These Air Jordan 5s Are Never Releasing

What many suspected about the "Fab Five" Air Jordan 5s when they were unveiled this weekend has turned out to be true: the shoes aren't releasing at retail. Nike confirmed that detail in a post on Wednesday that offers the best look at the shoes yet.

The shoe, which references the University of Michigan's legendary Fab Five squad, has a maize colorway tied to the school and other collegiate details on the tongue. There's also a "five times" hand sign on the heel that should be familiar to fans of the team.

Nike calls this Jordan 5 a gift from designer Tinker Hatfield to friends and family of Jordan Brand. Hatfield himself picked the shoe as the canvas to celebrate the team.

"If you were watching college basketball in the early ‘90s, the Fab Five stuck with you," he said. "They brought a new style of play. They had swagger to their game that I hadn’t seen at the college level before. They became one of the most iconic teams in college sports."