❖ Lenny’s Corner

Shaq vs. Jordan

I must be honest; I have never bought a pair of Jordans, or a pair of Shaq's, so you should know that I'm not bias. But I do have a question, why do we support the sales of Michael Jordan’s shoes, but not the sales of Shaquille O'Neal's shoes? Jordan to me is the greatest player of all time, a lot of his charity work is on a large scale. Such as donations to hospitals in underserved communities’, boys and girls' clubs of America, college funds and special Olympics. Shaq is also one of the greatest players of all time, he also gives to the boys and girls club of America and programs targeting underserved youth nationwide. What stands out to me the most is his personal connection to communities. Shaq plays basketball with youth at there home and pays off a lot of bills at Walmart and other stores for families. Now let's look at what sets them apart, Shaq actually tipped my sister and every staff member at IHOP $100 while dinning in. This leads me to when Shaq turned down a 40-million-dollar deal with reebok, to create an affordable shoe that would be available at Walmart. I don’t understand why we don’t support his brand more, when he clearly created a brand with people in mind first and not money. Shaq listens and cares about people needs and moves in such a noble humble way, that I believe it gets overlooked. Jordan on the other hand; not to knock him but I'm just telling the truth, his shoes cost anywhere from 100 dollars and up verses a $19 pair of Shaq's. Yes, Jordans do look really fly but as you can see in the pictures below so do Shaq's. If people bought more Shaq's instead of Jordans I believe there would be an increase in our financial stability. So like Michael Jackson said I'm starting with the man in the mirror by purchasing my first pair of Shaq’s. Maybe you should try it to. Let's start supporting people whose mission is to HELP us!!