Once the former president of the Portland Trailblazers, Larry Miller is now the chairman of Jordan Brand. Now, he shares the truth about his past and how he didn’t let circumstances define him.
CNBC, Published Sat, Feb 26 20229:15 AM EST Today, Larry Miller is the chairman of Nike’s Jordan Brand. He spent decades rising up the ranks at companies like Campbell Soup, Kraft Foods and the NBA’s Portland Trail Blazers. The whole time, he kept a dark secret: In 1965, at age 16, Miller pleaded guilty […]
By Sara Sidner and Pamela Kirkland, CNN Photographs by Michelle Gustafson for CNN Updated 11:29 PM ET, Sun February 20, 2022 Philadelphia (CNN) Two chance encounters at the same West Philadelphia street corner show the remarkable arc of Larry Miller’s life. The first, as a drunk and angry 16-year-old, ended with him murdering another teen. The second, 56 […]
Larry Miller could have been a statistic. Instead, Michael Jordan’s right-hand man is an inspiration and a prime case for prison reform. Greg Moore Arizona Republic Larry Miller, the executive who helped make a shoe into an empire, is the Malcom X of capitalism, but my daughter thinks he’s the president. He could have been […]
