The Nike Air Jordan Shoes 12 was released in 1996/1997.In the 96/97 season Jordan saw himself being bounced off the MVP throne by Karl Malone,who won the honor with the slimmest margin one can think off.The Nike Jordan 12's were also one of the most durable AJ's to date.It seemed almost nothing could break these shoes down.One major disadvantage was that they pretty easily got dirty and was hard to clean.Especially the ones with white midsoles/soles.