"Michael Jordan Rules" - Conflict of Interest?

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Hey guys, just came across this article on yahoo that basically states that other NBA executives feel it is unfair for Michael Jordan to have direct contact (exclusive access) with future NBA prospects through his Jordan Brand All-American high school game and Flight School camps, and they want the commissioner's office to forbid his involvement.

 

It states that recently Danny Ainge was fined $30k for sitting next to Kevin Durant's mother, but Jordan has exclusive encounters with these High School stars through his many programs.

 

"In his role with Nike's Jordan Brand, he has operated both his annual All-American Classic

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Hey guys, just came across this article on yahoo that basically states that other NBA executives feel it is unfair for Michael Jordan to have direct contact (exclusive access) with future NBA prospects through his Jordan Brand All-American high school game and Flight School camps, and they want the commissioner's office to forbid his involvement.

 

It states that recently Danny Ainge was fined $30k for sitting next to Kevin Durant's mother, but Jordan has exclusive encounters with these High School stars through his many programs.

 

"In his role with Nike's Jordan Brand, he has operated both his annual All-American Classic

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Here's the article for those who are too lazy to click the link (i'm one of them, lol):

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The new Jordan rules

 

By Dan Wetzel and Adrian Wojnarowski, Yahoo! Sports

March 20, 2007

 

Several NBA team executives are angry with what they call an unfair advantage that Charlotte Bobcats minority owner Michael Jordan has due to his exclusive access to future NBA prospects in his Jordan Brand All-American high school game and Flight School camps, and they want the commissioner's office to forbid his involvement.

 

Across the league, executives are decrying what they consider to be the new "Jordan Rules" of the NBA.

 

"Danny Ainge ends up seated next to Kevin Durant's mother and gets fined $30,000, but Michael goes out and plays one on one with [top high school prospect] O.J. Mayo and it is not a problem?" one Western Conference general manager grumbled.

 

"It's a conflict of interest."

 

The issue stems from Jordan's myriad roles within the basketball landscape. All at once, he's a minority owner, general manager, a retired icon, a marketing pitchman and sneaker executive.

 

In his role with Nike's Jordan Brand, he has operated both his annual All-American Classic