Michael Jordan Made People Toss Out Their Sneakers If They Weren’t Wearing His Brand In The House
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Air Jordans are the most glorified sneakers in the NBA. It was reported in ‘The Last Dance’ documentary that Michael Jordan was inclined to sign with Converse, which was the most popular amongst the players back in the 1980s. Sneaker giant Nike was just an up and comer in the arena of basketball shoes. Nike reportedly paid Jordan $250,000, which was more than double any competitor was willing to pay. Over four decades later, Jordan cannot stand people wearing anything but his shoes.
Michael Jordan was very peculiar about his sneakers. He did not let the supposed NBA ban stop him from wearing his iconic ‘Air Jordan 1’. DJ Envy once asked Michael Jordan’s children if their father allowed them to wear any other shoes. Jeffrey, Jasmine, and Marcus Jordan were all on ‘The Breakfast Club’ podcast talking about their father and his documentary.
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One of the questions posed to them was in regards to if they wore anything but the Jordan brand. All of them said denied in unison. Further, Jasmine said that her father did not let her wear ‘light up’ sketches even as a 7-year-old.
Michael Jordan once threw out his 7-year-old daughter’s shoes
It is not absurd that Jordan did not let his children wear anything but Nike. He is quite a competitive person and is loyal to his brand. Iconically, Jordan once hid the reebok logo from the 1992 Dream-team Olympic ceremony outfit. Interestingly, he hid the Reebok logo with a United States flag.
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1984:
Nike hoped for $3 million in Jordan sales over 4 years.
2022:
Nike generates $3 million in Jordan sales every 5 hours. pic.twitter.com/8BcU5VqKzf
— Jon Erlichman (@JonErlichman) August 12, 2022
DJ Envy asked, “When you had friends come over, your dad would throw their sneakers away?”
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Marcus replied, “There is a funny story about Bow Wow. I was good friends, we were good friends with Bow Wow. When we were younger, he would come wearing Converse, he was doing the ‘Like Mike’ stuff”.
MJ’s children were on ‘The Breakfast Club’ with hosts DJ Envy and Angela Charlamagne and talked about Jordan and his competitiveness.
Jordan trash-talked opponents who wore his sneakers
Bulls legend MJ did not just force people to wear his sneakers, he would use it to his advantage. Jordan was notorious at trash talking his opponents, especially if they played wearing his shoes. While talking to Jim Jackson, Basketball Network uncovered a trash-talking anecdote.
After winning the Gold Medal, Michael Jordan and other athletes on the Dream Team draped the American Flag over their shoulders. The move was just as loyal to Nike as it was the United States 👟 pic.twitter.com/0dHWZ1gHpn
— Legends of Sport (@legends_ofsport) August 8, 2022
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Jordan told Jackson, “You know, you’re talking a lot of stuff to have my shoes on.”
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Michael Jordan and his Nike stories may be over the top, but they reflect his competitive nature to its best.
Do you own a pair of Jordans, or do you plan to own one?
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Tony Thomas