Michael Jordan is one of the most well-known former athletes in the world, and there’s no doubt that many people view him as the greatest basketball player of all time.
There will be an upcoming movie titled “AIR” which talks about rookie Michael Jordan and Nike creating the Air Jordan brand, which is now obviously one of the most popular brands in the world. Actress Viola Davis will be playing his mother, and it was recently revealed that Michael Jordan personally selected her for the role. Davis reacted to the news, calling it “flattering” and adding that it “blew” her mind.
“I’m just hearing about it now,” said Davis, per Glenn Gardner and Kirsten O’Brien of People. “So yeah, so it blew my mind. I’m glad I didn’t know about it before.”
Viola Davis is one of the top actresses in history, and there’s no doubt that she will do a fantastic job in the movie. It will be interesting to see what the final product looks like, and Jordan’s input will likely help the realism of the movie itself. A lot of fans are already excited to see it.
Throughout his career, Michael Jordan averaged 30.1 PPG, 6.2 RPG, and 5.3 APG. There is no doubt that he was consistently the best player in the world while he was in the league, and a lot of people would agree that no other superstar has managed to surpass what Jordan has managed to achieve in his career.
Magic Johnson Regrets Not Signing With Nike During His Career
During his career, Magic Johnson famously signed with Converse to get flat-out cash, rather than committing to Nike and getting some stock in the deal. Now, Johnson regrets that decision, noting that Michael Jordan would have made him a lot of money.
“Now, I’ve never heard of stock at 19 years old. I had to take the money; I had to take the cash. Man, I would have been a trillionaire by now. If you think of getting that stock in 1979 and what it’s worth today? Yikes. It kills me every single time I think about that. Man, Michael Jordan would have been making me so much money.”
There’s no doubt that this was a missed opportunity for Magic Johnson, as Nike is now a huge company with a lot of worldwide reach and following. A lot of people from that time are likely feeling similarly about not investing in Nike, but to be fair to them, a company’s path to being elite is never straightforward and a lot of things could have gone wrong. However, it is clear that Nike persevered through the challenges, and are now a powerhouse in the sports industry.
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