09:20 AM PDT on Wednesday, July 12, 2006

By PAT DOORIS for kgw.com

Allen Heckard – who sees himself as a Michael Jordan lookalike – is suing Jordan and Nike founder Phil Knight for millions because they make his life miserable.

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But if the Northeast Portland resident professes not to like the attention, why does he dress and act like Jordan?

Heckard has a shaved head, an earring in his left ear, and is in good shape from working out, and yes, playing basketball.

He also dresses in blue Air Jordan tennis shoes, but Heckard said he’s not trying to look like Jordan.

"They're very comfortable shoes to play ball in,” said Heckard. “I play a lot of basketball and any other shoes I try to play in tend to hurt the bottom of my feet."

“I got a right to buy Nike or Adidas or what ever, so I chose the Nike because its a good shoe for me to play ball in,” he said.

(kgw.com reporter Kristina Brenneman contributed to this report.)