Fun facts about Michael Jordan. Heās considered the greatest basketball player of all time, winning six NBA championships with the Chicago Bulls. He earned five regular season NBA Most Valuable Player MVP awards, was a 14-time All-Star, and holds the NBA record for the highest career scoring average, slam-dunking 30.12 points per game ā all while finding the time to turn his hand to acting. He starred in the movie Space Jam in 1996. Jordan earned billionaire status in 2015, partly through his endorsement deal with Nike, along with lucrative contracts with Hanes, Gatorade and Upper Deck, and Forbes estimates he is currently worth $3.8bn. The sports star has lived a remarkable life watched by millions of fans over the decades. What's next? He's now the subject of an Assouline book Air Jordan, celebrating his 40-year partnership with the Jordan Brand of athletic footwear, apparel and accessories produced by Nike. The collaboration is explored through insider interviews, rare materials from Nikeās private corporate archives and exclusive images of Michael Jordanās personal keepsakes.
The Air Jordan 20, or XX, designed by Mark Smith and released in 2005, featured midfoot strapslaser engraved with an unprecedented collage of images from MJās career. The laser engravingserved as inspiration for the Air Jordan Ultimate editionās intricate clamshell design [Ā© NIKE, Inc]
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A Nike commercial featuring Michael Jordan and Bugs Bunny in 1992, inspired by the movieSpace Jam (1996) [LOONEY TUNES, SPACE JAM, and all related characters and elements Ā© & ā¢ Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc]
A Superman-esque sneaker ad featuring Michael Jordan slam-dunking in the AJ1 āBredā from 1985 [Ā© NIKE, Inc]
Air Jordan is available as a Classics collection edition (Ā£100) and an Ultimate edition for collectors, limited to 1,000 hand-numbered copies, which contains customisations, including an Italian-made oversized silk scarf featuring the Jumpman logo (Ā£2,300); assouline.com
