The drop at a glance
| Release date | October 17, 2026 |
| Retail price | $205 |
| Style code | CT8013-105 |
| Colorway | Light Orewood Brown / Cacao Wow / Team Red, cinnamon-speckled mudguard |
| Where | SNKRS, Nike.com + Foot Locker, Finish Line, JD, Hibbett — full family sizing |
The story
The Air Jordan 12 — Tinker Hatfield's 1996 design inspired by the Japanese rising-sun motif and a women's dress shoe — is best known for the 'Flu Game.' Jordan Brand has made the 12 a holiday-season staple, and 2026's entry is the dessert-themed 'Egg Nog.'
The colorway trades the usual leather sheen for a Light Orewood Brown upper with a speckled, cinnamon-dusted mudguard, Cacao Wow browns on the Jumpman badge, and Team Red accents — echoing the success of past food-and-drink 12s.
As a wide release at $205, resale should hover near retail with a bump around holiday gifting — the play here is the seasonal story, not scarcity.
The deep cuts
- The Flu Game was June 11, 1997 — 38 points through a 103-degree fever in Game 5 at Utah, after which MJ handed his signed shoes and socks to Jazz ball boy Preston Truman.
- Truman held onto the pair until December 2013, when it sold at auction for $104,765 — at the time a record for game-worn shoes in any sport.
- The same Flu Game 12s later resold for $1.38 million at Goldin Auctions.
- MJ's trainer Tim Grover has long insisted the 'flu' was actually food poisoning — from a late-night delivery pizza in Utah.
How to cop
- Launch draw — enter the minute it opens; the raffle button above takes you there.
- Retailer raffles — the big accounts open entries in the days before the drop.
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