Jordan Brand just confirmed it: the original Space Jam colorway is coming back. The Air Jordan 9 “Space Jam,” style code HV4794-106, releases September 19, 2026, for $215, according to trade coverage from WWD and SneakerNews.com, timed squarely to the film’s 30th anniversary.

This is not a reinterpretation or a remix. The 2026 pair returns to the white leather upper, black nubuck mudguard, and True Red accents on the Jumpman, tongue text, heel globe, and number 23 detailing that defined the original, according to Nice Kicks’ rundown of the release. Jordan Brand also updated the shaping to sit closer to the original 1993 mold, a move outlets covering the drop describe as part of the brand’s ongoing push for historical accuracy in its retro reissues, rather than a modernized reinterpretation built for a different foot shape entirely.

The packaging leans hard into the anniversary angle. The shoe ships in Tune Squad-themed boxes printed with gym artwork pulled from the film, a detail Nice Kicks calls a reward for the collector as much as the sneakerhead. It’s worth noting, per SneakerNews, that Michael Jordan actually wore the Air Jordan 9 in gym-training scenes in the movie, while the Air Jordan 11 got the climactic on-court moment against the Monstars, so the 9’s connection to Space Jam is real but slightly more behind-the-scenes than people remember.

This will be the sixth retail release of this exact colorway, following prior returns in 2002, 2008, 2010, and 2016, per SneakerNews’ release history. Full family sizing is planned across Nike SNKRS and select retailers including Foot Locker and SNIPES US, which matters for a shoe with this much built-in nostalgia demand.

Key Points

• The Air Jordan 9 “Space Jam” (HV4794-106) releases September 19, 2026, at $215, confirmed by Jordan Brand and reported by WWD and SneakerNews.com.
• The white, black, and True Red colorway matches the original, with an OG-shaped mold closer to the 1993 silhouette.
• Custom Tune Squad packaging with printed gym artwork from the film accompanies the release.
• This marks the sixth retail release of the colorway since its 1996 debut, tied directly to Space Jam’s 30th anniversary.

Whether this drop turns into a genuine resale moment or a shelf-sitter probably depends on how much thirty years of nostalgia can outrun a sixth rerelease of the same shoe. But the timing is not an accident, and neither is the packaging. Jordan Brand knows exactly which decade it is selling back to you, right down to the gym-artwork lining nobody will see until they already own the box.