The Air Jordan sneakers have become a global phenomenon in the past 30 years. The launch point was Chicago where Michael Jordan began his NBA career in 1984. On the occasion of the Jordan XXX line being unveiled, ThePostGame takes a stab at blending the words of iconic Chicago poet Carl Sandburg in a modern artistic interpretation of the city he loved to illustrate the impact of the shoe.

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