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WHY WAS Micheal Jordan FINED $5000 FOR WEARING THE BLACK AND RED ORIGINAL AIR JORDAN 5?
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- jeffLv 61 decade agoFavorite Answer
it was the air jordan 1 and back then the uniform code said shoes had to incorporate white in some way.
- Anonymous1 decade ago
The NBA fined him because the shoes did not conform to their standards. The majority of the shoe had to be white, but his were black/red. It worked out to Jordan and Nike's because they got major publicity. After that, Air Jordans went from $65 a pair to $100 a pair. Nowadays they go for $175 and up... To read the full story about the history of Air Jordans, go to JordanDepot.com
Source(s): http://www.jordandepot.com/ - DPOLv 51 decade ago
Because they were banned from the NBA. But Nike was glad to pay the fine in EVERY game just for the publicity. I think it payed out don't you think?
- 1 decade ago
because like Kirby Serius said, red is the color of a famous gang, and black is black like....
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- Anonymous1 decade ago
BECAUSE AT THE TIME NBA PLAYERS HAD TO WEAR ALL WHITE SHOES.
