"The Last Dance" Michael Jordan & Chicago Bulls Docuseries

[KHUFU]

Sonny Vaccaro auctioning off one-of-a-kind Michael Jordan shoes to expose 'the lie'



For Sonny Vaccaro, “The Last Dance” was the last straw.
The man who pushed for Nike to sign Michael Jordan coming out of North Carolina remains hurt and bitter over his omission from ESPN’s 10-part documentary last summer.
Hoping to prove that he played an instrumental role in Jordan’s rise from coveted prospect to cultural phenomenon, Vaccaro is putting a one-of-a-kind piece of memorabilia up for auction. He’s selling a pair of autographed black Air Jordan VIs that the Chicago Bulls legend presented him as a gift after wearing them to start Game 4 of the 1991 NBA Finals.
In a Zoom call with reporters on Tuesday, the 81-year-old Vaccaro said that he originally wanted his grandkids to inherit the shoes after he died. When asked what changed his mind, Vaccaro said he wants to push back against Nike’s attempts to erase him from Jordan’s story and described being left out of “The Last Dance” as “the straw that broke the camel’s back.”
“That’s the reason the shoe is being sold,” he said. “I can’t allow these lies to perpetuate and take hold.”
Goldin Auctions and Sotheby’s announced Tuesday that bids for Vaccaro’s sneakers are open and will close on Dec. 7. According to Goldin Auctions founder and CEO Ken Goldin, the shoes are the only game-worn Jordan sneakers on the market from any NBA Finals and could fetch as much as $500,000 to $700,000.

Sonny Vaccaro auctioning off one-of-a-kind Michael Jordan shoes to expose 'the lie'

Hoping to prove that he played an instrumental role in Michael Jordan’s rise from coveted prospect to cultural phenomenon, Sonny Vaccaro is putting a one-of-a-kind piece of memorabilia up for auction.

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[DCAllAfrican]

CL was the more accomplished player at that point. But a young Shaq on that squad would’ve been bananas

Yea, people are purposely ignoring that fact.

Christian Latenner was a HUGE star during that time.

Not to mention the Duke Blue Blood connection which was starting to bud.

Him being there wasn't a bad choice from a 1992 perspective.

 

[DCAllAfrican]

Sonny Vaccaro auctioning off one-of-a-kind Michael Jordan shoes to expose 'the lie'



For Sonny Vaccaro, “The Last Dance” was the last straw.
The man who pushed for Nike to sign Michael Jordan coming out of North Carolina remains hurt and bitter over his omission from ESPN’s 10-part documentary last summer.
Hoping to prove that he played an instrumental role in Jordan’s rise from coveted prospect to cultural phenomenon, Vaccaro is putting a one-of-a-kind piece of memorabilia up for auction. He’s selling a pair of autographed black Air Jordan VIs that the Chicago Bulls legend presented him as a gift after wearing them to start Game 4 of the 1991 NBA Finals.
In a Zoom call with reporters on Tuesday, the 81-year-old Vaccaro said that he originally wanted his grandkids to inherit the shoes after he died. When asked what changed his mind, Vaccaro said he wants to push back against Nike’s attempts to erase him from Jordan’s story and described being left out of “The Last Dance” as “the straw that broke the camel’s back.”
“That’s the reason the shoe is being sold,” he said. “I can’t allow these lies to perpetuate and take hold.”
Goldin Auctions and Sotheby’s announced Tuesday that bids for Vaccaro’s sneakers are open and will close on Dec. 7. According to Goldin Auctions founder and CEO Ken Goldin, the shoes are the only game-worn Jordan sneakers on the market from any NBA Finals and could fetch as much as $500,000 to $700,000.

Sonny Vaccaro auctioning off one-of-a-kind Michael Jordan shoes to expose 'the lie'

Hoping to prove that he played an instrumental role in Michael Jordan’s rise from coveted prospect to cultural phenomenon, Sonny Vaccaro is putting a one-of-a-kind piece of memorabilia up for auction.

www.yahoo.com

Yea, how many people have taken issues with this DOc? Sure that is expected but for those of you that want to dismiss any/everyone that has spoken out vs. Jordan since May are looking funnier as more people speak out.

 

[kingjay718]

Nike still don’t give Sonny Vacarro credit for what he did for the brand.

SV should be in the basketball HOF. He did a lot for grass roots basketball and the game in general.

 

[DCAllAfrican]

Nike still don’t give Sonny Vacarro credit for what he did for the brand.

SV should be in the basketball HOF. He did a lot for grass roots basketball and the game in general.

Without a doubt.

Without him essentially being the Don King of the HS to Pro Pipeline, I am not even sure what the scope of the league would have looked like from the mid 90s to the 2000s.

 

[kingjay718]

Tracy McGrady shouted out Sonny Vaccaro during his HoF induction.

 

[AIR J XIII]

I don’t know why this guy is mad, there was another doc ESPN did that revolved AROUND this guy

 

[kingjay718]

Without a doubt.

Without him essentially being the Don King of the HS to Pro Pipeline, I am not even sure what the scope of the league would have looked like from the mid 90s to the 2000s.

Exactly.

Him pushing the powers that be to give free shoes to universities and lay the coaches was unheard of back in the day.

There would be no Syracuse Dunks etc without that man. Colleges would still be playing in boring colors from other brands

 

[kingjay718]

I don’t know why this guy is mad, there was another doc ESPN did that revolved AROUND this guy

If not for him, we’d probably be wearing Adidas Jordan ClimaBoost right now.

Nike being Nike.

 

[DCAllAfrican]

I don’t know why this guy is mad, there was another doc ESPN did that revolved AROUND this guy

"This guy."

Typical dismissive attitude towards ANYONE that speaks out against "The God."

How dare him want to be recognized in helping create the greatest modern-day AMerican Superstar.

 

[KHUFU]

"This guy."

Typical dismissive attitude towards ANYONE that speaks out against "The God."

How dare him want to be recognized in helping create the greatest modern-day AMerican Superstar.

Yesterday I posted an article about the dumbing down of america. https://www.sott.net/article/313177...aIiqYY11e09cfPCGMe5Ell-8sHmV_unFIiwCNJmr-LByo

That comment reminded me of the tactics that are used in order to do so.


Keller also notes that the herd mentality takes over online; the anti-intellectuals become the metaphorical equivalent of an angry lynch mob when anyone either challenges one of the mob beliefs or posts anything outside the mob's self-limiting set of values.

Keller blames this in part to the online universe that "skews young, educated and attentive to fashions." Fashion, entertainment, spectacle, voyeurism - we're directed towards trivia, towards the inconsequential, towards unquestioning and blatant consumerism. This results in intellectual complacency. People accept without questioning, believe without weighing the choices, join the pack because in a culture where convenience rules, real individualism is too hard work. Thinking takes too much time: it gets in the way of the immediacy of the online experience.

 

[AIR J XIII]

What are y’all going on about?

Once again, there was another doc ESPN did that covered most of what he did and said impact that he had. He’s acting like he been completely written out of the story and that’s just not the case.

 

[walkingBred]

Chuck Person's got a mean long punt

 

[DCAllAfrican]

What are y’all going on about?

Once again, there was another doc ESPN did that covered most of what he did and said impact that he had. He’s acting like he been completely written out of the story and that’s just not the case.

I think everyone explained what their issue was was.


Yea, You are PURPOSELY missing the point.

We know where was a doc on SV.

We can dead it though.

 

[sneeker]

What are y’all going on about?

Once again, there was another doc ESPN did that covered most of what he did and said impact that he had. He’s acting like he been completely written out of the story and that’s just not the case.

so he felt like he was ignored by Nike that's why he sold out a Nike shoe worn by MJ to an auction site? and the point is what exactly? he made money?

 

[you go boy]

I remember him punting that ball... the fact that he did it twice still is too funny

 

[Girl Thats Jules]

Sonny Vacaro Every legend has people they left behind in the dust. Didnt he try to get MJ to go to Adidas?

 

[RustyShackleford]

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[DCAllAfrican]

Scottie Pippen: 'I told Michael Jordan I wasn’t too pleased with The Last Dance' | Documentary | The Guardian

Scottie Pippen: 'I told Michael Jordan I wasn’t too pleased with The Last Dance'

The ex-Chicago Bulls star won new fans with his heroics and poise in the acclaimed Netflix documentary

www.theguardian.com

 

[Cashflow]

 

[paulwest1985]

Scottie Pippen: 'I told Michael Jordan I wasn’t too pleased with The Last Dance' | Documentary | The Guardian

Scottie Pippen: 'I told Michael Jordan I wasn’t too pleased with The Last Dance'

The ex-Chicago Bulls star won new fans with his heroics and poise in the acclaimed Netflix documentary

www.theguardian.com

smh......Scottie stay taking L's

 

[TURBO UNO]

Sonny Vacaro Every legend has people they left behind in the dust. Didnt he try to get MJ to go to Adidas?

Doesn’t that Sonny guy have a whole 30 for 30 episode dedicated to him? he shouldn’t feel neglected. Selling MJ’s sneakers will def make him feel better....I hope

 

[blazers21ntnp]

Not surprising to hear from Scottie, as everybody assumed those were his feelings when he went silent during the original airing of the series.

The accuracy of how things were going to be portrayed was screwed from the get-go, with Jordan having to sign off on all the footage being used & it being marketed to mass audience instead of just hardcore hoop heads. Mass audience wants drama, and unfortunately for Pip, there were a few moments he created that were dramatic—but people who don’t know hoop don’t care about how amazing he was for most of his first 11 seasons. The general pubic wants MJ & drama.

Steve Kerr being on all the promo posters with the Big 3 & Phil shows the audience they were targeting. Most casuals know Steve Kerr nowadays because of GSW, but if you told people in 1998 that a Bulls docuseries would be released 20 years from now with Jordan, Pippen, Rodman, Phil & Kerr on the cover, you would’ve been laughed at.

 

[sneeker]

Not surprising to hear from Scottie, as everybody assumed those were his feelings when he went silent during the original airing of the series.

The accuracy of how things were going to be portrayed was screwed from the get-go, with Jordan having to sign off on all the footage being used & it being marketed to mass audience instead of just hardcore hoop heads. Mass audience wants drama, and unfortunately for Pip, there were a few moments he created that were dramatic—but people who don’t know hoop don’t care about how amazing he was for most of his first 11 seasons. The general pubic wants MJ & drama.

Steve Kerr being on all the promo posters with the Big 3 & Phil shows the audience they were targeting. Most casuals know Steve Kerr nowadays because of GSW, but if you told people in 1998 that a Bulls docuseries would be released 20 years from now with Jordan, Pippen, Rodman, Phil & Kerr on the cover, you would’ve been laughed at.

it just shows how ignorant are most people of this generation is. driven mainly by hype and some B.S. while I feel bad for PiP regarding his on-court action, if short-term memory has it, He is the greatest Chicago Bull of All-Time. seriously, He is Jordan minus the damn extreme competitiveness Clutch gene. too bad PiP didn't have much shoes in his line, otherwise I would be all over them. enough with the Uptempos and time for some real PiP signature retros.

 

[daruma]