Jordan has become a Nike icon but ESPN's 10-part documentary revealed he originally did not even want to meet with Nike in 1984.
Rather than a special pair of retros, the sneakers Jordan wore on that Sunday in March had been produced 13 years earlier, when the Air Jordan 1 became the first, some would say most iconic, model carrying the Bulls star's name to be released to the public.
"It's big pressure to come out here with new shoes and make a statement," Jordan told Rashad in the post-game interview."But you still have to come out here and play the game of basketball." The policy was the cornerstone of the so-called"51 percent rule" which, until it was lifted in 2000, required players to wear shoes that were 51 percent white and in line with what the rest of the team was wearing.
Adding to the myth surrounding the shoe, Jordan allegedly continued to wear the kicks anyway despite being fined $5,000 per game for doing so, while Nike happily footed the bill.
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