{"id":299095,"date":"2024-04-27T06:14:46","date_gmt":"2024-04-27T11:14:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/sonny-vaccaro-says-caitlin-clark-deserved-michael-jordan-esque-nike-deal"},"modified":"2024-04-27T06:15:06","modified_gmt":"2024-04-27T11:15:06","slug":"sonny-vaccaro-says-caitlin-clark-deserved-michael-jordan-esque-nike-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/sonny-vaccaro-says-caitlin-clark-deserved-michael-jordan-esque-nike-deal","title":{"rendered":"Sonny Vaccaro Says Caitlin Clark Deserved Michael Jordan-Esque Nike Deal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div readability=\"47.7335164835\">\n<section id=\"cb-8794e0a2585963b3d88c40672982db36\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  canvas-block-is-first \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n                  <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20240425_7c8efab9bb5b4a72a2467b402788bb70\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:76bb7ce0-86bb-489c-b11e-1845cdc1b362\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\">\n<p>                        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/7c\/4by3\/2024\/04\/25\/7c8efab9bb5b4a72a2467b402788bb70_md.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Caitlin Clark Sonny_Main_\"\/>\n                <\/div>\n<p>                  <\/a>\n      <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-8794e0a2585963b3d88c40672982db36--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-3ef96307ee3238000c9787433e3c4a58\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"25.5353982301\">\n<p><strong>Sonny Vaccaro<\/strong> says he believes <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/caitlin-clark\/\"><strong>Caitlin Clark<\/strong><\/a> could have gotten a much better deal from Nike &#8212; telling <strong>TMZ Sports<\/strong> he&#8217;s sure the former Iowa superstar could&#8217;ve inked a pact similar to the one <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/michael-jordan\/\"><strong>Michael Jordan<\/strong><\/a> got back in the day.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-3ef96307ee3238000c9787433e3c4a58--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-3a6e1f58a4f3cc31a79956e004b38fe1\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"31.5303643725\">\n<p>The shoe industry legend, of course, knows all about the deal MJ received &#8212; he was the one who helped negotiate it. And, when he heard Clark only received $28 million over eight years to be with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/phil-knight\/\"><strong>Phil Knight<\/strong><\/a>&#8216;s co., he was surprised it wasn&#8217;t more.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-3a6e1f58a4f3cc31a79956e004b38fe1--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-e167e3dce8d5772f2e121decac7fb80a\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-video-block canvas-video-block-permalink canvas-video-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"video-block\">\n<div class=\"ratio ratio-16x9\">\n<div id=\"video-player-a176b933-388b-4f2e-b97e-1ef4aa632b6a-210365094-image-holder\" class=\"ratio ratio-item video-block__image-holder\">\n          <button class=\"ratio-item icon-video--shadow video-block__icon\" id=\"video-player-a176b933-388b-4f2e-b97e-1ef4aa632b6a-210365094-play-btn\"><br \/>\n            <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Play video content<\/span><br \/>\n          <\/button><br \/>\n                                        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"728\" height=\"410\" class=\"img-fluid\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/95\/16by9\/2024\/04\/25\/95aa35c8629649bb8317faec568557ca_md.png\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>\n                  <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>                    <span class=\"media-credit video-block__media-credit\">TMZSports.com<\/span>\n          <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-e167e3dce8d5772f2e121decac7fb80a--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-f9ee1e61f4ff8a4bf7eb6be8115e482d\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"29\">\n<p>Vaccaro tells us she could&#8217;ve landed a contract that not only gave her more annual money &#8212; but also allowed her to take a cut of every Clark-branded item sold &#8230; just like Jordan got with his initial Swoosh agreement in 1984.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-f9ee1e61f4ff8a4bf7eb6be8115e482d--><br \/>\n<a id=\"continued\" class=\"continued-anchor\"\/><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-434143aeefdfbb5746f9b19528b8b21c\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"29\">\n<p>&#8220;She should have gotten a piece of everything,&#8221; the 84-year-old said, &#8220;just like Michael Jordan.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-434143aeefdfbb5746f9b19528b8b21c--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-7772049b94f3692cc9fe6d26b1495d85\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-youtube-video-block canvas-youtube-video-block-permalink canvas-youtube-video-block--default  \">\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-7772049b94f3692cc9fe6d26b1495d85--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-bb805c0875777493f0c3e4d58301f18b\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"29\">\n<p>Vaccaro believes there were plenty of people to blame &#8212; everyone from Clark&#8217;s reps &#8230; to other shoe companies who dropped out of the race and allowed Nike to come in with what appeared to be on its face a company-friendly contract.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-bb805c0875777493f0c3e4d58301f18b--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-0052750276da5a3a1630a0788b3a0b66\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"29\">\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m saying to you,&#8221; he said, &#8220;they messed up. They should have held on to the last drop.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-0052750276da5a3a1630a0788b3a0b66--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-96a6fa773e36aee4e0799e1bbe4f88c0\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-gallery-block canvas-gallery-block-permalink canvas-gallery-block--default  \">\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-96a6fa773e36aee4e0799e1bbe4f88c0--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-25d49101dc16c39e8a2d1efd7f08f929\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"33\">\n<p>Clark, though, doesn&#8217;t seem too disappointed &#8230; $28 mil, after all, is a ton of coin &#8212; especially considering she&#8217;s only set to make $76,000 from her WNBA contract this season.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-25d49101dc16c39e8a2d1efd7f08f929--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-6d98688d7ac05c4c87494f7af5c71e94\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  canvas-block-is-last \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"29\">\n<p>And, hey, she gets her own signature Nike shoe &#8230; which we&#8217;re sure she&#8217;s thrilled about.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-6d98688d7ac05c4c87494f7af5c71e94--><\/p><\/div>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2024\/04\/27\/sonny-vaccaro-caitlin-clark-deserve-michael-jordan-nike-deal\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sonny Vaccaro says he believes Caitlin Clark could have gotten a much better deal from Nike &#8212; telling TMZ Sports he&#8217;s sure the former Iowa [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1075,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-299095","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/299095","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1075"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=299095"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/299095\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=299095"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=299095"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=299095"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}