In addition to Damon and Affleck, Air also stars Viola Davis ( The Suicide Squad) as Michael Jordan’s mother Deloris, Jason Bateman ( Ozark) as Nike employee Rob Strasser Marlon Wayans ( The Curse of Bridge Hollow) as George Raveling, Jordan’s assistant coach on the 1984 U.S. Vaccaro convinces Nike co-founder Phil Knight (Affleck) to devote all its resources to signing Jordan to wear its shoes, a gamble that eventually led to a billion-dollar empire. In 1984, Nike dominated the running market, but basketball was its weakness as rival companies Converse and Adidas had all the best NBA players wearing their shoes. Ever wonder how a young man became a legend? That’s what director Ben Affleck explores in his new movie Air, which stars Matt Damon as Sonny Vaccaro, a gung-ho Nike salesman who believes a young basketball player named Michael Jordan will revolutionize sports and thus should be the face of Nike.
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