with the NBA All-Star Game. Known as the "columbia's," you could see these on the feet of MJ during the '96 All-Star Game. Kevin Garnett even wore these while playing for the Minnesota Timberwolves that same year. These were the second colorway of the XI released, and were later retroed in 2001 during the first retro run for the shoe.
