Scottie Pippen helped Nike introduce the first Nike Air More Uptempo in 1996, and since then, it has been re-released in 2010, 2016, and 2020. It was also unveiled in the form of the Nike Air More Uptempo 96 Black White (2023).

Even though the Nike Air More Uptempo has been around for almost three decades, not much has changed about it. It still has a mostly black nubuck upper with pops of white around the large “AIR” letters on each side of it. It also still has a black jewel Swoosh on its heel, as well as a full-length Air unit along the bottom of it and a big white Swoosh on the outsole.

But in our expert opinion, Nike has done the right thing by leaving this sneaker alone over the years. It struck all the right chords when it was first unveiled during Pippen’s playing days, so there is no sense in Nike messing with perfection. The Nike Air More Uptempo 96 Black White (2023) was released on October 15, 2023.