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Originally released in 1997, Nike Basketball debuted its Foamposite technology in the form of two models — the Nike Air Foamposite One and Air Foamposite Pro. Penny Hardaway debuted the One in the only original colorway to release, which also featured his 1CENT logo. The Pros featured an added jewel Swoosh on the sides and no Penny branding to help set to two apart. After the Foamposite Pro became the first of the two to retro, it took quite some time for the Foamposite One to make its return —an idea hard to fathom today. In 2001, the Foamposite Pro retroed for the first time, beginning a run of seven colorways that would release over the span of five years. And after a long hiatus, the Foamposite One returned in four colorways in 2007, including the original "Royal" style worn by Hardaway. Still, Foamposites weren’t what they are today. Sure, the "Royal" Ones did well — even the ‘Blackout’ colorway, but the other two releases in late ’07 managed to hit sales racks in some places. In 2008, the first House of Hoops exclusives came and went, but other than that, Foam releases were still few and far between. From 2009 through 2012, both models continued to gain momentum with coveted releases like "Eggplant" and "Copper." However, in February of 2012, hype for the line would change forever with the introduction of the "Galaxy" Foamposite One. The first Foamposite released with an all-over graphic, the starry All-Star Weekend sneaker caused widespread hyseteria and Nike was forced to cancel its online release, as well as many in-store releases. Thus, the shoes were even more difficult to obtain.
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