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By Jarrod Castillo & Jarrod Castillo Basketball legend Michael Jordan is still scoring big, even off the court. Thanks to his deal with Nike, he reportedly pocketed between $150-250M (£118.12-196.87m) in 2022, which is four times his NBA career earnings. Back when Jordan was a rookie, Adidas, Converse and Nike were all vying to sign him up. But it was Nike who won the race, despite Jordan’s known preference for Adidas gear. Nike offered Jordan a five-year contract worth $2.5m (£1.97m), more than double what Adidas had put on the table. On top of that, Jordan’s mum, Deloris, insisted that Nike …