Killer Mike has shared an open letter to Michael Jordan, in which the rapper thanked MJ for his $2 million donation to help improve police-community relations divisions. He also urged the basketball legend to deposit profits from the “Olympic” Air Jordan 5, which drops August 20, into a black-owned financial institution. Jordan is notorious for […]
Michael Jordan is trying to make up for the years people said he's done nothing for the African-American community.
The internet spent the day digesting Jordan's response, divided between ecstatic to cautious because of his long storied history with distancing himself from social justice issues. Jordan's persona at times appeared to be "business first," and his silence in regards to previous police shootings stirred up strong frustrations.
Michael Jordan, the man widely considered the greatest basketball player in NBA history and the lone African-American majority owner of a franchise, has decided to speak out on the country’s growing racial and social unrest, according to The UnDefeated. “As a proud American, a father who lost his own dad in a senseless act of […]
Michael Jordan recently spoke out against North Carolina's Anti-LGBT law.
Nearly 20 years after Daniel Green stood trial and was convicted of the murder of Michael Jordan’s father, new evidence has surfaced that could give way to a new trial. The Sporting News cites an article from The Charlotte Observer, which reveals that the possibility of a new trial stems from claims of misleading testimony […]
Kanye West has been unusually vocal on Twitter the past few weeks. First, the sudden “beef” between he and Wiz Khalifa and now he’s blasting sneaker giant Puma, standing by Bill Cosby and blasting and then apologizing to Michael Jordan. Take a look at his tweets below. Going after Puma for allegedly trying to sign Kylie […]
Greatness appreciates greatness.
Mike Tyson had quite the nasty run in with Michael Jordan back in the day. He was upset the basketball legend dated his ex-wife Robin Givens, according to news.com.au. Rory Holloway, Iron Mike’s former manager, wrote a book about Tyson’s life, “Taming the beast: The untold story of Mike Tyson,” and details how things got […]
The hefty price tag for Air Jordan sneakers and the fatal consequences for kids enamored with the footwear have struck a nerve with Stephon Marbury. The former New York Knick took to social media to blast Michael Jordan for the violence he has ensued over the highly sought after kicks. Labeling Michael Jordan, an NBA […]
Remember that court case last week that revealed that Michael Jordan won’t do business with anyone for less than $10 million? Well, it’s over and MJ won and walked away even richer. A Chicago jury awarded the 52-year-old NBA legend $8.9 million in a lawsuit he filed against a grocery store he said used his […]
BREAKING: Jury says Safeway, Dominick's owner, has to pay Michael Jordan $8.9 MILLION for this ad in SI in 2009 pic.twitter.com/DD6O7Rt3D9 — Darren Rovell (@darrenrovell)…
