'Some things are eternal': Elon Musk paid tribute to Jensen Huang with a clip from a movie about Michael Jordan

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Elon Musk reposted clip from "Air," in which Nike exec Sonny Vaccaro, played by Matt Damon, delivers a monologue about success and failure.

Jensen Huang's departure from Nvidia prompted a tribute from the world's richest person. On X, Elon Musk reposted a two-minute clip from "Air," a 2023 movie about Michael Jordan, Nike, and the foundation of the Air Jordan brand. In it, Nike executive Sonny Vaccaro, played by Matt Damon, delivers a prophetic monologue trying to convince the young basketball player to sign a shoe deal. "Once they've built you as high as they possibly can, they're going to tear you back down," he says.

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