RECAP: Black Enterprise Celebrates Hoops, Good Food And Team USA In Chicago

Upon getting settled in, I arrived to Gino’s East Pizzeria with the Nike gang, and was introduced to my first taste of Chicago. The ambiance was much like the Windy City, rough, artsy, and full of flavor. Joining us for our midday meal was veteran journalist Scoop Jackson.

A personal favorite of mine from my time at Harris Publications (where I used to write for XXL and KING), Jackson is a native Chicagoan who undoubtedly knows the terrain and history of hoops very well.

After regaling us with tales of Michael Jordan, his ‘For the Love of the Game’ contract clause, and calling the Chi, “The best place in the world for basketball,” I got a few minutes with him and asked how Jordan’s business acumen influenced this now-generation of NBA superstars.

Watch his detailed answer below: