In September 1997,\u00a0Michael Jordan, unbeknownst to everyone including him, stepped into the final year of his glorious career with the Chicago Bulls, whom he had led to five NBA championships until then. MJ was a visionary, on and off the court. He was not going to retire just another great player who left and after some years, forgotten by the community and fans. He made sure that his legacy became part of history. Before his \u2018Last Dance\u2019 with the Bulls, the superstar announced the launch of a new entity, the \u2018Jordan Brand\u2019.<\/p>\n
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Nike and Jordan had earned an eye-watering sum of money\u00a0selling the Air Jordan shoes\u00a0for 13 years. So in 1997, the sports apparel brand decided to take the next step and give Jordan his own clothing and apparel line making him\u00a0\u201can unofficial CEO\u201d<\/em>\u00a0of his brand. MJ had huge plans for the brand. When asked about his vision for it, he said,<\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019d love in some point of time as the [Jordan] brand grows and proves to be successful, we separate ourselves from Nike and become more of an entity of it\u2019s own.\u201d\u00a0<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n Unsurprisingly, Nike did not let its biggest cash cow become an entity of its own. 27 years on, MJ, Nike, and the Jordan Brand remain attached to the hip. Together, they changed the sports apparel business quite similar to how the iPhone did for mobile phones. Even off the court, everything Michael Jordan touched turned to gold in the 1990s. However, his brand became the biggest piece of gold.<\/p>\nMichael Jordan earns an eye-watering sum of money from Jordan Brand<\/h2>\n
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