Michael Jordan Turned Down $100 Million to Appear at an Event for 2 Hours

[Jparker]

Might have been against his moral/ethical code. I mean, if the Klan offered you $100 mil. just to appear at a cross-burning for a couple hours, would you take it?​

 

[Ziggiy]

Y'all still running with this tired narrative.

Don’t want to spoil anything but uh...keep watching the Last Dance documentary is all
I’ll say...

 

[Makavalli]

Agent probably only concerned about his percentage they couldve been putting his face on tampons n shyt

 

[JordanwiththeWiz]

shyt it ain’t much context to this. All he said was he turned down a 100 mil for a 2 hour appearance. I wanna know what for and why

 

[feelosofer]

Michael probably felt he was being lowballed. He's at the point where not about money so much as principle.

 

[Michael's Black Son]

I can only imagine some oil Arab trying to get him to come thru for his kids Bday party. Only logical thing. 100million he could've donated if he didn't care about the money. Give 1000 random single black mothers 100k. But I'm not pocket watching so I'm going to leave it alone

exactly. Only rich Arabs (many with no mainstream name recognition here) are willing to throw out that kind of bread to bring western “talent” over.

But when you are performing at (what you think is) some kid’s Bday party and the person paying for it is connected to some shady shyt, now we have a problem.

Same way how people like Mariah Carey, Beyoncé and Nelly Furtado had no issue taking $1 million cash from cats like Qaddafi to do like 4 or 5 songs and then fly back home. That shyt is “easy” money to them and these artists are beyond tone def to give a fukk about world political issues or human rights concerns union social media starts geeking about it.

Now, maybe their managers should be like “chillllll, we can’t do this” but they know damn well that the gravy train won’t last forever, so back up the fukkin Brinka truck and shut up/ask questions later.

 

[BigMoneyGrip]

Bet it was a Chinese company too

 

[karim]

How the fukk do you turn this down?


Michael Jordan Turned Down $100 Million to Appear at an Event for 2 Hours, Former Agent Says
Georgia Slater
PeopleMay 1, 2020, 8:51 AM EDT

Michael Jordan has largely kept himself out of the spotlight since his retirement, even when offered appearance opportunities with immense payouts.

The NBA legend —considered the best basketball player of all time — once turned down a startling sum of money when he was asked to appear at a two-hour event, his former agent revealed this week.

On Wednesday, David Falk, 70, appeared on WFAN's Boomer and Gio, where he shared an example of how particular Jordan was about signing onto projects, regardless of the price tag.

"I brought him a deal three years ago for $100 million. All he had to do was, other than giving his name and likeness, make a one two-hour appearance to announce the deal and he turned it down," Falk explained.

RELATED: 5 Things to Know About Michael Jordan’s Season Featured in The Last Dance Docuseries

"God bless him," he continued, going on to praise Jordan for putting so much thought into the projects he chooses to be involved in.

"He’s been so successful, it gives him an opportunity to do whatever the hell he wants or not to do things he doesn’t want. I really admire that. He’s very, very selective in the things he wants to be involved in," Falk added.

The famed athlete recently made his way back into the public eye with The Last Dance, ESPN'S documentary on Jordan‘s final season with the Chicago Bulls.

RELATED: Michael Jordan Is Donating All of His Proceeds from The Last Dance Docuseries to Charity

The 10-part series takes a look at the Bulls’ historic 1997-1998 season — the team's last season with legendary NBA coach Phil Jackson — which was filled with uncertainty and drama but culminated with the team winning its sixth championship of the 1990s.

Though Jordan, 57, is undoubtedly the focus of the series, it also features behind-the-scenes looks at other key figures of the iconic team, including Scottie Pippen, sharpshooter Steve Kerr and bad-boy Dennis Rodman, who famously dated Baywatch star Carmen Electra during the 1997-1998 season.

The documentary’s first two episodes aired on April 19, with two new episodes of the series continuing to air every Sunday at 9 p.m. EST on ESPN until the finale on May 17.

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That's why they call it fukk you money.
Breh has so much of it that he can just at a 100 million dollar deal

 

[High quality poster]

Might have been against his moral/ethical code. I mean, if the Klan offered you $100 mil. just to appear at a cross-burning for a couple hours, would you take it?​

 

[⠀X ⠀]

Good for him. He knows his worth and doesn’t have to hop on any deal that he’s presented with.

you know them white folks were shocked and pissed that he turned down all that money

 

[staticshock]

Might have been against his moral/ethical code. I mean, if the Klan offered you $100 mil. just to appear at a cross-burning for a couple hours, would you take it?​

 

[DMVLeGenD]

Think that Michael Jordan, a billionaire and probably the most famous person in the world, would succumb to being somebody’s hoe brehs

 

[Cryptocurrency Scarface]

Take them down from the inside

By bankrupting them

 

[Kyle Barker]

@Doobie Doo

No he didnt. They wanted to use his name and likeness.

Yeah, the media is blowing it way out of proportion for clicks. How many other deals does Jordan have that allows the use of his name and likeness, and for only that amount of money?

 

[SadimirPutin]

I dont believe that shyt at all