Dwayne Wade had an impressive Finals showing, and I have read many articles annointing him as the next Jordan. Now, I firmly believe that someone will eventually surpass Jordan's on-court impact, but Jordan had both on-court and marketing dominance. Jordan, as well as Tiger Woods, have been accepted by white America, Europe, and Asia. Will another black player be able to attain such worldwide acceptance or will it take a white player to attain or surpass Jordan as a marketing tool? (No, I am not racist. I am asking a legitimate question, so please spare me the comments about me being racist or any of that nonsense. If you can help it, keep your own racist comments and beliefs to yourself, too.)
2006-06-30 07:55:21 · 5 answers · asked by 13 3 in Sports ➔ Basketball
How was I hatin' on Adam Morrison?
2006-07-01 15:44:07 · update #1
With as many international players like Dirk Nowitzki(Germany), Steve Nash(Canada), and Tim Duncan(Virgin Islands), the next great marketer might be International for all we know.
2006-07-02 11:16:07 · answer #1 · answered by Big Z 6 · 4⤊ 1⤋
Whites don't care who is selling a product, blacks do. That's the facts and, yeah, racism enters into the equasion.
Jordan's a great athelete and a hell of a nice guy, but whoever is the next black 'flavor of the week' will sell just as well. There will be no white flavor of the week, because he won't reach the entire market.
2006-06-30 15:03:17 · answer #2 · answered by tex 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no michael jordan will never be forgotten playing basket ball
doing nike commercials and it does not matter about your skin
but good question anyway michael jordan was great and remember heroes get remembered but legends never die and
michael jordan is a legend and it brought me to tears when i saw his last game
2006-07-02 16:50:03 · answer #3 · answered by k-swiss 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
don't forget mohamed ali, probably the most recognized name and face on the planet
2006-06-30 15:00:39 · answer #4 · answered by dik 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
don't hate on Morrison... he is cool
2006-07-01 22:24:48 · answer #5 · answered by mr. jones 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋