Michael Jordan had anickname for Anfernee Hardaway—and it wasn’t Penny.
　　迈克尔·乔丹给安芬尼·哈达威走了绰号但绝不是“便士”。
　　“He called me‘Kid，’”said Hardaway，at 47the head coach of the University of Memphis men’s basketball team.It’s been 25 years since Hardaway decided to forgo his senior year at the school—where he’d emerged as a consensus first-team All-American，averaging 22.8points，85 rebounds.64 assists and2.4 steals a game as a junior—to dedare for the 1993 NBA draft.The 6-foot-7，silky smooth point guard had game like Magic Johnson’s，but with far more athleticism.
　　“他叫我‘小孩’。”47岁，如今担任孟菲斯大学男篮教练的哈达威说。如今距离哈达威放弃大学最后一年，宣布参加1993年NBA选秀已经过去了25年——那时的他是公认的全美最佳阵容人选，场均22.8分8.5篮板6.4助攻2.4抢断。身高2.01米，有着丝滑般柔和技术的哈达威球风像极了“魔术师”约翰逊，而且运动天赋更胜一筹。
　　Hewastaken at No.3 overall by the Golden State Warriors，a pick that was traded to the Orlando Magic on draft night in a blockbuster deal for the top overall selection，Chris Webher.
　　勇士在第三顺位选下了哈达威，但这个选秀权却在选秀日的大交易中被送到魔术，用于交换当年的状元克里斯·韦伯。
　　Along side a young and dominant big man in Shaquille O’Neal，Hardaway became the floor general of the future in Orlando.But during the 1993-94 season，his first year in the NBA he never got a chance to lace’em up against the greatest hooper on the planet.That’s because on Oct 6，1993，amonth before Hardaway’s rookie debut，Jordan announced his（first）retirement from the game of basketball to mourn the tragic murder of his father，James Jordan，and pursue a maior league baseball career.As Jordan grinded in the minors with a bat and cleats，the 22-year-old Hardaway caught his attention on the hardwood.
　　和年輕又具有统治力的内线沙奎尔·奥尼尔一起，哈达威成为魔术未来的场上司令。但在1993-94赛季，也就是哈达威的新秀赛季，他没有得到与地球上最伟大球员较量的机会。那是因为1993年10月5日，也就是哈达威新秀首秀前一个月，因为父亲詹姆斯·乔丹，也为了追求棒球生涯，乔丹宣布（第一次）退役。乔丹在棒球小联盟打拼时，篮球场上22岁的哈达威引起了他的兴趣。
　　”Michael expressed to a lot of people that he had the utmost respect for my game，”Hardaway remembered.”…and kind of deemed me the next kid coming up in the league.”Eventually，the greatest of all time and the prodigy would meet on the huge stage of the 1995 NBA playoffs.
　　“迈克尔跟很多人说过，他非常尊重我的比赛。”哈达威回忆道，“某种程度上把我认定为联盟里下一个接班的孩子。”篮球史上最伟大的球员和青年才俊最终在1995年NBA的季后赛中相遇了。
　　That’s when，for the first and only time in an NBA game during his career，Jordan wore another player’s sneakers.They were Hardaway’s—and this is that story.
　　也就是在那时，乔丹在他职业生涯中第一次，也是唯一一次，穿上了另一名球员的签名鞋。他穿的就是哈达威的鞋，这就是本文要讲的故事。 　　It all began during Hardaway’s rookie season，when all you had to do was look at his feet to know that he had the ultimate co-sign from His Airness.Hardaway，who was signed to Nike，asked if the brand would make him custom pairs of Air Jordan 9s.Jordan obliged，which made the Magic point guard one of the first players in the NBA（outside of Jordan himself） to wear player-exclusive（PE）Air Jordans.Remember—it wasn’t until 1997 that Nike officially launched the Jordan Brand，and Jordan hand-picked the first five players to endorse his products.Hardaway received pairs of Jordan 9 PEs，in black and white，accented with Magic blue and his No.1 stitched on the heel of each shoe.

　　一切始于哈达威的新秀赛季，其实只要看看他脚上的鞋，就知道他已得到了“飞人”的认可。和耐克签约的哈达威提出，公司能否为他定制几双AJ9。乔丹同意了，这让哈达威这个魔术控卫成为NBA最早一批（乔丹本人除外）穿上球員定制版AJ的球员。记住，耐克直到1997年才正式推出Jordan品牌，乔丹当时亲自挑选了五名球员代言自己的品牌。哈达威收到了几双黑色和白色的定制版AJ9，每双鞋的后跟处还配上了魔术的蓝色和他的1号。
　　“I really liked the shoe，”Hardaway said from his team’s practice facility in Memphis，Tennessee，wherehe stillhas one of the original pairs of PEs in the attic of his house.”I liked the look.So I’d asked if I could start getting those with my number.It was pretty cool，actually.”Come Hardaway’s second year in the league，he was the face of the Nike Air Night One，as the brand crafted his first signature shoe，the Air Max Penny 1，which wouldn’t debut until late 1995.
　　“我真的很喜欢那些鞋。”哈达威在球队位于田纳西州孟菲斯的训练馆里说道，他至今仍在家里的阁楼里保留了最初的一双定制球鞋。“我喜欢鞋的外形，所以我问能不能把我的号码绣上去。说实话，挺酷的。”哈达威进入联盟的第二年，他已经成为耐克AirFlight One的代言人。而且耐克还在设计他的第一双真正的签名鞋Air Max Penny 1，不过这双鞋直到1995年才正式推出。

　　In March of that year，Jordanreturned to the NBA after a 17-mouth retirement to once again play for the Chicago Bulls.Yet by then，there had been two big changes in the culture of the league.
　　那年三月，乔丹在退役17个月后重返NBA，再次披挂公牛球衣。但是那时，联盟的文化氛围出现了两个巨大的变化。
　　First，Jordan had switched from No.23 to No.45，which he wore while playing in the minors.And the Bulls were no longer the beast in the East.The Magic，led by the player Jordan knew was next up，emerged as the conferencds top seed heading into the 1995 playoffs.
　　首先，乔丹从23号换到了45号，这也是他在小联盟打球时穿的号码。而公牛也不再是东部最强的球队。在乔丹眼中接班人的带领下，魔术在1995年季后赛开打前成为了东部第一。
　　The fifth-seeded Bulls advanced to face the Magic during the Fastern Conference sernifinals that postseason.And Game 1 on May 7，1995，yielded one of the most iconic sneaker debuts：Jordan broke out the“Concord”Air Jordan 11s—the first shoe in basketball history to incorporate patent leather.The Concords would ultimately become the culture’s grail after they first dropped at retail in November 1995.But Hardaway got his hands onthem early. 　　那年季后赛排名第五的公牛突破首轮，和魔术在东部半决赛相遇。1995年5月7日的第一场比赛，堪称历史上最具标志性的球鞋首秀：乔丹穿上了“Concord”AJ11，这是历史上第一双配上漆皮的篮球鞋。Concord在1995年11月正式进入零售后立刻成为篮球鞋文化界圣杯般的存在，哈达威是最早触及圣杯的人。
　　“I remember asking for a pair right before that series started，” Hardaway said of the Concords，which the Jordan Brand rereleases Saturday—with the No.45 on the heels for the first time.”I got some and wore them to games throughout the whole series……I was in awe of how great the shoe looked.The patent leather on there was unreal.It Was futuristic，you know？That shoe was phenomenal.”
　　“我记得在那个系列赛开始前要了一双。”哈达威提到Concord时说道，当时鞋跟处还绣上了T45号“我得到了几双，整个系列赛都穿着那款鞋。这双鞋的美感让我震惊，鞋上的漆皮太厉害了。那属于未来主义，你懂吧？那双鞋太了不起了。”
　　Hardaway recalls wearing his Concords（which had No.23 on the heels.not No.45 like Jordan’s pair）in practice during the series. but he said he never considered rocking them in a game.”It wouldn’t have felt right，”he said.Perhaps that’s because there was some drama surrounding the shoe.After debuting them in Chicago’s 94—91 loss to Orlandoin Game 1，Jordan wore the Concords again in Game 2.But this time with his No.23 jersey， to which he’d returned，likely in response to the shade heard’roundthe basketball world一”No.45is notNo.23.”一delivered by Orlando’s Nick Anderson in the locker room after the series opener.
　　哈達威回想起东部半决赛期间他穿着Concord参加训练（他的鞋上绣的是23，不像乔丹绣的是45），但他从没想过在比赛里穿这双鞋。“那感觉不对。”他说。这也许和围绕着这款鞋出了一些闹剧有关。在半决赛第一场91比94输给魔术后，乔丹在第二场比赛里又穿上了Concord。但这次他穿的是23号球衣，这似乎是对篮球世界“45号不是23号”的回应——这也是魔术后卫尼克·安德森系列赛第一场结束后在更衣室里说的话。
　　“You kind of thought that was gonna happen. We whispered things like.‘At some point during the playoffs，be’s gonna come out in 23′—and he did，“Hardaway said.”Nick and I have never talked about his comments.But M.J.doesn’t miss anything.He’ll use anything as motivation……It was about…‘This is who I am.I’m not No.45.That was baseball.Now I’m back to being who I am：No.23′.And he had a monster game in Game 2.”Jordan dropped 38 points.with 7 rebounds，3 assists，4 steals and 4 blocks，propelling Chicago to even the series at 1-1.
　　“你有种感觉，这事情是会发生的。我们都在说，‘季后赛进行到某个阶段，他会穿着23号出来的。’他确实这么做了。”哈达威说，“尼克和我从来没聊过他对乔丹的评价。但MJ没错过一句话，他会把任何一件事当作动力……他好像在强调，‘这就是我，我不是45号那是打棒球的人，现在我回来了我是23号。’他在第二场打得非常好。”乔丹在那场比赛里拿到了38分7篮板，助攻4抢断4盖帽，带领公牛将大比分扳为1比1。

　　WITH HARDAWAY’S SHOES ON HIS FEET，JORDAN DAZZLED IN GAME 3 WITH A SERIES-HIGH 40POINTS.AND ON THAT NIGHT-WHICH WOULD NEVER HAPPEN AGAIN IN JORDAN’S CAREER.IT’S AMOMENT HARDAWAYSAYS HE’LL ALWAYS CHERISH.
　　穿着哈达威的鞋，乔丹在第三场比赛里拿下了整个系列赛最高的40分。这是乔丹生涯中的唯一一次。哈达威说，那是他永远都会珍惜的瞬间。

　　After two games in the Concords，Jordan was slapped with a$5，000 fine by the NBA for wearing the primarily white shoes，which violated the league’s uniform guidelines by not conforming to his team’s jersey or footwear.So before Game 3，Jordan had a decision to make.With a primarily black version of the Air Jordan 11 not yet available to him，which sneakers would he wear？Jordan could’ve returned to the Air Jordan 10 or any of his other iconic silhouettes.But instead，Jordan paid homage to the kid—taking the court for Game 3 at Chicago’s United Center in apair of Hardaway’s Nike Air Flight Ones.
　　穿着Concord打了两场比赛后，乔丹因为穿着主色为白色的球鞋，违反联盟关于球鞋配色必须与队服相配的规定而被罚款5000美元。第三场比赛前，乔丹必须做出决定。由于主色为黑色的AJ11还不能使用，他需要决定到底穿什么球鞋出场。乔丹可以选择AJ10或其他经典款，但他却选择向“小孩”致敬——在芝加哥联合中心进行的第三场比赛里，乔丹穿上了哈达威的耐克Air Flight One。
　　“It was very weird;”Hardaway said.
　　“这种感觉非常奇怪。”哈达威说。
　　The story of Jordan and the Air Flight Ones has often been chronided—but the tales contrast.Some say he borrowed a pair of Hardaway’s personal shoes.Others detail an agrement between Jordan and Hardaway for the greatest of all time to wear the youngster’s kicks.The question is，how did Jordan actually get a pair of the Air Flight Ones—especially on such short notice？
　　喬丹和Air Flight One的故事众所周知，但其中的细节却众说纷纭。有人说他找到哈达威借了几双鞋，有人说乔丹和哈达威达成协议，允许最伟大的球员穿年轻人的鞋。问题在于，乔丹究竟是怎么得到Air Flight One的？特别是在情形那么紧张的情况下。
　　“He’s Michael Jordan.Hewas the man. He didn’t ask me for them.He just told Nike to give them to him，”Hardaway said.“He said.‘Iey，man，give me some of the kid’s shoes.’I thought，Of course…how many pairs do you need？Do you needmine？n was like，‘That’s Michael Jordan…wearing MY shoes.’”
　　“他是迈克尔·乔丹，他是老大。他没找我要，他只是去找耐克了。”哈达威说，“他说，‘喂，给我几双那个孩子的鞋。’我心想，‘当然没问题，你想要多少双？需要我的吗？’那就好像，‘那可是迈克尔·乔丹……穿我的鞋。’”
　　Jordan apparently wore them on one condition—without Hardaway’s“1 Cent”on the heel tab of each shoe，which he allegedly cut off before playing.Yet to this day，Hardaway can’t confirm that part of the story.“I didn’t notice he cut the 1 Cent tab off;”he said.”I haven’t noticed it’s gone in the older pictures.I just notice the shoe…but maybe he did.”

　　不过乔丹显然也有条件——他的鞋后跟上不能有哈达威特有的“1分钱”，据说他在比赛前剪掉了这个标志。不过时至今日，哈达威也无法确认这个细节。“我没注意他剪掉了标签。”他说，“我在旧照片里没注意到标签没了。我只注意到鞋了……也许他真剪掉了。”
　　With Hardaway’s shoes on his feet，Jordan dazzled in Game 3 with a series-high 40 points.And on that night，he made sneaker history in another players shoes—which would never happen again in Jordan’s career.It’s a moment Hardaway says he’ll always cherish.“We all know that Michael Jordan is one of the fiercest competitors ever.He’s not gonna wear just anybody’s shoe…he wouldn’t do that for a lot of people，”Hardaway said.“Forhimto do that for me，it was the ultimate level of respect.”
　　穿着哈达威的鞋，乔丹在第三场比赛里拿下了整个系列赛最高的40分。在那个夜晚，乔丹穿着另一个球员的鞋创造了球鞋历史——这是乔丹生涯中的唯一一次。哈达威说，那是他永远都会珍惜的瞬间。“我们都知道迈克尔·乔丹是最有好胜心的人，他不会随便穿谁的鞋……他不会对很多人做这种事。”哈达威说，“他能为我做这样的事，这可以说是最高程度的尊重了。”