After Nike released the first Air Jordan sneakers in 1985, the NBA banned Michael Jordan from wearing them because it’s colors didn’t match his team’s uniform. Nike paid the per game fine of $5000 so he would continue wearing them. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/27892/why-michael-jordans-fancy-new-sneakers-cost-5000-game
Nike had a clause in Michael Jordan’s record rookie contract: be rookie of the year, average 20 ppg, be an all star, or sell $4 mill worth shoes in a year. Jordan became rookie of the year, scored 28.2 ppg, named all star, and Nike sold $100 mill of shoes in 1984-85. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.espn.com/blog/playbook/dollars/post/_/id/2918/how-nike-landed-michael-jordan
