A Commercial Inspired Space Jam
Space Jam was released in 1996. It paired Michael Jordan and Bugs Bunny as this unconventional duo competed against the Monstars on the basketball court to save the Earth. The movie was a huge hit, but it was not the first time he had been paired with a cartoon rabbit! Warner Brothers came up with Space Jam after his popular Nike commercial in 1993. The shoe brand placed this odd couple in a Super Bowl ad. Three years after that, they got together again, this time with comedy greats, and asked him to star in the top-grassing basketball film in history! Next, let us find out the lengths he will go for Nike…
A Commercial Inspired Space Jam
He Gave Away His 2001 Salary To 9/11 Victims
In 2001, Michael Jordan had been playing for the Washington Wizards. On that year, tragedy happened on September 11. After these attacks, the baller pledged his whole year’s salary and gave it away to the victims of the disaster. The first $100,000 went to the kids who lost their parents, while the rest went to the relief efforts. He was not the first athlete to donate an entire year’s salary to such a cause, and he would not be the last. In 2017, the Eagles defensive player Chris Long did this for educational equality.
He Gave Away His 2001 Salary To 9/11 Victims
