Air Jordan 28 'Westbrook OKC Away'
Colorway: Photo Blue/White/Black · Style code: 555109-402 · Release date: June 8, 2013 · Price: $400 · Availability: Available now
More colorways: Air Jordan 28 'Elephant' (555109-004) · Air Jordan 28 'Locked and Loaded' (555109-007) · Air Jordan 28 'Bright Citrus' (555109-008) · Air Jordan 28 'Stealth All-Star' (555109-010) · Air Jordan 28 'Carbon Fiber' (555109-020)
The XX8 arrived in February 2013 as the most aggressive thing Tinker Hatfield had done with the line in years: a tall outer shroud, closed by a zipper, concealing the shoe that actually plays.
Underneath sits FlightPlate, a Pebax plate seated directly over the Zoom Air units so the cushioning compresses against something rigid rather than against foam. That was the performance argument; the shroud was the story.
Russell Westbrook wore player versions through his Thunder years, which ran from 2008 to 2019 and left him the franchise's all-time leading scorer. This pair takes Oklahoma City's away palette and prints it in multicolor across the exterior shroud, with a Dynamic Fit inner bootie beneath. It released in June 2013 at $250. Player makeups on the 28 were produced in small numbers and generally did not match anything sitting on a retail shelf.