A Nigel Sylvester x Air Jordan 4 RM Is Releasing in Fall 2024
BMX and basketball are brought together once again.
Nigel Sylvester is the king of “Bike Air” at Jordan Brand. With a collaborative Air Jordan 1 and unreleased takes on the Air Ship plus another Air Jordan 1 to his name, plus many a viral moment — nobody else is bustin’ barspins in the Air Jordan 1 “Rust Pink” — Sylvester’s legacy at the Jumpman is well established, and it’s set to enter a new chapter in 2024 with the release of an Air Jordan 4 RM collaboration.
If the Air Jordan 4 RM isn’t a name that’s familiar to you, it’s because it’s a brand-new silhouette that, at the time of writing, has yet to receive proper visual documentation. Essentially a takedown of the Air Jordan 4, the Air Jordan 4 RM features paneled mesh details on its upper and a wrap-around overlay cage, with both Nike and Air Jordan branding plus, on this iteration, Nigel Sylvester-specific details. The bottom half, however, is said to be unchanged for a direct nod to Michael Jordan’s fourth signature sneaker. Color-wise, a plethora of shades are reportedly present, with “Black,” “Sail,” “Dark Smoke Grey,” “University Red,” “Midnight Green” and “Metallic Platinum” all staking a claim.
Jordan Brand is no stranger to using the Air Jordan line to serve as canvases for takedown models: the Air Jordan 7-esque True Flight, the Air Jordan 6-adjacent Team II and the Air Jordan 5-bordering Spike Forty are just a few recent examples of a veritable Rolodex of altered iterations (and that’s not even mentioning the wealth of fusion-style silhouettes). However, Sylvester’s star power may help the Air Jordan 4 RM find a more welcoming audience, and involving the well-known BMXer appears to be a sensible follow-up after the Air Jordan 4 SB was released to rave reviews earlier in 2023.
Though an official release date has yet to be announced, the Nigel Sylvester x Air Jordan 4 RM will be dropping as part of Jordan Brand’s Fall 2024 lineup, meaning it should arrive sometime between July and September. Keep it locked for more info as it’s made available.
