In addition to the 2025 return of the “Pearl” Nike Air Foamposite Pro famously featured in Spike Lee’s “He Got Game,” the model will also be making a comeback in a lesser-seen yet revered look.
According to @zsneakerheadz and Sneaker Files, the Nike Air Foamposite Pro in “Pine Green” is slated for a holiday ’25 retro release. This will be the first time the colorway has been reissued following its debut appearance in September 2011. Considerably more subtle than some of the more vibrant and graphic-adorned Foamposite releases from its era, the “Pine Green” colorway mixes the forest green shade with black accents including on its lateral Swoosh logo.
A closer look at the green Foamposite material reveals an iridescent color-shifting treatment similar to what is seen on the recently reissued Nike Air Flightposite in metallic gold. Hints of purple can be seen in the “Pine Green” look depending on how the light hits it. And less than a year after the original “Pine Green,” Nike issued an Air Foamposite Pro in “Gym Green” which leaned more toward the purple side of the color spectrum.
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The Air Foamposite Pro model was originally released in 1997 alongside Penny Hardaway’s Air Foamposite One signature sneaker. Unlike the latter, which featured Hardaway’s “1 Cent” logo on the tongue, heel and outsole, the Air Foamposite Pro was not tied to a specific player.
Its upper uses the same heat-molded manufacturing process and features Zoom Air cushioning, but the Air Foamposite Pro added a large TPU Swoosh on the lateral side and replaced Hardaway’s logos with that of Nike’s. In addition to appearing in “He Got Game,” where it was worn by Ray Allen’s Jesus Shuttlesworth character, the Air Foamposite Pro was worn on the NBA court by players such as Tim Duncan.
Although the “Pine Green” Air Foamposite Pro wasn’t connected to an athlete or celebrity, its unique colorway made it a hit with fans of the sneaker franchise in ’11. A year later, in February 2012, the much-hyped “Galaxy” Air Foamposite One was released, which brought new levels of attention to both models.
The Nike Air Foamposite Pro “Pine Green” is expected to be released during the holiday ’25 season at a retail price of $230. The ’11 iteration is pictured here.
