Fun fact, the Air in Air Jordan was originally because they had air bladder insoles. I’m not sure they use that tech today but I remember pumping up my Nikes when I was a kid with a little basketball on the tongue.
Wow, I had totally forgotten about that! You're right, that's exactly how it worked -- if you had those you were basically the coolest kid in your elementary school, at least.
I think you’re remembering Reebok Pumps!
Such is the power of Nike's brand!!
I guess I wasn’t as cool as I thought!
Reebok Pumps had the basketball on the tongue.
Nike experimented with inflation methods on the collar, IIRC using external pumps.