The cleats were covered with black rectangles, a nod to Nike's "Banned" marketing campaign promoting the Air Jordan 1 in 1985. As the story goes, the NBA sent a letter to Nike in 1985 that stated ...

This year, he took to the field the Air Jordan 11 Player Exclusive (PE) cleats. Designed specifically ... A mix of white mesh and patent leather with red and black patterns on the mudguard.