How true is the movie Air? Real stories translated into movies are always embellished - here's everything in Ben Affleck's Air that didn't actually happen.
Back in In 1984, sale's in Nike's basketball shoe division were so low the department was about to close. Nike's basketball talent scout - the now infamous Sonny Vaccaro - was not going to let this happen, determined to find a new spokesperson for the shoes. Setting his heart on Michael Jordan, Vaccaro was given a resounding no; Jordan was already affiliated with Adidas, and far too expensive. Undeterred, Vaccaro got Jordan's mother Deloris on board to convince Jordan to drop preferred brands Adidas and Converse. A meeting with Jordan and blowing his budget to sign him to represent the brand followed, and "Air Jordan" history was made. But which parts of the movie Air depicting these events were made up purely for entertainment? We have the lowdown.
