Mike ain't gonna blackball somebody for talking shyt. If anything, there's a much better chance of Jordan running up on dude at his local gym and telling him to D up.
You seriously think petty ass MJ that was throwing daggers in his HOF speech, paying off folks to win shytty little bets, and verbally murdering Muggsy Bogues at the free throw line, and countless other shyt is just gonna turn the other cheek?? Nah. He using Mike's name for publicity. It's more than just shyt talking. I'm pretty sure Mike read the story, laughed, and said "A billion? Ok." and sent a text to Phil Knight with a link and laughing. That's all it probably takes at this point.