Quentin Richardson Revealed How Michael Jordan Graciously Gave Him a Shoe Deal
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Quentin Richardson kicked off his NBA career with the LA Clippers. He was partnered with Darius Miles, a duo that had taken the league by storm with their chemistry.
Before that, the Clippers had hardly any relevance in the league, but it is from here that Quentin’s career picked up. In fact, Richardson also had the chance to meet Michael Jordan and even sign with the brand. This story is worth everyone’s attention.
Couldn’t fathom meeting Michael Jordan
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On, ‘The Ringer’, Quentin revealed the “crazy story” of his first encounter with Jordan. He explained that he grew up a block away from where his ex-wife’s family stayed. And Jordan had a court in that backyard and used to turn up in the hood once in a blue moon.
“One day I am standing in front of my crib, I grew up in front of and this was my senior year and I was getting ready to go to school,” he narrated.
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He painted a picture that kids were running around and going bonkers when Jordan had come. Then he said, “One of the little kids then said, ‘Hey Q, MJ wants to see you. He is in the next block’.
“Me and my homeboy were sitting there like, ‘Yeah, right.’ And He was like, ‘We have got to make this walk, just in case,’ Quentin continued.
“So, I am walking over. I am looking and I am like, ‘Oh!’ Man turn around and hit me with the ‘What’s up, Q?’ I down there died right there.” He described his first meeting with his idol, “The coolest thing ever.”
Signing with his brand
In the interview, he described the feeling of being signed with the Jordan brand. He confessed that when he signed with them, the brand had just started off.
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Only a few other players like Eddie Jones, Ray Allen, etc were a part of it. So when he and D. Miles had gone for a camp, Jordan was there.
When Quentin told him that his agent was trying to get them a shoe deal, as per Richardson, MJ was like, ‘You all don’t worry about it. You are going to come with me.’ And we didn’t even know what that meant.”
He used the word, “blessed” to be associated with the brand. Who wouldn’t want a shoe deal with the most popular shoe brand in the world? Well, it seems like Quentin was one of the lucky ones.
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