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Michael Jordan sweats it out in Game 5 (Getty Images)
Michael Jordan’s famous “Flu Game,” during Game 5 of the 1997 NBA Finals, waslegendary even before Jordan took his Chicago Bulls jersey of f following his team’s win.Jordan shook of f what could have been a case o f food po isoning to score 38 points in the
victory, willing his Bulls team to a 3-2 st ranglehold on a series they’d clinch while back inChicago for Game 6.
Following the contest , Jordan made sure to give the shoes he wore during Game 5 toa Utah Jazz ballboy that he had made a connect ion with earlier in the season, prior to a Utah
comeback win over Chicago . Now 35, Preston Truman was a lif elong Jazz fan that aided in
Jordan’s recovery by supplying him with applesauce during half t ime of the pivotal game.
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Truman, in talking with Matthew Piper o f the Salt Lake City Tribune , recent ly revealed some more
t idbit s f rom that night , in explaining why he’ll be auctioning o ff those shoes via Gray Flannel Auctions .
Here’s his re-telling of that famous night :
He was one of the first in the building to know that Jordan would play that night when, asBulls coach Phil Jackson gathered the team to go onto the court, Jordan finally got upand put his jersey on. He watched Jordan struggle back to the bench during timeouts; heran Jordan a spoon for three small cups of applesauce at halftime; he heard Jordan telldoctors “F--- no” when they suggested he sit out for a while.
Truman’s parents would later tease him because the broadcast showed him — a lifelongJazz fan — patting MJ on the shoulder after he wrapped him in a towel.
When Jordan hit the clinching shot and leaned into Pippen’s arms, barely able to stand,Truman estimates he was 5 feet away.
“I was like ‘I think I’m going to see this again and again.’”
After the game, the shoes were underneath Jordan’s dressing table while Truman wentabout his work. The ballboy panicked when Charles Barkley stopped by to visit — BryonRussell had asked for MJ’s shoes earlier in the season, and Gary Payton drew flak in the1996 Finals for doing the same. But Chuck left without them.
Jordan showered and dressed, and when the equipment manager reached down to pickthe shoes up and pack them away, MJ told him to hold it. “Those are his,” he said,pointing to Truman. He later signed both shoes while one of his body guards snapped
photos. He then rubbed the top of Truman’s head and left.
Not only were the Bulls able to beat Utah at home for the f irst t ime in the series, and theseason, the conquest put the Jazz in a 3-2 hole they’d be unable to climb out of . On top ofthat , Jordan was mistakenly supplied with “Gatorload” during the game, instead of hisusual Gatorade – a calorie-rich drink meant to replenish what high end athletes sweat of fduring a pro contest . The Bulls t rainer at the t ime, Chip Schaefer, likened the mistake tosupplying Jordan with “20 baked potatoes” during the contest .
So you could see how a bit of applesauce may have acted as a needed tonic
Dat e: 11/11/2013
Get Ready for Black Friday! All Jackets MarkedDown!
From put t ing together one of the most celebrated hip-hop fest ivals of our generat ion (Jay-Z– Made In America Trailer), to creat ing and conceptualizing watches (Jay Z Unveils “ShawnCarter” Hublot Watch), to full on collaborat ions with high-end department stores (Af ricanAmerican Community Urges Jay Z To Cease His Upcoming Holiday Collect ion W/ Barneys) atthis point the only quest ion is what ’s next for Sean Carter BKA Jay Z ?
The 43 yr. old rapper turned ent repreneur has decided to expand his brand yet again, thist ime around in the form of his own personal men’s cologne he calls “Gold”. The designerf ragrance will come sealed in a curvy elephant tusks white bot t le, boxed in a vintage goldcontainer with the word GOLD in all caps on both items, which will be set in a black leathercarrying case. The f ragrance will go for roughly $80 and be included in the upcoming BarneysNYC collect ion dropping November 20th!
Official Press Release :
“From the beginning of recorded history gold has been associated with royalty, purity and strength.Gold is precious and valuable, a standard by which the value of other things are measured. Asexpressed in the gilded cap, GOLD JAY Z symbolizes SUCCESS, POWER, CONFIDENCE,COURAGE, STRENGTH and PRIDE. Everything JAY Z touches turns to GOLD.”
Creative Recreation Footwear Acquired by Rocky Brands
The 11-year-old lifestyle footwear company CreativeRecreation, based in West Hollywood, Calif., has been acquiredby Rocky Brands for $11 million.
The acquisition, announced on Oct. 30, should be completed bythe end of December 2013 and accretive to Rocky Brands’revenues in 2014.
The acquisition will be funded by Rocky Brands’ existing cashbalances and funds available from an existing revolving creditfacility. Rocky Brands is a desig ner, manufacturer and marketerof footwear.
“We are very excited to add Creative Recreation to our strongportfolio of brands. The manag ement team of CreativeRecreation, led by founder and President Robert Nand, has donean excellent job identifying and serving a g rowing categ ory in thefootwear industry. We believe by combining Rocky’s strongoperating platform and access to capital with CreativeRecreation’s desig n expertise, we can strateg ically expand theirbusiness both domestically and overseas. At the same time, thistransaction provides us with a compelling vehicle to penetratethe casual end of the market to complement our work,” said DavidSharp, president and chief executive of Rocky Brands, a publiclytraded company headquartered in Nelsonville, Ohio.
Rocky Brands’ footwear primarily falls in the Western andoutdoor categ ories with such labels as Rocky, GeorgiaBoot, Durango, Lehigh and the licensedbrand Michelin footwear.
Creative Recreation was founded in 2002 by Robert Nard and RichCofinco, who wanted to sell a versatile shoe that could be wornduring the day or for more upscale events at nig ht. Theydeveloped a l ine of h ig h-end sneakers that ended up being soldat retailers such as Barneys New York and Nordstrom. At itspeak, the company’s revenues were $40 million a few years ag o.
“This acquisition represents a tremendous opportunity to join ag reat company with a long and successful h istory,” said Nand,who will stay on to run the company out of Los Ang eles. Cofincowill be a consultant.
Intrepid Investment Bankers in Los Ang eles acted as financialadvisers to Creative Recreation’s parentcompany, Kommonwealth Inc., and Robert W. Baird inMilwaukee, Wis., acted as financial adviser to Rocky Brands.