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Spencer Haywood's billion dollar missed opportunity with Nike - Basketball Network - Your daily dose of basketball
![Andrew Petcash on Twitter: "4) Most people told him to take the money, but a few said to go with the equity. So what did Haywood ultimately decide? He took the 10% Andrew Petcash on Twitter: "4) Most people told him to take the money, but a few said to go with the equity. So what did Haywood ultimately decide? He took the 10%](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FZkFTEBX0AAq1EO.png)
Andrew Petcash on Twitter: "4) Most people told him to take the money, but a few said to go with the equity. So what did Haywood ultimately decide? He took the 10%
Red Pillar - Don't be Spencer.... Repost from @rashadbilal Phil Knight started a running shoe company in 1965 called “Blue Ribbon Sports”. In 1971 Blue Ribbon renamed itself after the Greek goddess
![TIL basketball star Spencer Haywood chose $100k up front over a 10% stake in then young company Nike for endorsing their shoes. Today that 10% would be worth more than 8 billion TIL basketball star Spencer Haywood chose $100k up front over a 10% stake in then young company Nike for endorsing their shoes. Today that 10% would be worth more than 8 billion](https://external-preview.redd.it/DW8rRq04SHvKJN1XD2Ei7jEOmGvspYlmJ06j9q-zY78.jpg?auto=webp&s=a816fbe16e8714d2d14e083bca3fe22e1c16f62c)
TIL basketball star Spencer Haywood chose $100k up front over a 10% stake in then young company Nike for endorsing their shoes. Today that 10% would be worth more than 8 billion
![Ex-NBA ace should be a billionaire but 'greedy' agent sold Nike shares - Basketball - Sports - Daily Express US Ex-NBA ace should be a billionaire but 'greedy' agent sold Nike shares - Basketball - Sports - Daily Express US](https://cdn-images.the-express.com/img/dynamic/48/590x/secondary/35981.jpg?r=1690451100528)
Ex-NBA ace should be a billionaire but 'greedy' agent sold Nike shares - Basketball - Sports - Daily Express US
![Spencer Haywood Missed A Chance To Earn Over $2.8 Billion With Nike Because His Agent Made A Mistake - Fadeaway World Spencer Haywood Missed A Chance To Earn Over $2.8 Billion With Nike Because His Agent Made A Mistake - Fadeaway World](https://fadeawayworld.net/.image/t_share/MTkxNDY3NTExNzUxOTExMDEw/294351076_606299707721666_4123663496659859457_n.jpg)
Spencer Haywood Missed A Chance To Earn Over $2.8 Billion With Nike Because His Agent Made A Mistake - Fadeaway World
![Fact check: Did Spencer Haywood lose out on $2.8 billion and the opportunity to become NBA's first billionaire? Fact check: Did Spencer Haywood lose out on $2.8 billion and the opportunity to become NBA's first billionaire?](https://staticg.sportskeeda.com/editor/2023/07/6d570-16902949114822-1920.jpg)
Fact check: Did Spencer Haywood lose out on $2.8 billion and the opportunity to become NBA's first billionaire?
![Fact check: Did Spencer Haywood lose out on $2.8 billion and the opportunity to become NBA's first billionaire? Fact check: Did Spencer Haywood lose out on $2.8 billion and the opportunity to become NBA's first billionaire?](https://staticg.sportskeeda.com/editor/2023/07/83d4a-16902948578558-1920.jpg)
Fact check: Did Spencer Haywood lose out on $2.8 billion and the opportunity to become NBA's first billionaire?
![I should have been the NBA's first billionaire but my agent sold Nike shares to get his cut of deal now worth $2.8b | The US Sun I should have been the NBA's first billionaire but my agent sold Nike shares to get his cut of deal now worth $2.8b | The US Sun](https://www.the-sun.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2023/07/SC-Spencer-Haywood-Off-Plat-copy.jpg?strip=all&quality=100&w=1920&h=1080&crop=1)
I should have been the NBA's first billionaire but my agent sold Nike shares to get his cut of deal now worth $2.8b | The US Sun
![Michael Jordan's $5 billion brand with Nike wouldn't have existed if Spencer Haywood and Magic Johnson signed on! - The SportsRush Michael Jordan's $5 billion brand with Nike wouldn't have existed if Spencer Haywood and Magic Johnson signed on! - The SportsRush](https://cdn-wp.thesportsrush.com/2022/08/53c5eb79-untitled-design-2022-08-13t122555.858.jpg)
Michael Jordan's $5 billion brand with Nike wouldn't have existed if Spencer Haywood and Magic Johnson signed on! - The SportsRush
![An NBA Hall-of-Famer Could Have Owned $12 Billion Worth Of Nike... Instead He Chose $100K :( | Celebrity Net Worth An NBA Hall-of-Famer Could Have Owned $12 Billion Worth Of Nike... Instead He Chose $100K :( | Celebrity Net Worth](https://vz.cnwimg.com/thumb-1200x/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/sh.jpg)
An NBA Hall-of-Famer Could Have Owned $12 Billion Worth Of Nike... Instead He Chose $100K :( | Celebrity Net Worth
![I should have been the NBA's first billionaire but my agent sold Nike shares to get his cut of deal now worth $2.8b | The US Sun I should have been the NBA's first billionaire but my agent sold Nike shares to get his cut of deal now worth $2.8b | The US Sun](https://www.the-sun.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2023/07/SC-Spencer-Haywood-Comp-copy.jpg?w=620)
I should have been the NBA's first billionaire but my agent sold Nike shares to get his cut of deal now worth $2.8b | The US Sun
![SuperSonics Spencer Haywood chose $100,000 upfront over a 10% stake in Nike. Had he accepted the original offer, his holdings in Nike would be worth a whopping $8.62 billion : r/nba SuperSonics Spencer Haywood chose $100,000 upfront over a 10% stake in Nike. Had he accepted the original offer, his holdings in Nike would be worth a whopping $8.62 billion : r/nba](https://external-preview.redd.it/qDKScbiiA3GzT6A3a7vECf_ufz_XcqJOUKoVOMOvi2k.jpg?auto=webp&s=761958d2c717b33a6e77fef8242d07bcbcf84601)
SuperSonics Spencer Haywood chose $100,000 upfront over a 10% stake in Nike. Had he accepted the original offer, his holdings in Nike would be worth a whopping $8.62 billion : r/nba
![Former NBA great Spencer Haywood can relate to the risk NFL coach Brian Flores is taking - The Boston Globe Former NBA great Spencer Haywood can relate to the risk NFL coach Brian Flores is taking - The Boston Globe](https://www.bostonglobe.com/resizer/xc0FYOvAYcEGf82jGh1Eku5gQQM=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-bostonglobe/public/M6VOIBPSFCDBHLEAM7P3JYHXKM.jpg)