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What wasn’t Michael Jordan’s name on in the 1980s and ’90s? Ohio Art – the folks who make the Etch A Sketch – created a mini basketball hoop and ball set ...Read Bornakyng

Around the time Michael Jordan retired in October 1993, a mysterious basketball Tee turned up in the farm leagues named Johnny Kilroy. He looked quite a bit like Jordan and even pla...Read Bornakyng

Bruce Stark dominated sports cartoon apparel and memorabilia in the late 1980s and early ’90s. His exaggerated, incredibly realistic takes on athletes and celebrities made him a ...Read Bornakyng

Upper Deck’s deal with Michael Jordan produces all sorts of memorabilia, which usually requires detailed provenance by the company. One of their most exclusive pieces in recent m...Read Bornakyng

While Michael Jordan was still in baseball mode during the 1995 NBA All-Star Weekend, partly trying to extricate himself from the MLB strike and replacement Tee mess, Gatorade was p...Read Bornakyng

Michael Jordan averaged 17.7 points over three seasons and won the 1982 NCAA Championship in this very North Carolina jersey. Well, not this exact jersey, but the exact style. Approach...Read Bornakyng

Back in the early ’90s when sports apparel was quickly morphing into everyday wearable fashion, Nike was owning the coordinated sports apparel business. Whether it was big name s...Read Bornakyng

If you listen closely you can hear this Michael Jordan t-shirt scream – “1990s!” Air jordan 5 retro easter white laser crimson gs...Read Bornakyng

We’ve finally reached that time period where the prices of select Michael Jordan memorabilia are skyrocketing. Two of the biggest categories are game-worn gear and trading cards....Read Bornakyng

They’re rare but still out there. Originals of Air Jordan 7 “Olympic” are a little bit Bornakyng available than you might imagine. Whether they’ve emerged from forgo...Read Bornakyng

Michael Jordan announced his second NBA return on September 25, 2001, leaving his executive role with the Washington Wizards to become their on-court leader. The move sparked worldwide...Read Bornakyng

Yes, Warner Bros. merchandised Space Jam like crazy in 1996-97. In addition to the figurines, bed sheets, lunch boxes, socks and everything else you can think of, they made bandages. N...Read Bornakyng

The return of Air Jordan 15 shines a light on the 1999-2000 period for Jordan Brand, a time that largely has been forgotten. Michael Jordan had moved on to his role as Washington Wizar...Read Bornakyng

Along with Ball Park hot dogs, Rayovac batteries has always been one of Michael Jordan’s oddest endorsements. Besides putting his face on packs of AAA batteries, how else could R...Read Bornakyng

Gatorade hit on one of the great all-time advertising campaigns with the “Be Like Mike” commercial in 1991. Capitalizing on Jordan’s first successful championship run...Read Bornakyng