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January 10, 2015. Riley, just 5 years old, was training in the backyard of his house with her basketball that she had received. Despite loving ice hockey, Riley wanted to give it a change and chose basketball as her second favorite sport.
On the same day, a basketball game was taking place near his home in Minnesota, the Minnesota Timberwolves and the Chicago Bulls were facing each other in the NBA regular season. Riley, like every kid her age, would like to go see the game.
Riley's motivation as a little girl was incomparable to any other little girl her age, she always woke up and went to sleep with a smile on her face and venturing into the world of sports was her passion.
Riley (Child): Mom, can we go see the basketball game that's going on today? Please!!
Her mother was on the phone and hadn't heard what her daughter had said to her, so little Riley went to talk to her father who was in the office to try to convince him to take her to the game between the Wolves and the Bulls.
The Target Center was expected to be packed due to this being Kevin Garnett's penultimate season, and everyone wanted to go see him. But Riley made sure to take her father with her to the arena.
When Riley arrives at her father's office, she notices that her father is signing some paper but still decides to talk to him.
Riley (Child): Dad!! Can you take me to the Wolves-Bulls game today?
Dad: But Riley, didn't you like hockey?
Riley (Child): I like it, but I want to watch another sport!
Then, Riley's father got up from his chair and went to get ready, while Riley went to her room to get some clothes to look nice. Despite being a hockey fanatic, Riley kept Kevin Garnett's shirt from the 1997/98 season that his grandmother had given him for his 5th birthday and knowing that, she decided to wear it.
Dad: Honey, I'm going to take Riley to see the Wolves game and I'll be right back, okay?
Mom: Okay, just don't delay.
So, Riley and his father set off toward the Target Center to see the game then. Even though he knew he would be there to just make his daughter's dream come true, Riley's father would be there to guide his daughter into the world of basketball.
When they arrived at the stadium, Riley came across several Chicago Bulls fans wearing jerseys of the team's legendary and current players, including:
Michael Jordan Derrick Rose Scottie Pippen Dennis Rodman
But most of them were wearing MJ shirts, so Riley asks who was the Jordan guy that the fans were wearing the shirt?
Riley (Child): Dad, who is Michael Jordan?
Dad: My daughter, he is the best of all time.
Returning to the present, Riley was in front of Jordan brand agents who were there to negotiate with her about being the new face of the brand in Hockey. It was a dream for Riley, after getting to know the real Michael Jordan through his documentary called The Last Dance.
Jordan Brand Agent: I liked the painting (while pointing at the painting)
That painting that you could see in Riley's new room was Jordan's last game in his career, the 1998 NBA Finals against the Utah Jazz. Riley decided to immortalize the painting as a form of idolatry for herself.
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Jordan Brand Agent: Anyway, Riley. We came to talk to your parents and you because of your upward growth, we decided to talk about you being the new face of Jordan in Hockey and we have the pleasure of sponsoring it.
For a few minutes then, Riley thought very calmly to have anything to say to the agents who were waiting for a response from the little girl, so she said.
Mom: But one thing I didn't understand, would you provide an exclusive Jordan hockey stick, helmet and gloves or other things?
Jordan Brand Agent: We will provide everything you can imagine that Riley would have exclusive, in addition to Riley's own personalized logo as well as bonuses if Riley manages to achieve various goals throughout her career.
The decision was then in Riley's hands as his parents had accepted that Riley would have an official sponsorship coming directly from Jordan, have her own brand and begin her biggest career goals.
Jordan Brand Agent: So, Riley. You accept?
After a minute of waiting, Riley decides to accept Jordan's proposal that she be the newest face of the brand in Hockey. Would it be a new beginning? Obviously it would be, but if there was a chance Riley could have more visibility.
Riley: Look, I really want to play the sport i love and with you here i feel like i can achieve bigger things than just hockey, the matches and everything else. So, i accept.
(back to 2015)
Once inside the Target Center, Riley and her father looked for the session to buy the remaining tickets there to see the game. After a few minutes in line, they were finally able to buy their tickets to have the third row, close to the court.
Riley (Child): Dad, look! It's Kevin Garnett!! (Riley said while pointing her finger at him)
As the game went on, it became clear that these Bulls didn't have the same 2011 MVP-winning Derrick Rose, but still, the Bulls had a balanced team. Riley liked to enjoy the moment and being able to watch live an experience that would mark her life made her even happier.
During halftime, Riley and his father went to a diner there to eat something since the break would take a while and Riley was already hungry, his dick gave him a chocolate bar that the diner sold, while Riley's father ate a hamburger. When play resumed, the Timberwolves maintained control at home and beat the Bulls 110-102.
After the game ended, as they were leaving to go to the car, Riley saw a young girl wearing the popular Air Jordan Mid 1 Chicago and seeing this, Riley asked.
Riley (Child): Dad, are those the popular Air's Jordans?
Dad: Do you want one? I just don't think it's your size, Riley.
Riley (Child): When I grow up, can I have one too?
Dad: Clear! But remember, you'll have to be a very obedient and kind little girl to deserve it.
Returning to current times, Riley saw himself being able to choose a new name for her personalized name that he would use in sponsorship with Jordan.
Riley: Does Valentina have any ideas? (Riley said, laughing nervously)
Valentina looked at Riley and shook her head, having no idea what name to suggest to Riley.
Suddenly, then, Riley had a surprise name: Jordan Nova.
So, it was already done. Riley would have as her main brand and her sponsorship with Jordan a new name and new brand of her own: Jordan Nova 1 would be the beginning.
