Sonny Vaccaro says he believes Caitlin Clark might have gotten a a lot better deal from Nike — telling TMZ Sports activities he is certain the previous Iowa celebrity might’ve inked a pact just like the one Michael Jordan obtained again within the day.
The shoe business legend, after all, is aware of all concerning the deal MJ acquired — he was the one who helped negotiate it. And, when he heard Clark solely acquired $28 million over eight years to be with Phil Knight‘s co., he was stunned it wasn’t extra.
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Vaccaro tells us she might’ve landed a contract that not solely gave her extra annual cash — but in addition allowed her to take a lower of each Clark-branded merchandise offered … identical to Jordan obtained together with his preliminary Swoosh settlement in 1984.
“She should have gotten a piece of everything,” the 84-year-old stated, “just like Michael Jordan.”
Vaccaro believes there have been loads of individuals guilty — everybody from Clark’s reps … to different shoe corporations who dropped out of the race and allowed Nike to return in with what seemed to be on its face a company-friendly contract.
“I’m saying to you,” he stated, “they messed up. They should have held on to the last drop.”
Clark, although, would not appear too upset … $28 mil, in spite of everything, is a ton of coin — particularly contemplating she’s solely set to make $76,000 from her WNBA contract this season.
And, hey, she will get her personal signature Nike shoe … which we’re certain she’s thrilled about.
