What a stupid title for a post. Do you use basketball equipment for its said purpose? That's like asking if you buy a car to drive it. Its a basketball shoe first, a stylish shoe second. That's the whole point behind the Air Jordan. Performance athletic gear that also happens to look very cool. Come on now.... I balled in every pair of J's I have until I stopped playing ball. But that list includes I's, III's, VII's, IX's, XI's, XII's, XIV's, XVIII's, 18.5's, XX's and the Carmelo 1.5's