Is this where the Jumpman came from?

[shotz]

I always thought it was the dunk contest....

 

[blco02]

It came from the AJ1 advertising which was inspired by a 1984 Olympics promo shot of MJ dunking- the jumpman dunk wasn't taken from any game or dunkcontest.

 

[rfx45]

Nope, it didn't even come from the Dunk Contest either. It all started with this photishoot:

 

[maza4ever14]

classic man.

Nike's advertising was damn near second to none

 

[vidasman]

It isnt that one. After hardcore investigation and talking to Nike reps and founders of the Jordan Brand. I found out thatthey got it from this

 

[dalamina]

Haha that was a good one man

 

[frenchblue23]

It was Tinker's idea to use that silhouette on the AJ III, from that photoshoot.

 

[zombiejesus12]

^ Thank god he did. That outfit did not age well....

 

[airgolden2123]

Thats W+K for you, someone on here as the video from that photoshoot as their avatar.

 

[dirtyxcanto]

 

[dcortes23]

where did you get this frist picture from???

 

[xfile 11]

I would not be shocked if that picture had some influence on the photo shoot.

 

[purplenurple1414]

The jumpman may have been inspired from the photoshoot, but Jordan said that that pose was from a BALLET move, not a dunk.

 

[henri2310]

^^^

Thats W+K for you, someone on here as the video from that photoshoot as their avatar.


moneyball101 has it
here is the url for that avatar

http://images.yuku.com/image/png/e7725dce98ba35855a7a3900b3a5b3c736f981f_t.gif

 

[ogskinnyj]

Originally Posted by purplenurple1414

The jumpman may have been inspired from the photoshoot, but Jordan said that that pose was from a BALLET move, not a dunk.

ive heard this before and choose not to except it..

...

 

[powdbyrice]

i thought i read that he wasn't even attempting a dunk when the concept was born.

 

[rfx45]

^^^ It's true, it was just a pose he tried. He even has the ball on his left hand.

 

[dathbgboy]

Its amazin how somethings u try just for the heck of it turn out as a great thing. Sorta like the Tiger Woods commercial when he was bouncin the ball on hisclub then wacked it.

 

[nick0lis]

that picture is on the bottom of the black and white b'2rues, its kinda tight

 

[jordan23lilelias4]

there was a post on this a while back and it is actually a ballet move

 

[bigslamdaddy]

Yeah he wasn't even going to dunk, just jumped in the air... I always found funny in some ways, that it's a left handed move...

 

[aire naco jr]

THANKS FOR THE I ALWAYS THO IT WAS FROM THA PIC OF THE DUNK SLAM

 

[chernabog915]

Memory serves me, the shot was also not taken in Chicago, it ws just a background of the skyline from Chicago, used in Los Angeles or something. I may bewrong, but that's what I had heard years ago.

 

[loveofthegame916]

Originally Posted by RFX45

Nope, it didn't even come from the Dunk Contest either. It all started with this photishoot:

beautiful

 

[sephirothxii]

He is wearing OG black toes 1's in that picture, extremely hard to find today