When word first broke on the Jordan Brand Tokyo23 initiative including the newly launched website and Air Jordan V Retro T23, the general consensus was that Tokyo23 would represent a JB retail space in Japan’s capital. Perhaps now we have confirmation of a slight change in this expectation, as what’s going on there appears to be something closer to Jordan Brand’s annual Quai54 streetball tournament in Paris. And having just seen a Quai54-edition AJ5, it seems logical that the T23 version would be released for a similar occasion. Further adding to the intrigue is this sample pair as pictured with a 2011 NBA All-Star insole, a detail we’re fairly certain will change for the final release model. Click through to see more images, let us know what you think so far and stick with Sneaker News for updates on these and everything else related to Jordan Tokyo23. via Kinetics
