Yea any outlet situation mustve been a one off regional thing
They were released in dumb limited numbers. The only thing I don’t know for sure is if the launch colorway was reasonably attainable, the black and crimson pair because that pair I didn’t try to buy. They were priced high and Nike basketball trained us for years to not really consider buying their shxt at full retail price, let alone a non-sig shoe. Then the word got out they were great performers along with a beautiful design and any other colorway got ate up.
I think they’re the best looking shoe in forever