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FILE - In this March 2,1999, file photo, Michael Jordan stands with a group of models at the Bellagio Hotel in Las Vegas where he previewed the Fall/Holiday 1999 Jordan collection, a sub-brand of Nike. By the 1980s, America finally publicly embraced the black athlete, looking past skin color to see athleticism and skill, rewarding stars with multimillion-dollar athletic contracts, movie deals, lucrative shoe endorsements and mansions in all-white enclaves. Who didn’t want to be like Mike? (Jim Laurie/Las Vegas Review-Journal via AP, File)

FILE - In this March 2,1999, file photo, Michael Jordan stands with a group of models at the Bellagio Hotel in Las Vegas where he previewed the Fall/Holiday 1999 Jordan collection, a sub-brand of Nike. By the 1980s, America finally publicly embraced the black athlete, looking past skin color to see athleticism and skill, rewarding stars with multimillion-dollar athletic contracts, movie deals, lucrative shoe endorsements and mansions in all-white enclaves. Who didn’t want to be like Mike? (Jim Laurie/Las Vegas Review-Journal via AP, File)

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