We got a first look today at the Black/Cement Grey Air Jordan 3 thanks to @zsneakerheadz (IG).

Introduced back in 1988, the “Black/Cement” edition is a beloved colorway and synonymous with greatness, as it was worn only once in a game by Michael Jordan during the 1988 NBA All-Star game when he won his first of 3 All-Star game MVPs. Thankfully, this 2024 retro version remains true to its original design by featuring the nostalgic Black, Fire Red, Cement Grey, and Sail color scheme along with its black tumbled leather, signature elephant print overlays, and Fire Red details. The “Nike Air” branding on the heel and enhanced cushioning with visible Air units complete this updated classic.

Release Information: Save the date—November 23, 2024 is when they’ll drop at select Jordan Brand stores and online at Nike.com. The sneakers will be available in multiple sizes, with men’s pairs priced at $220, grade school at $150, preschool at $90, and toddler at $75.

Let us know how much you love (or hate) them here: AIR JORDAN 3 BLACK CEMENT – NOVEMBER 23, 2024

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Wednesday at 12:54 AM #1

nostalgia94

Just my view but I dont see these shock dropping and I see them sitting heavily 🤷🏻‍♂️

Wednesday at 1:05 AM #2

blacklion23

Eh, I doubt it. Even with the imperfections, shoe is a classic, and it’s that time of year when releases like this move quickly. Maybe a bunch of restocks here and there, maybe. But not sitting to go on sale or anything. If black toe 14s are moving these definitely will.

Wednesday at 1:43 AM #3

iTookanL

Wednesday at 2:30 AM #4

truenike81

Balls down to getting the right pair you like

Wednesday at 4:11 AM #5

headdetective

eBay

Wednesday at 5:23 AM #6

nostalgia94

blacklion23 said:

Eh, I doubt it. Even with the imperfections, shoe is a classic, and it’s that time of year when releases like this move quickly. Maybe a bunch of restocks here and there, maybe. But not sitting to go on sale or anything. If black toe 14s are moving these definitely will.

Sitting as in not an immediate sell out, probable be gone at the end of the week from retail stores. People just arent spending rn on kicks vs holiday travel, food and giftts

Wednesday at 5:32 AM #7

headdetective

No ones ever gifted you any shoes before bro?

Wednesday at 2:08 PM #8

Magic33

nostalgia94 said:

Sitting as in not an immediate sell out, probable be gone at the end of the week from retail stores. People just arent spending rn on kicks vs holiday travel, food and giftts

Where do you get this from?

Wednesday at 2:27 PM #9

nostalgia94

Magic33 said:

Where do you get this from?

my brain 😂

Wednesday at 2:42 PM #10

bigjny88

Wednesday at 3:18 PM #11

headdetective

I can only take you but so serious if you tie and tuck your laces behind the tongue

Wednesday at 9:06 PM #12

jordanhead718212

Praying for a good pair :lol

Wednesday at 9:25 PM #13

urn0tlike

jordanhead718212 said:

Paying for a good pair :lol

Much easier

Wednesday at 11:00 PM #14

Davey Magoo

Don’t love the EP in some pix.

Looks fine in others.

…where have I heard that before?

Yesterday at 8:15 AM #15

strongthetruth

Arcanum512 said:

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you do know that these shoes vary from release to release? sometimes heavily. just look at the conversation above my post here. happens to me sometimes with Nike, and constantly with adidas. yeezy's especially would change sizing drastically from colorway to colorway of the same model. It's fair to ask about sizing of specific models on an enthusiast forum.

Lol no they do not vary heavily whatsoever. I’m 40 and have been wearing a size 10 in Jordan’s since I was in 9th grade. That’s over 25 years. Guys just don’t know their true size and think we should know for them 😂

Yesterday at 8:21 AM #16

g-time

Been a 13 since 8th grade in '99. So for exactly 25 years 😆

Yesterday at 8:28 AM #17

rvd26

Any word on a shock drop for today?

Yesterday at 8:31 AM #18

headdetective

Relax

Yesterday at 9:26 AM #19

CoachBon

nostalgia94 said:

Sitting as in not an immediate sell out, probable be gone at the end of the week from retail stores. People just arent spending rn on kicks vs holiday travel, food and giftts

Yesterday at 9:37 AM #20

da r entertainment

Supporter

Finally about to get my 2018 pair cleaned this week in preparation for alternating between those and the pair this year.

Yesterday at 11:41 AM #21

comacoma33

Shock drop today?

Yesterday at 1:07 PM #22

Chopsticks

comacoma33 said:

Shock drop today?

Tomorrow :emoji_eyes:

Yesterday at 2:49 PM #23

zombiejohnny

Chopsticks said:

Tomorrow :emoji_eyes:

Have we gotten shock drops on a Friday? That would really be a shock drop since we wouldn't expect it on a Friday lol.

Yesterday at 10:33 PM #24

threeforthewin

Some official pics from Footlocker.. what you reckon ?

Yesterday at 10:42 PM #25

g-time

I reckon I’ll get a pair and move on to the next.

Yesterday at 10:43 PM #26

sphynx

Yeah, a pair and good works.

I already got one of my reseller students grabbing me a pair for retail if this turns out to be harder than expected. Doubt it will be

Yesterday at 10:48 PM #27

Patchenhz

threeforthewin said:

Some official pics from Footlocker.. what you reckon ?

they finally updated the app...

Today at 6:04 AM #28

nostalgia94

You can buy a 9.5 on goat for $70 over retail and tax lol, yea these arent doing numbers like people think. Just watch

Today at 6:12 AM #29

strongthetruth

nostalgia94 said:

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You can buy a 9.5 on goat for $70 over retail and tax lol, yea these arent doing numbers like people think. Just watch

Blk cement retros have never been hard to get. These are no different.

32 minutes ago #30

zombiejohnny

Yeah these will be plentiful and we're all gonna eat but they still will sell out.

Aug 5, 2024 #1

DB Cooper

iTookanL said:

Damn they look like the 2018 pair again smh

Dudes on release day…

Oct 25, 2024 #2

ill4eva

If the shoe tree can improve the shape of the shoe, imagine what putting your foot into them will do. I know this idea seems very foreign to some of you, but try it out sometime. It’s pretty crazy

Oct 15, 2024 #3

buddhashark

truenike81 said:

No official images from Nike

They haven’t found a good enough pair yet.

Oct 15, 2024 #4

WASHED KING

No grown man should be wearing socks that look like that.

Sep 27, 2024 #5

iTookanL

LN4

Jul 13, 2024 #6

iTookanL

My custom pair I did on the 2020 red cement pair during Covid

Sep 4, 2024 #7

MJO23DAN

I need this Air Jordan 3

Oct 20, 2024 #8

djpaul23sabong

Probably the best pair ive seen😲

Oct 28, 2024 #9

GrizzlyAnimal

May 6, 2024 #10

truenike81

Sep 25, 2024 #11

Quiggles706

I didn’t make this 😂

Sep 5, 2024 #12

headdetective

I run straight to the mute button

May 10, 2024 #13

WASHED KING

Other people having the same shoes as me don’t bother me cause I know their fits aren’t touching mine so it’s not an issue.

Sep 28, 2024 #14

djpaul23sabong

They look good here tho.

Oct 30, 2024 #15

buddhashark

My 6-yo daughter saw a picture of Kanye wearing these and absolutely needs them. She wrote a letter to Santa asking for them last night, but he has never come through for her in the past so I’m not hopeful. Please help me make her dream a reality if you can. She wears a mens size 10.5 btw.

Aug 17, 2024 #16

RyGuy45

Kierris said:

Wait you mean to tell me the OGs had imperfections too? But the guys on NT told me all OGs were perfectly shaped and had consistentcy throughout every release

OGs - Imperfections
Retros - "Complete butchering, we're not even trying here and yes we know we're on the 5th release now of this shoe."

Oct 30, 2024 #17

Kierris

Dude: I spent all I had getting my kid the best gifts I could afford but couldn't get him what he desired the most. I feel like I let him down😔

NT: Man that sucks, we've all been there before... We got you man, enjoy!

Dude: Thank you so much! He loves them, NT is the best!

NT: No problem, glad we could help... Btw what were the other gifts you got him?

Dude: PS5, a couple pair of amiri jeans, and court side seats to the Lakers game.

NT:

Dude:

Jul 9, 2024 #18

forest hills

With the way people are reacting in here you'd think it was some of you guys' first time following a major release.

1. Release gets announced. Thread is made.
2. People show up and depending on the shoe, are elated and talking about copping multiples.
3. The people with the last release still DS (they own several pairs) show up to tell everyone they won't be copping.
4. Pre-release speculation and general thread banter persists until early photos finally drop.
5. Finally a (low resolution) photo of a pair (that was stepped on) surfaces online after being ripped from the first batch of non QC'd, early production pairs that were smuggled out of some factory.
6. People voice their disdain for a pair that usually is not even indicative of what retail pairs will look like. Some people even talk about passing despite the fact that they are NOT what the retail pair will look like.

Etc etc you get the point. We've all been here before. Be forreal guys. 😆

Mar 29, 2024 #19

SoleByThePound

Chopsticks said:

Kanye made the BC3 what it is today NOT MJ

Sep 27, 2024 #20

marztharealist

Leaving this here for those who STILL don't think the 2024's are off HEAVILY...

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Sep 11, 2024 #21

forest hills

1978S said:

This is why lots of folks in the IG comments are saying they like the 2018's better.

They just don't know any better.

They're young and grew up during the Gentry and post-Gentry era of garbage retros.

It's what they grew up on, but can't blame them.

Shout out @forest hills as being one of the few youngins that get it.

Appreciate the love. I'm telling ya man. The day JB starts trying to please that side of the sneaker community, we are going to end up back in the dark ages of Jordan Brand. For example I've seen so many people around my age or older even, complaining online about the higher PL cut on 11s and hating the glitter accents on the OG 8s (Aquas in particular). And I know preferences are thing but I just shake my head seeing that nonsense.

The goal of these retro releases should be to faithfully recreate the original look that Moore and Kilgore intended for the Jordan 1 and 2, and what Tinker intended for the 3 thru 15. These shoes that we all love are not only just that, but they are art. When you sit a pristine pair of OGs next to a modern retro, the difference is night and day. For example: 1991 Black Infrared 6s. The higher tongue, the white/grey cut lines that pop out at you and break up the monotony of the black Durabuck, the leather-like contrast heel, I could go on.

Seeing a pristine pair makes my eyes widen. That is how they were meant to look. That is how modern iterations should look. The fact that a lot of the younger crowd would look at those above and not care nor see anything special about them is wild to me. Same goes for these 3s. The fact that dudes can look at the OGs in all their sleek,well proportioned, aerodynamic glory and then still say that the the clunky *** 2018 release or even that this current one looks better, is crazy.

Aug 17, 2024 #22

SoleByThePound

Kierris said:

Wait you mean to tell me the OGs had imperfections too? But the guys on NT told me all OGs were perfectly shaped and had consistentcy throughout every release

Jun 12, 2024 #23

bestintheworld

STUSSYDREAMER said:

Anybody in here like the Infrared 3’s that released back in 2014?

I prefer these over the BC3 but that could change my mind when it’s released 😄👌

Oct 4, 2024 #24

DB Cooper

TipsyMcStagga said:

I like the 2019 black cement 4s 🤷🏾‍♂️

Mar 12, 2024 #25

pr0phecy718

Sep 27, 2024 #26

ill4eva

Maybe Jordan Brand is adjusting the toebox as a form of modernization, because let’s face it - Sneakercons are full of fat bastards. Ain’t no way they’re fitting into those 88 OGs without going half a size up.

Feb 13, 2024 #27

dhtowng

Supporter

Supposedly

Sep 4, 2024 #28

jordan4eva23

bestintheworld said:

I am getting a pair regardless of how butchered they may end up being / looking.

Am I part of the problem? Probably, but I don’t care. It is what it is.

Regardless of the slight differences between these and 2018 pairs. I will be buying too lol

Sold my worn and DS pair In anticipation for this release. You always need a pair of Nike Air Bc3 in the collection/rotation.

When 3s are done correct, they are simply even more beautiful!