Sonny Vaccaro
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Oct 20, 2026
Jason GoffHOST
So yeah, we'll, we'll do our Bulls stuff tomorrow.
Jason GoffHOST
But we got 76ers at Knicks tonight, uh, so we get a chance to see LeBron and, you know, his what, 24th year now, which I think about the time when I had Sonny Vaccaro on the line, uh, on hold 'cause I had booked him for the show that I was producing.
Jason GoffHOST
And as I'm getting ready to put him up, he says to me, he goes, "Jason," in, in the Sonny Vaccaro voice, "Jason, I've got the greatest basketball player to ever lace 'em up in my camp." I'm like, "Who the hell are you talking about, dude?" And he goes, "He's a junior, and his name is LeBron James." And to think that was 26 years ago, 25 years ago, when I like first started doing this thing, and this motherfucker's still hooping.
Jason GoffHOST
[chuckles] He's still playing and, and playing at a high enough level but not impactful enough to, to sway things the way that you think the name LeBron James should sway things.
Jason GoffHOST
They got a lot of questions.
Jamie DixonGUEST
So, um, I, you know, the, I can remember guys in the business, you're a Nike person.
Jamie DixonGUEST
I mean, the Sonny Vaccaro, um, I don't know if you might know that name.
Jamie DixonGUEST
Legendary guy.
Kirsten JonesHOST
Oh, yeah.
Patrick Bet-DavidHOST
Got it.
Tom EllsworthPANELIST
Sonny Vaccaro and them sold it.
Patrick Bet-DavidHOST
Yeah.
Vinnie OshanaPANELIST
And, and can I, can I ask a question?
Patrick Bet-DavidHOST
Got it.
Tom EllsworthHOST
Sonny Vaccaro and them sold it.
Patrick Bet-DavidHOST
Yeah.
Vincent OshanaHOST
And can, can I ask a question?
Shane KennedyHOST
Yeah.
Alex ConveryGUEST
Because it was a movie about Jordan and Nike, but it really was about Sonny Vaccaro, who like-
Ant SimpsonHOST
Yeah, 100%
Alex ConveryGUEST
... you know, obviously real guy, true story, but, but it was easier to, to, uh, approach Sonny about making a movie-
Michael DawaharePANELIST
This is not the company that Phil Knight started in 1971.
Michael DawaharePANELIST
And then, uh, Sonny Vaccaro, I think it was, signed Jordan in '83 or '84 The motto was "Just do it." It wasn't "Just protest it."
Tom DupreeHOST
Yeah.
Michael DawaharePANELIST
But they turned into a protest company.
Keith MurphyHOST
What do you have, AD?
Andrew DownsPANELIST
Yeah, a few years ago, the movie Air followed Sonny Vaccaro, a Nike executive, as he attempted to and then ultimately did sign Michael Jordan.
Andrew DownsPANELIST
He's played in that movie by Matt Damon.
Andrew DownsPANELIST
Again, a very handsome person.
Andrew DownsPANELIST
Made you curious, what does Sonny Vaccaro look like? There are a lot of pictures of him and Michael Jordan.
Andrew DownsPANELIST
He doesn't look anything like Matt Damon.
Keith MurphyHOST
No, I think Matt Damon tried to put on, or did put on 15 or 20 pounds, tried to look a little heavier.
Keith MurphyHOST
Tried to get the hair right, but
Keith MurphyHOST
What do you have ad?
Andrew DownsPANELIST
Yeah, a few years ago, the movie Air followed Sonny Vaccaro, a Nike executive, as he attempted to and then ultimately did sign Michael Jordan.
Andrew DownsPANELIST
He's played in that movie by Matt Damon.
Andrew DownsPANELIST
Again, a very handsome person.
Andrew DownsPANELIST
Made you curious, what does Sonny Vaccaro look like? There are a lot of pictures of him and Michael Jordan.
Andrew DownsPANELIST
He doesn't look anything like Matt Damon.
Keith MurphyHOST
No, I think Matt Damon tried to put on, or did put on 15 or 20 pounds, tried to look a little heavier.
Keith MurphyHOST
Tried to get the hair right, but