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Air Jordan 1 Sneakers See Huge Markup Thanks to 'The Last Dance': TRAINA THOUGHTS

Due to the popularity of ESPN's The Last Dance, if you want those old-school Chicago Air Jordan 1 sneakers, it's going to cost you a lot more than usual.
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Air Jordan 1 Sneakers See Huge Markup Thanks to 'The Last Dance': TRAINA THOUGHTS
Air Jordan 1 Sneakers See Huge Markup Thanks to 'The Last Dance': TRAINA THOUGHTS

1. The Last Dance has not only been great for ESPN's ratings, but it's also been a huge help to outlets and people selling the "Chicago" Air Jordan 1 sneakers.

After the first episode that aired this past Sunday focused on Michael Jordan's business with Nike and his sneakers becoming a cultural phenomenon, interest in his debut shoe from 1985 was renewed in a big way.

Since Monday, the current average price for the sneaker on StockX is $836, with bidding going up to $1,500.

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Episode 5 of The Last Dance detailed how Jordan wanted to join Adidas when coming out of college, but he ended up with Nike thanks to his mom, who forced him to take a meeting with them, and Adidas' mismanagement.

2. Late last week, I spoke to J.J. Watt for 30 minutes about a slew of topics. Watt is promoting his new show, Ultimate Tag (that he his hosting with his brothers, T.J. and Derek), which debuts May 20 on FOX. During the conversation we covered the following topics: the DeAndre Hopkins trade, how much preseason players need to get ready for the season, Watt loosening up his public image, the best things he's watched while quarantined, which celebrities he'd want to be quarantined with, how he splits up cooking and laundry with his wife, his love of Mighty Ducks 2, The Last Dance and much more.

You can read the full interview here.

3. Tony Reali = class act.

The Around the Horn host (who we recently told you has gone to a Cosmo Kramer hairdo during quarantine), made an offhand joke about Mitch Trubisky's poor accuracy on Monday's show and immediately apologized to the Bears QB. This is how real apologies work. If you really feel bad about something, you apologize before you get the heat for whatever you said, not after someone tells you to issue a statement.

4. This is going to be a THREE hour show. And we're going to watch every minute and NFL Network is going get a strong rating. That's where we're at.

5. The latest SI Media Podcast features a conversation with the always entertaining and insightful Chris Long.

The two-time Super Bowl champion turned podcaster discussed how long of a preseason NFL players would need before the start of the season, the Aaron Rodgers–Packers relationship, The Last Dance, why he loves cold showers, when he'd attend a sporting event, and much more.

You can listen to the podcast below or download it on Apple, Spotify, Stitcher and Google Play.

6. RANDOM YOUTUBE VIDEO OF THE DAY: I just finished re-watching The Sopranos on Monday night. Naturally, when people hear "Sopranos," they immediately think of the finale. This is a good video of key people discussing that last scene.

7. SPORTS HIGHLIGHT OF THE DAY: In honor of my interview with J.J. Watt.

Be sure to catch up on past editions of Traina Thoughts and check out the Sports Illustrated Media Podcast hosted by Jimmy Traina on Apple, Spotify or Stitcher. You can also follow Jimmy on Twitter and Instagram.

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JIMMY TRAINA

Jimmy Traina is a staff writer and podcast host for Sports Illustrated. A 20-year veteran in the industry, he’s been covering the sports media landscape for seven years and writes a daily column, Traina Thoughts. Traina has hosted the Sports Illustrated Media Podcast since 2018, a show known for interviews with some of the most important and powerful people in sports media. He also was the creator and writer of SI’s Hot Clicks feature from 2007 to '13.

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