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Michael Jordan loses out in a Chinese footwear trademark suit (Ball Don't Lie)

Apparently Michael Jordan doesn’t own the right to the basketball airwaves he once called his own. Not in China, at least

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The Basketball Hall of Famer and Charlotte Hornets owner lost a lawsuit against a Chinese footwear maker named Qiaodan Sports Co., following a suit he filed in 2012. “Quiodan” apparently is a rough Mandarin translation of the name “Jordan,” and the brand’s logo just happened to feature a dude jumping through the air while holding a basketball.