SHOCK DROP: Air Jordan 1 “Shattered Backboard”

Debuting on August 13th.

Matt Varga July 12th, 2025 (updated)

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Updated July 12th, 2025: The Air Jordan 1 “Shattered Backboard” has SHOCK DROPPED on SNKRS here. (It has now ended). For more upcoming updates, here’s the latest on the Aqua 8s dropping on July 19th.

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Mens Air Jordan 1 Retro High OG "Shattered Backboard"

SKU: DZ5485-008

RETAIL PRICE: $185

RELEASE DATE: Aug 23, 2025

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With how many can’t miss sneakers have already touched down, attempting to project which will make the requisite end of year lists feels more like a fool’s errand than in any year prior. However, if your foray into sneakers came within the past decade, we can all but guarantee that the Air Jordan 1 “Shattered Backboard” will warrant heavy consideration, now checking off one of its final steps in its rollout with official images now touching down.

Back in 2015, it was a “perfect storm” combination of quality, storytelling, limited stock, and believe it or not, a relatively unexplored primary shade that led to the “Shattered Backboard” becoming the modern classic it now stands as. With these shots confirming the basketball-inspired insoles and crackled print shoe-box, we can confirm at least one of those aspects. We can’t speak to in-hand quality without, well, having this shoe in hand, but tumbled collar panels do indicate that Jordan Brand at least aimed at replicating the buttery leather from a decade ago.

In case you missed our previous coverage, the Air Jordan 1 “Shattered Backboard” is now expected on August 13th in adult + GS sizing, originally set to touch down in July. Catch the full suite of images for both size runs included below, and watch our Jordan Release Dates landing page for more updates.

Official Images Of The Air Jordan 1 “Shattered Backboard” (Men’s)

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Matt Varga, Junior Editor

Matt Varga is an Editor at SneakerNews. Initially earning a degree in Video Arts and Technology, he got his start in video editing and writing in the music world — primarily on hip-hop and electronic. A long-standing interest in sneakers led him to switching over to footwear. An avid collector, his favorite sneaker of all time comes down to either the Air Jordan 1 “Black Toe” and Air Jordan 5 “Laney,” his first ever pick-ups. When he’s not writing, you can find Matt cooking, traveling, attending concerts and when weather permits, on the handball court.