Ben Affleck and Matt Damon Film,
Ben Affleck and Matt Damon are making a film about the multimillion-dollar deal that NBA legend Michael Jordan struck with Nike in 1984, when he was still an up-and-coming talent in the basketball world.
Affleck and Damon will also be seen as actors in film, reports Variety.
Affleck plays the role of Nike co-founder Phil Knight and will also direct the film. Damon takes on the role of marketing boss Sonny Vacarro, who eventually closed the deal with Jordan.
Ben Affleck and Matt Damon make film about Michael Jordan together
The Chicago Bulls player signed a contract for $250,000, which at the time was an astronomical amount for a player who had yet to prove himself.
Jordan got his own shoe at Nike: the Air Jordan, which grew into an iconic sneaker.
Jordan’s deal was the impetus for many other agreements that athletes made with certain brands so they could develop their own shoes and clothing line.
Damon and Affleck have been friends since childhood and work together regularly. The best-known example of this is still Good Will Hunting (1997).
The two worked together on the script and won an Oscar for it.
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