It Reminded Me Of This
In the late '80s, Jordan looked in Whitfield's (Friend And Bobcats President) closet and saw that half of it was filled with Nike and the other half filled with Puma. Jordan bundled the Puma gear in his arms, tossing it onto the living room floor. He took a knife from the kitchen and cut it to shreds. Call Howard White, his contact at Nike, he told Fred, and tell him to replace it all.
Same thing happened with George (Another Friend). He bought a pair of New Balance shoes he loved, and Jordan saw them one day and insisted he hand them over. Call Howard White at Nike.
"He demands that loyalty," Whitfield says.
"Anywhere we go," Portnoy says, "he looks at people's feet."
"First thing he looks at," Whitfield says. "He looks down all the time."