This was Charles Barkley’s first solo shoe. He had strayed away from the Force, and went on his own midnight run. The problem was, how do you market a madman? How do you market insanity? It took Nike developers a long time to figure out. But once he moved from Philly to Phoenix, it was easy. He was given his own talk show, he was MVP, and he went to the NBA Finals. The Air Max CB2 featured a high top design, the patented Nike Air technology, visible through the air bubble at the heel of the shoe, and also featured a lace- locking system.