Ben Affleck directs Air and stars as Nike's Phil Knight in the fact-based movie about how Sonny Vaccaro (Matt Damon) signed the NBA superstar Michael Jordan to a Nike endorsement deal for the Air Jordan athletic shoe. The film also stars Viola Davis as Michael Jordan's mother Deloris and and Jason Bateman as a Nike executive. Paul Willistein of the Lehigh Valley Press reviews the sports drama film.
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(Original air-date: 4/24/23)