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In Jack McCallum?s new book Dream Team<\/em><\/a>, the author remembers a time when Michael Jordan<\/strong> wasn?t the best basketball player in the world or a Nike<\/strong> athlete. In an excerpt from the book, McCallum recounts MJ?s decision to choose the Swoosh over adidas and the not-so-hot thoughts when he saw the original Air Jordan 1. Check it out at Deadspin<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

There was a time when Nike wasn’t #1.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2415,"featured_media":224413,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[1225586],"cultivate_rss":[],"class_list":{"2":"type-post"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nNike Wasn't Michael Jordan's First Choice for Sneaker Deal | Snkrs Day<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Where to buy Nike Wasn't Michael Jordan's First Choice for Sneaker Deal shoes. 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