The Nike Air Jordan Retro 9 was released in 1993. On October 6th 1993, Jordan gave the basketball world a shock when he announced his retirement from the NBA. the Air Jordan 9 Retro model was the first Air Jordan model release after his retirement. It is noted that Michael Jordan has never played a full season of NBA Basketball wearing these sneakers. This Jordan IX Shoes was created in the form of baseball cleats that Jordan used when playing minor-league baseball.