The Jordan brand unveiled the Air Jordan XXXI in Las Vegas on Wednesday night, with the lead colorway giving a nod to the buzz that initially kick-started the signature line.The red and black colorway of the shoe is a tribute to the Air Jordan I, which debuted in 1985. It features elements of that shoe, including a leather upper, and is the first time the shoe has an Air Jordan logo and a swoosh since the original.The Jordan XXXI will be available on Sept. 3 for $185.On the bottom of the shoe is the word BANNED, a reference to the legend that gave the brand a defiant beginning.On Feb. 25, 1985, then-NBA deputy commissioner Russ Granik sent a letter to Nikes marketing chief Rob Strasser stressing that the red and black shoes violated the leagues uniform code.In accordance with our conversations, this will confirm and verify that the National Basketball Associations rules and procedures prohibited the wearing of certain red and black NIKE basketball shoes by Chicago Bulls player Michael Jordan on or around October 18, 1984, the letter said.?Rumor had circulated that Jordan would be fined $5,000 per game for wearing the red and black shoes, but there was no evidence that Nike ever paid a fine. The shoes Jordan was wearing for that preseason game in 1984 were not even Air Jordans; they were a shoe called the Air Ship.But Nike famously told its consumers that the shoe was banned in a television commercial, which featured Jordan dressed in red and black.On Sept. 15, Nike created a revolutionary basketball shoe, the voiceover said. On Oct. 18, the NBA threw them out of the game. Fortunately, the NBA cant stop you from wearing them. Air Jordans by Nike.The Air Jordan I came out in March 1985, at the then-exorbitant price of $65. Over the next nine months, Nike sold $100 million worth.The 31st iteration of the shoe will be worn, as has been tradition, by Jordan brand spokesman Russell Westbrook. Only the initial colorway will have the words BANNED on the bottom.In June, Nike said the sale of Jordan brand products equaled $2.7 billion, up 16 percent from the previous year. Jordan himself gets an undisclosed royalty from sales of the signature line. Nolan Patrick Flyers Jersey . 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The recently retired Stern was elected Friday to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame and will be enshrined with the class of 2014 on Aug.Siobhan-Marie OConnor has revealed her delight after making the shortlist for the Young Sportswoman of the Year award. The 20-year-old from Bath has enjoyed another incredible year in the pool and was one of the GB heroes in Rio when she produced fireworks in the 200m individual medley final and missed out on gold by a fingertip.She also smashed the British record by winning silver and her efforts have been rewarded with a nomination for the prestigious annual award for the second year running.OConnor, supported on the Sky Academy Sports Scholarship scheme since London 2012, said: Its such an honour to be nominated for Young Sports Woman of the Year among so many brilliant and inspiring girls. I cant wait for the evening to celebrate whats been a brilliant year for womens sport.The winner will be announced on December 8. The shortlists of finalists were recently confirmed for the 2016 Sunday Times Sportswomen of the Year Awards in association with Vitality. The Sportswomen winners will be revealed on December 8 OConnors rise has been a dramatic one having begun training in Bath at the age of nine. She has gone on to make her Olympic debut as a 16-year-old in London in 2012, secured six medals at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow and won relay gold at the World Championships in Kazan in 2015.But this year has been a stunner, with double gold and silver in the European Championships in May and three titles at the British Championships in Glasgow before her heroics in Rio.Full list of nominations for the 2016 top young sport star: Siobhan-Marie OConnor (Swimming)Catie Munnings (Motorsport)Ellie Robinson (Swimming)Amy Tinkler (Artistic Gymnastics)The nominations for the Sportswoman of the Year award:Nicola Adams (Boxing), Charlotte Dujardin (Equestrian), Jade Jones (Taekwondo), Johanna Konta (Tennis), Dame Sarah Storey (Track & Road Cycling), Laura Trott (Track Cycling)Full details of the shortlists and awards are on the official website Siobhan Marie OConnors video diary from the Rio Olympics Also See: About the Scholarship Meet the athletes Blogs Videos Galleries ' ' '