June 11th, 1997, Game 5 of the NBA finals is forever known as the "Flu Game," and the red and black sneakers Michael Jordan wore became known as the "Flu Game 12's."

I came to know about this shoe through Eric Thomas and his motivational mixtape which I had on repeat from 2012 - 2015. ET tells the story about Michael Jordan's Flu Game the best.
The story goes something like this..."Suffering from flu-like symptoms, it is bad news for the Bulls. How much, how long and how hard will Michael Jordan be able to go?" says the commentator before the Chicago Bulls play Utah Jazz in Game 5 of the NBA Finals. As it stood, both teams were tied 2-2 so for Jordan, he had to play in whatever condition he was in. There is plenty of video footage on Youtube where you can see Jordan fuelling himself with liquids, holding himself up with his hands on his knees and covering his head in a towel on the bench. Regardless of how he looked, he mustered the energy to perform. "Stuck the dagger in them with the 3," the commentator cheers at one point. You can tell he is smiling. The Bulls ended up winning the game 90-88 with Jordan putting 38 points up, 7 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 steals and 1 block.

"My flu game is better than your best game" sums it up perfectly.

- Stampsolector