![]() It’s a hard sell that sees Vaccaro traveling from Nike’s home base of Oregon to the North Carolina in order to win over Jordan’s parents, Deloris and James (played by Davis and Julius Tennon) and the rookie player’s agent, David Falk (Chris Messina). Vaccaro is tasked with a long-shot effort to sign then-rising NBA superstar Michael Jordan (whose face is never seen onscreen) as a spokesperson for Nike’s ailing basketball sneaker line, despite the skepticism of his own boss. Starring Damon as former Nike executive Sonny Vaccaro and Affleck as Nike CEO Phil Knight, the film takes place in the mid-1980s and explores how the sportswear brand changed the game of athlete-brand partnerships. ![]() Rleated: Air: Nine of the Film’s Stars and Their Real-Life Inspirations Box Office: 'Hypnotic' Marks Career-Worst Wide Opening for Robert Rodriguez, Ben Affleck
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