JD Sports Unleash the Air Jordan 4 ‘Black Cat’ into the Wild

are dialling down the lights and cranking up the menace. The is back, and it's showing up after dark like it’s never heard of curfew.

The recipe is familiar – and that’s exactly the point. Black nubuck smoothed to perfection, tonal mesh inserts that vanish into the upper, matte wings, and a sculpted midsole that looks like it was carved out of a monolith. But for 2025, have thrown one crucial bone to the purists: the heel now flashes a clean stamp, dragging this black-out beast closer to OG territory.

Everything else stays vicious and delicious. Gloss-black hardware. Lights-out midsoles. That unmistakable AJ4 stance designed by back when hoops hardware still looked like machinery. Even standing still, the ‘Black Cat’ has the kind of posture that makes other colourways question their life choices.

Need a quick history lesson? Grab your notepad. The ‘Black Cat’ nickname traces directly back to himself – a moniker teammates and opponents used to describe the way he moved on court. Jordan stalked games with panther-like patience, exploding into passing lanes, gliding through traffic, and striking with that cold, predatory precision only he possessed.

Expect this thing to evaporate faster than your New Year’s resolutions. The 2020 retro turned into a ghost almost instantly – this one will be no different. If you’ve ever uttered the words ‘I’ll cop it next time,’ congratulations: this is next time. For anyone planning a household takeover, JD Sports have the full-family size run locked in.

To land a pair, you’ll need to hit the raffle – no casual sideline lurking here. The draw opens Friday 21 November and wraps up on Thursday 27 November.

Move accordingly… or get left in the dark.