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After Nike released Air Jordan sneakers in 1985, the NBA banned Michael Jordan from wearing them because it's colours didn't match his team's uniform. Nike supposedly paid the fine of $5000 the NBA charged Jordan each game so he would continue wearing them.
Michael Jordan was fined $5000 for every game that he wore Air Jordans (as shoes violated NBA league policy). He made an estimated $90 million in 2013, more than any other active or retired athlete, largely from Nike royalties.
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There is a man who stomped on someone's face while wearing Air Jordans. He is suing NIKE for failure to warn him that they could be considered dangerous weapons.
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When Nike took the Air Jordan line public they only expected to earn $3 million in the first three years, but the line was so popular it made $130 million in the first 12 months.
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Even while holding the record for the single highest paid season for one player in NBA history, Michael Jordan made more money last year alone than in his entire active NBA playing career from his jump man and air Jordan royalties.
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The first Air Jordan's were actually banned from being used, and that Michael Jordan was fined 5,000 every time he used them
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Herbert Hedges, a semi-retired Nike employee that the company calls upon to testify in cases involving its sneakers. Hedges played a role in identifying Aaron Hernandez's Air Jordan 11s during his murder trial.
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Brian Jungen, an artist who made art exhibits made to look like Canadian aboriginal masks, from Nike Air Jordans
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The Jumpman logo used by Nike for Air Jordan's came from a photo shoot of MJ doing The ballet move grand jeté and was not consistent with the way he jumped.
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The rapper Drake owns a pair of solid gold OVO Air Jordan 10s, made by artist Matthew Senna. According to the owner, the shoes weigh about 100 pounds.
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When Michael Jordan wore air nikes to basketball games, he was fined 5,000 dollars, but Nike would always pay the 5,000 dollar fine each game.
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Although Kobe Bryant recently beat Michael Jordan on the all-time points scored list, "his airness" played 4 seasons less, amounting to about a 200 game difference
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After Hanes aired a commercial where Michael Jordan wore a Hitler Mustache they saw a boost in quarterly sales.
The silhouette in Nike's Air Jordan "Jumpman" logo is wearing pants. - source
The Jordan 3 True Blue will re-release in an OG(original) form on 11/25/2016. The last time this sneaker was released in OG form was 28 years ago(1988). This sneaker was also retro-ed only once back in 2009;2011. The remastered iteration of the OG AJ3 True Blue will sport the iconic "Nike Air". - source
In 1985, Michael Jordan was fined $5000 from the NBA for each game that he played wearing Air Jordan 1's. The reason was because the commissioner had a problem with the color scheme: it lacked white.
Michael "Air" Jordan wanted to sign a shoe deal with Adidas after he was drafted. Adidas passed favoring instead to sigh Centers and Tall players - source
