59 YO Comedian Once Faced Michael Jordan?s Wrath After Triggering $20.19 Billion Worth Bitter Memories: ?Oh Man, Killing Me?

The Michael Jordan-Nike helped His Airness become the first professional athlete to be a billionaire. The deal also helped Nike rack up billions and become one of the biggest athletic brands in the world. However, Nike was not the Hall of Famer’s first option when he entered the league. He had his eyes set on another major brand. But things did not work out.

Jordan is Nike through and through and it extends to his family as well. Notably, his son Marcus Jordan once cost his school a deal with a $20.19 billion worth brand because of his reluctance to wear its shoe. So it is no surprise when the 6x NBA champion heckled a comedian for wearing the brand’s sneakers.

Michael Jordan was not happy with the comedian

Michael Jordan was a major prospect when he entered the league in 1984. Many major brands queued up to get his signature, including Nike. Even though the brand was mostly associated with track athletes at the time, they were ambitious about the NBA. However, Jordan was keen on signing with Adidas, who were already popular around the world.

But Nike made an interesting offer with a signature shoe which nudged MJ to sign the dotted line. On the other hand, hours of negotiation with Adidas was not fruitful and a deal could not be struck despite Jordan’s efforts to make it happen. However, MJ put this behind him and soon helped transform Nike.

Cedric The Entertainer recently made an appearance on The Rich Eisen Show where he discussed a variety of interesting details. In one instance, he revealed about his multiple performances in Jordan’s house for his birthday parties. However, the 59-year-old once wore an Adidas shoe while performing and Jordan was not happy and started heckling.

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Cedric said, “Oh man, killing me. I didn’t even know why he was upset. I couldn’t figure it out until he was like, ‘What’s with those shoes?’.”?

This was when the comedian realized what made the Chicago Bulls legend furious.

Marcus Jordan’s reluctance to wear Adidas

Michael Jordan’s son Marcus Jordan played college basketball for the University of Central Florida. Notably, the school had a $3 million endorsement deal with Adidas. However, Marcus was promised during recruitment that he could wear Nike shoes, given Michael’s association with the brand. So Marcus wore the team’s Adidas jersey, but continued wearing Nike sneakers for games. But this did not sit well with the brand and they terminated the deal. However, all was not lost as Nike offered a new deal to the school.

Michael Jordan and Nike are one of the best player-brand partnerships ever. The deal was extremely profitable for both the parties, which also transformed the entire player-brand endorsement scenario in NBA. What do you think of the story? Comment and let us know.

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