There were two special editions of the Air Jordan 22 model released. The first edition was released for Jordan's birthday on February 17. The second edition was the Jordan 22 shoes Omega model, part of the Alpha-Omega package. This Air Jordan Shoes model featured a laser-etched image of Jordan after he won his sixth NBA championship in 1998.
An brand new line of Jordans 22 shoes, which was also knew as the player editions or jordan 22 "PE" were released and Jordan AJF 8. They were first worn by NBA players from the Atlanta Hawks, Denver Nuggets, Detroit Pistons, and Dallas Mavericks.