The Air Jordans 14 was released in 1999. And again, the designer is still Mr. Tinker Hatfield, but this time together with Mr. Mark Smith. The Air Jordans 14 was the last Air Jordans model that Michael would wear before his retirement. On January 13th 1999, MJ announced his retirement from the NBA for the second time. The inspiration for the design of the air jordans 14 was MJ's car - the Ferrari 550 M. The Air Jordans 14 was a great design and shoe for MJ to end his NBA basketball player career in. The Air Jordans 14 was the first Air Jordans model to feature laces with metal tips. There were total of 14 Jumpman logos on a pair of the Air Jordans 14.