{"id":3884,"date":"2016-05-05T09:19:24","date_gmt":"2016-05-05T13:19:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stockx.com\/sneaker-blog\/?p=3884"},"modified":"2017-02-07T13:54:16","modified_gmt":"2017-02-07T18:54:16","slug":"harold-miner-sneakers-jordan-go-lwp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stockx.com\/news\/harold-miner-sneakers-jordan-go-lwp\/","title":{"rendered":"Throwback Thursday: A Look Back at &#8220;Baby Jordan&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Everyone is compared to Michael Jordan. Whether you&#8217;re <a href=\"https:\/\/stockx.com\/nike-kobe\" target=\"_blank\">Kobe Bryant<\/a> on the basketball court or Kanye West with your <a href=\"https:\/\/stockx.com\/adidas\/yeezy\" target=\"_blank\">Yeezys<\/a>, the pinnacle\u00a0comparison\u00a0for anyone remotely connected to basketball or sneakers, is MJ and his <a href=\"https:\/\/stockx.com\/retro-jordans\" target=\"_blank\">Air Jordans<\/a>. Long before Jordans were being retroed, a guy by the name of Harold Miner was being compared to MJ because of plays like the one below.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"StockX Embedded Content\" src=\"https:\/\/var\/app\/current\/news-tmp-0801.youtube.com\/embed\/s9PxQ4UJ0TE\" width=\"730\" height=\"548\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Harold Miner was a star at USC where he averaged over 23 points per game and was voted as the Pac-10 Conference Player of the Year. After leaving school a year early, possibly due to the fact he wore LA Gear as a Trojan, Miner was drafted by the Miami Heat. So what the hell are we talking about him today for?<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3888\" style=\"width: 570px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3888\" title=\"StockX Image\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-3888 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/stockx-sneaker-analysis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/1995-Harold-Miner-in-Nike-Air-Go-LWP.jpg\" alt=\"Harold Miner Nike Air Go LWP\" width=\"560\" height=\"806\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images-wp.stockx.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/1995-Harold-Miner-in-Nike-Air-Go-LWP.jpg 560w, https:\/\/images-wp.stockx.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/1995-Harold-Miner-in-Nike-Air-Go-LWP-300x432.jpg 300w, https:\/\/images-wp.stockx.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/1995-Harold-Miner-in-Nike-Air-Go-LWP-534x768.jpg 534w, https:\/\/images-wp.stockx.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/1995-Harold-Miner-in-Nike-Air-Go-LWP-438x630.jpg 438w, https:\/\/images-wp.stockx.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/1995-Harold-Miner-in-Nike-Air-Go-LWP-556x800.jpg 556w, https:\/\/images-wp.stockx.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/1995-Harold-Miner-in-Nike-Air-Go-LWP-208x300.jpg 208w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-3888\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Harold Miner in the Nike Air Go LWP via <a href=\"http:\/\/sneakerhistory.com\/2015\/02\/nba-slam-dunk-champions-sneakers\/13\/\" target=\"_blank\">Sneaker History<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<p>Harold Miner turns 45 today. You know, back like 45? On the Jordan 10s? He had those. But we&#8217;ll get to that.<\/p>\n<p>Despite only playing in the NBA for 4 years, Miner became legendary because of the never ending comparisons to Michael Jordan. Harold won the <a href=\"http:\/\/sneakerhistory.com\/2015\/02\/nba-slam-dunk-champions-sneakers\/11\/\" target=\"_blank\">dunk contest in 1993<\/a> wearing the Nike Air Dynamic Flight. He won it again in 1995 wearing the white based version of the original\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/stockx.com\/nike-air-go-lwp-orlando\" target=\"_blank\">Nike Air Go LWP<\/a>. Both sneakers rank near the top of the <a href=\"https:\/\/stockx.com\/portfolio\" target=\"_blank\">Cop List<\/a> for anyone who collects Nike Basketball shoes from back in the day. In fact, the Air Go LWP ranks amongst the best performing basketball shoes even years after its original release, according to <a href=\"http:\/\/solecollector.com\/news\/2011\/04\/performance-review-nike-air-go-lwp\" target=\"_blank\">Sole Collector<\/a>. It\u00a0was also worn by Tim Hardaway, and released as an exclusive <a href=\"https:\/\/stockx.com\/nike-air-go-lwp-warriors-hoh\" target=\"_blank\">Warriors colorway at House of Hoops<\/a> in 2010.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"StockX Embedded Content\" src=\"https:\/\/var\/app\/current\/news-tmp-0801.youtube.com\/embed\/2EXN4Nf21Tk\" width=\"730\" height=\"548\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>With MJ being one of his heroes, Harold Miner was visibly nervous when he faced Michael for the <a href=\"https:\/\/var\/app\/current\/news-tmp-0801.youtube.com\/watch?v=cMlg0i1t3Eg\" target=\"_blank\">first time<\/a>. But clearly he made an impression on Jordan because a couple seasons later, Harold Miner ended up with player exclusive\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/stockx.com\/jordan-10-retro-chicago-bulls-2012\" target=\"_blank\">Chicago Jordan 10s<\/a>\u00a0that featured his number 32 stitched into the side, much like the City Series <a href=\"https:\/\/stockx.com\/release-dates\/retro-jordans\" target=\"_blank\">Jordan retro releases<\/a> that drop this year that have the city letters stitched into the ankle.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3889\" style=\"width: 580px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3889\" title=\"StockX Image\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-3889 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/stockx-sneaker-analysis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/air-jordan-x-harold-miner-pe.jpg\" alt=\"Air Jordan 10 Harold Miner PE\" width=\"570\" height=\"379\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images-wp.stockx.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/air-jordan-x-harold-miner-pe.jpg 570w, https:\/\/images-wp.stockx.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/air-jordan-x-harold-miner-pe-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 570px) 100vw, 570px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-3889\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Harold Miner Air Jordan 10 via <a href=\"http:\/\/sneakernews.com\/2012\/04\/16\/air-jordan-x-harold-miner-autographed-pe\/\" target=\"_blank\">Sneaker News<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<p>Not even MJ&#8217;s own kids could live up to His Airness\u00a0on the basketball court, yet somehow we keep comparing anyone who shows glimpses of greatness. Harold Miner stepped out of the spotlight years ago but in the 4 short years he was compared to MJ, he left a lasting impression, notched 2 NBA Slam Dunk titles and rocked some of the best <a href=\"https:\/\/stockx.com\/nike-basketball\" target=\"_blank\">Nike basketball sneakers<\/a> of the day. We can&#8217;t be mad\u00a0at that.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/stockx.com\/jordan-10-retro-double-nickel\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"StockX Image\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" size-large wp-image-3913 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/stockx-sneaker-analysis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/air-jordan-10-outsole-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Air Jordan 10 Chicago\" width=\"730\" height=\"973\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images-wp.stockx.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/air-jordan-10-outsole-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/images-wp.stockx.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/air-jordan-10-outsole-300x400.jpg 300w, https:\/\/images-wp.stockx.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/air-jordan-10-outsole-1100x1467.jpg 1100w, https:\/\/images-wp.stockx.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/air-jordan-10-outsole-576x768.jpg 576w, https:\/\/images-wp.stockx.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/air-jordan-10-outsole-473x630.jpg 473w, https:\/\/images-wp.stockx.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/air-jordan-10-outsole-600x800.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2448px) 100vw, 2448px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Everyone is compared to Michael Jordan. Whether you&#8217;re Kobe Bryant on the basketball court or Kanye West with your Yeezys, the pinnacle\u00a0comparison\u00a0for anyone remotely connected to basketball or sneakers, is MJ and his Air Jordans. Long before Jordans were being retroed, a guy by the name of Harold Miner was being compared to MJ because [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":3888,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"brands":[],"series":[],"verticals":[1692],"class_list":["post-3884","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","sx_vertical-sneakers"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Throwback Thursday: A Look Back at &quot;Baby Jordan&quot; - StockX News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/stockx.com\/news\/harold-miner-sneakers-jordan-go-lwp\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Throwback Thursday: A Look Back at &quot;Baby Jordan&quot; - StockX News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Everyone is compared to Michael Jordan. 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