hello welcome, in today's post I come to leave some curiosities of what for many is the best basketball player who has stepped on a parquet of the nba.
1 In the famous "flu game" in the fifth game of the 1997 NBA Finals between the Chicago Bulls and Utah Jazz, despite almost fainting in the arms of Scottie Pippen, Michael Jordan scored 38 points and led the Bulls to victory. That match was undoubtedly one of Jordan's most memorable performances,
but the flu could not have been the culprit of the illness with which he played.
Tim Grover, former personal trainer of Michael Jordan, said that players' night ordered pizza. Five people carried out the pizza at the players' hotel and only Michael took it. Jordan's poor state during the match was attributed to food and pizza poisoning, and not to the alleged complaint.
2 The first jersey that the Miami Heat retired was that of Michael Jordan. The ceremony took place on April 11, 2003, before a match between the Washington Wizards and the Miami Heat.
"Nobody will use the number 23 in the Miami Heat, you're the best," Miami Heat Heat president Pat Riley told Jordan. Riley trained with Jordan countless times while playing with the Chicago Bulls.
3 Michael Jordan's shirt was stolen once in Orlando, forcing him to use the
Number 12 without last name
On Valentine's Day, in 1990, an unknown thief stole Michael Jordan's shirt from the locker a little more than an hour before the start of the game. Unable to recover the shirt and not knowing what to do, the Chicago Bulls tried to get Jordan to put on a replica of his shirt that had a fan, but unfortunately it was too small. Michael was forced to wear an extra shirt they had with number 12 and no last name.
"It's never happened to me before, it's pretty annoying because you're used to certain
things and he does not like it to change anything, "Jordan told the Orlando Sentinel.
He ended up scoring 49 points, but Orlando Magic won in overtime.
4 4 In the movie Space Jam, Michael tells the Looney Tunes that he used to wear his shorts from the University of North Carolina under his Chicago Bulls shirt in every game he played. He really did it. It brought good luck.
5 He was selected in the 3rd position of the 1984 Draft by the Chicago Bulls, Hakeem Olajuwon and Sam Bowie were chosen before him.
6 Rod Thorn, GM of the Bulls, on the night of the Draft said: "We would have liked Michael Jordan to measure 2.13, but there was not a pivot available, Jordan is not going to change the course of this franchise and we are not going to ask him either. He's just a good offensive player, but he's not a dominant player. "
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