The Air Jordans numbered series has come a long way since it originally released as a Nike Basketball shoe. Stay with spacejamjordan11.us.com for the latest and most accurate information for Jordan release dates. It was 19 years ago when the G.O.A.T. led the Chicago Bulls to victory against the Utah Jazz in the pivotal Game Five of the NBA Finals that year, despite suffering from flu-like symptoms, namely fatigue and fever.