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Kanter said he wore Jordan’s Concord sneakers marked “made with slave labor” during a game in Charlotte with Michael Jordan in attendance. Afterward, teammates warned his NBA career was effectively over. Kanter said his agent later told him speaking out again could cost another six seasons and roughly $30 million to $40 million in earnings.

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