When Nike made the decision to sign Michael Jordan, the company wasn't known for its basketball shoes. In fact, Nike was primarily known for its signature track and field shoes at the time ...

The sneakers grew into an entire Jordan brand, with Nike releasing a suite of Air products ... character as complex as Knight. "The audience doesn't have to be with Phil and necessarily rooting ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — Ben Affleck and Matt Damon have joined forces again, co-producing and starring in "Air," a film that depicts how Nike signed a young Michael Jordan to a signature shoe deal in 1984.

A recent segment on "CBS Sunday Morning" saw correspondent Luke Burbank doing a segment on the Air Jordan shoe turning 40.

Phil Knight wrote ‘Shoe Dog,’ his autobiography ... Nike’s in-house designer, actually made the Air Jordan I, the shoe that birthed an entire industry. Their reward for all this?

Could a new movie about Air Jordan shoes, of all things ... Doubling down on his hunch, he tells Nike founder Phil Knight (Affleck), “I’m willing to bet my career on it.” ...

Well, Phil Knight ain’t playin’ when it comes ... dropping exclusive kicks with legendary designer Tinker Hatfield—Air Jordan 8s, Dunk Lows, Air Force 1 Lows—you name it, they’ve done ...

The reason for the decision was cut and dry in the eyes of co-founder Phil Knight. “It’s a fairly simple ... s entire golf strategy revolved around. The story of Jordan Brand’s newly released Air Rev ...

"The Air Jordan transformed the industry by turning ... "Air," released in April 2023, starred Ben Affleck as Nike co-founder Phil Knight, Matt Damon as legendary Nike dealmaker Sonny Vaccaro ...