Air Jordan 14 ‘Doernbecher’: Prices, History, Where to Buy

The Air Jordan 14 Doernbecher is the most Doernbecher-ing Doernbecher you’ll ever see. If you understand the AJ x Doernbecher collab, then you know what I mean. Let’s talk sneakers.

Air Jordan 14 Doernbecher Key Facts

Ethan Ellis designed the Air Jordan 14 ‘Doernbecher’ (CV2469-001), which released Dec. 7, 2019, for $200 as part of the Doernbecher Freestyle 2019 collection. A grade school version (CV2470-001) retailed for $150.

Jordan Brand and Doernbecher’s collabs come from young patients with life-threatening diseases. The kids are encouraged to express themselves freely with the designs and that agency often leads to wildly colorful results. The AJ 14 Doernbecher delivers on that promise with a sneaker that’s unlike anything else you’ve seen.

Ellis, then 16 and from Vancouver, Washington, was born with hypoplastic left heart syndrome. He received a heart transplant at Seattle Children’s Hospital in 2019.

What the Details on the Air Jordan 14 Doernbecher Mean

The purple, black and shimmery reptile accents nod to his favorite team, the TCU Horned Frogs. The No. 6 on the right heel represents his six heart surgeries, and the laces list the hospitals where he received care.

The tongue shouts out Lil’ Rey, a fellow patient, and an EE monogram sits on the lateral ankle. A Space Needle graphic on the left heel honors Seattle.

Air Jordan 14 Doernbecher Prices

The shoe is resale-only now and trades well above its $200 retail price.

As gaudy as it is, there is something magical about it. It’s not a pair I’d cop, but I can still respect it.

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