Kareem Abdul-Jabbar on Michael Jordan: ‘He Took Commerce Over Conscience’

[QuavoFlow]

i think kareem breh meant he gotta live with being an a$$hole
i guess

 

[the cac mamba]

Everybody else is getting money. Why is it a crime when a black man is getting money?

Business should never be mixed with social causes. Its either one or the other.

Jordan never made himself out to be anyone's hero.

yea, the fact is that jordan is the lightning rod here

no employee is paid what they're worth, meaning that whoevers signing jordans checks is making more off these fukkin shoes than he is

 

[BlackMajik]

Ugh not that bedwench bytch Yesha Callahan

 

[Soon]

yea, the fact is that jordan is the lightning rod here

no employee is paid what they're worth, meaning that whoevers signing jordans checks is making more off these fukkin shoes than he is

I never owned a pair of Jordans, the most I paid for sneakers was $130 for some classic Air Max LTD - 2002. But I feel we should not make someone into a hero when they are not.

I never looked at Jordan as an hero, and Jordan never played that card. Its 2015, dudes should know certain celebrities and businessman don't care about the bottom 80%, it is not their duty.

Kareem could just Big up Magic Johnson who gives and damn & does some amazing things for our people or even Marbury. Remember when Lebron gave paper thin reasons why his sneaker was better, after Marbury came at him?

 

[Marc Spector]

Jordan is only concerned about his legacy and money but he never claimed to be a saint.

And Kareem is a conscious brother but he's got some salty tendencies.

 

[The_King_of_Everything]

michael jordan doesn't owe 'society' a goddamn thing. kaj needs to shut the fukk up on this one.

Neither does any entertainers

 

[Anerdyblackguy]

We need more black billionaires like Jordan but I wished he didnt target young black kids for his expensive but shytty quality shoes.

But Jordan doesn't target black kids though. He's already said that his shoes were made for suburban kids.

 

[sportscribe]

spend $200-400 on shoes that almost every nikka has to impress bytches yu probably won't even fukk....brehs

Which type of women are impressed by men wearing Jordans?

 

[↓R↑LYB]

Jordan is a known a$$hole, and a greedy one at that. It's like when Kanye came out he was gonna do affordable shoes, but instead drops $800 shoes.

Shout to Starbury.

How is Jordan being greedy? He has an extremely powerful brand and people are willing to pay for it. Jordan don't owe anybody shyt. He hasn't spoken about issues in 20+ years, why are people still shocked?

 

[Redeem87]

I been telling nikkas stop buying Jordans but is a sub culture to it if I used that word right supply and demand name brand etc

Last Jordans I bought was in my early 20s never again they do have nice designs tho but overpriced as hell

 

[↓R↑LYB]

But Jordan doesn't target black kids though. He's already said that his shoes were made for suburban kids.

Most these cats are speaking off of emotion.

 

[↓R↑LYB]

I been telling nikkas stop buying Jordans but is a sub culture to it if I used that word right supply and demand name brand etc

Last Jordans I bought was in my early 20s never again they do have nice designs tho but overpriced as hell

I never understood this "stop buying Jordan's" stance dudes got. It's necer stop buying video games, stop buying electronics, or stop buying alcohol.

When did Jordan's get this stigma

 

[Bolzmark]

Yes he does

Why?

 

[Verbal Kint]

Mike getting his capitalist on. I don't expect athletes or entertainers to be 'for' anyone but themselves. Personally I like to think I'd do more for society but I ain't Mike or even Harold Minor so that's easy for me to say

 

[Beck.er.]

Nothing new here

but I see no lies