Jordan 3 Retro OG Black Cement (2024)

Jordan 3 Retro OG 'Black Cement' — A Founding Colorway Returns

The Air Jordan 3 'Black Cement' is one of four original colorways of the AJ3 silhouette, first released in 1988 as the debut collaboration between Michael Jordan and designer Tinker Hatfield. That partnership introduced the now-iconic elephant print, the Jumpman logo, and the first visible Air-Sole unit in the Jordan line — all on a single shoe. Michael Jordan wore this exact colorway during the 1988 NBA All-Star Game, further cementing its place in basketball and sneaker history.

The 2024 retro is the seventh release of the 'Black Cement' colorway and returns with '88-spec construction. That means Nike Air heel branding on the rear clip — the detail that distinguishes the most authentic iterations — rather than the Jumpman Air logo seen on some earlier retros. The colorway runs Black/Fire Red/Cement Grey/Sail, with fire red appearing on the tongue Jumpman, eyelets, and inner lining against the black tumbled leather upper and cement grey elephant print overlays.

Details

• Style Code: DN3707-010
• Colorway: Black / Fire Red / Cement Grey / Sail
• Release Date: November 23, 2024
• Upper: Black tumbled leather with cement grey elephant print overlays at toe and heel
• Tongue: Fire Red Jumpman logo
• Heel: OG Nike Air branding
• Midsole: Polyurethane with visible Air-Sole heel unit
• Outsole: Cement grey rubber
• Designer: Tinker Hatfield (original 1988 design)
• Product Line: Air Jordan / Jordan Brand