If your father is a legend in the sports world, does this
automatically make you a legend also? Just because you’re his son? Marcus
Jordan seems to believe this. As the Jordan family recently relived another
Nike controversy. You see, Marcus who is a point guard for the University of
Central Florida Knights. He is averaging about 13.7 PPG (points per game) and
has recently broken many school records. He is starting be called a school
legend around campus.
He recently began his senior year of school. He decided that
he wanted to wear his father’s Nike Air brand shoes. Although the school has a
3 million dollar agreement with Adidas that everything that the athletes wear
is their brand. So from the schools view who have never won a national title
with their basketball team. They actually had a chance with Marcus Jordan. It
really came down to what were their priorities. They wanted a national title,
but they did not want to get into a lawsuit with Adidas. They finally decided they
would work with Adidas to come up with a new agreement so that the players can
wear the shoes that they would like to wear. Although they never released the
outcome of the negotiations with Adidas publicly, Marcus decided that he would
no longer play for the team.
This controversy has really created an out roar in the
community, everyone wanted to see this young man evolve and make it to the pros
just like his father did. This has just made everyone upset because, he seems
more interested in his image and fashion than the actual game. It is just a
legends family controversy that seems like it will never end.
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