No, the news cycle would be bad press for Nike on that. Every step, from the signing to the shoe unveiling to the first commercial will get the blowout replayed a thousand times on all the sports news organs. They need that to go away first.
LOL, I still want to know what did Michael Jordan know, and when did he know it?
Everyone is aware of the blowout. It’s not news anymore. If he signs with a different shoe company, THEN the blowout will be newsworthy again because the assumption will be that the blowout was the reason Zion went with another company. If he signs with Nike, the blowout will be forgotten. Therefore, Nike will move heaven and earth to sign him, IMHO.