The Air Jordan X represents an important landmark in Jordan's basketball career. This represents Jordan's first retirement from the NBA. Inscribed on the soles of the shoes is a list of Jordan's accomplishments up to 1993. The list of accomplishments is as follows (1985–1994):

85 ROOKIE OF YEAR

86 63 POINTS

87 SCORING TITLE

88 DUNK CHAMP

89 ALL DEFENSE

90 SCORES 69 POINTS

91 MVP/CHAMPIONSHIP

92 MVP/CHAMPIONSHIP

93 MVP/CHAMPIONSHIP

94 BEYOND

This shoe was also known as "the comeback sneaker" because while the Air Jordan X was in the production stages, Jordan was seemingly finished with basketball and had taken up the game of baseball. But as baseball went on strike, Jordan was left with nothing to do and decided to return to the game he had dominated for so many years. He returned to the game of basketball on March 19, 1995 wearing the Air Jordan X’s, but unlike many other of his shoes which had the number “23” engraved in them, the X’s had the number “45” on them because Jordan was forced to wear the number 45 because his old number 23 had been retired.

The "Chicago Bulls" color way will release in the Fall of 2011.

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