Isaac Arzate was a young boy who cherished sneaker just as much as we all do. Just like Michael Jordan himself, Isaac was a huge fan of both basketball and baseball and played both of them in his school. Sadly, Isaac died due to a heart failure while he stayed at the Doernbecher Children’s Hospital. Although Isaac has passed, Nike, Doernbecher, and his parents will be celebrating his life with these Air Jordan 5’s. Isaac was one of the participants at the Doernbecher Freestyle Program with Nike, although never finishing his design, Nike worked off his sketches to create a very powerful sneaker.
The decision in a lot of the details such as the numbers and glow-in-the-dark has so much story behind it. If you look at the heel of the sneaker you can see two different numbers embroidered one being 9, the other 31. The 9 represents Isaacs number while he played baseball, 31 for when he played basketball. You will also notice all the writing that is wrapped around the sneaker, this is inspired by a poem that Isaac wrote. Topping off the sneaker will be the glow-in-the-dark we mentioned before, used to show Isaacs love for video games. Look for these to drop exclusively at Nike.com and Nike stores on September 14th, all proceeds will go to the Doernbecher Children’s Hospital to help kids in need.