The age-old debate over which NBA player should be anointed the greatest of all time reaches a fever pitch come playoff time. And with good reason. While there is no shortage of NBA players who have established themselves as stars with standout play during the regular season, only players who […]
Tag: Michael Jordan
The Ultimate NBA Finals Dream Teams
LeBron James, Larry Bird, and Michael Jordan have all produced spectacular performances in the NBA Finals. But if you could go back in time and assemble a Dream Team of NBA greats to compete in an ultimate NBA Finals matchup, who would you pick? Here’s a look at our picks […]
MINT25 Auction: Babe Ruth Contract, Michael Jordan Last Dance Jersey
If the MINT25 auction is any indication, sports collectibles are going to enjoy another big year. This collection features 25 iconic items, including a 1918 signed Babe Ruth contract. While Ruth’s contract could fetch upwards of $1 million, a rare item signed by Tom Brady could top $2 million. The […]
Michael Jordan’s Sneakers Sell for $1.47 Million, Breaking Auction Record
A pair of sneakers worn by Michael Jordan in his early days with the Chicago Bulls broke the public auction record on Sunday. The sneakers sold for $1.472 million. Subsequently banned by the NBA, the notorious sneaker design ignited sales of Nike’s Air Jordan 1. Last year, Christie’s auctioned a […]
Luc Longley: One Giant Leap Documentary Available on YouTube
Luc Longley, the first Australian player in the NBA, won three championships alongside Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls. However, Longley was omitted from the Michael Jordan documentary The Last Dance, so an Australian TV network produced a documentary series titled “Luc Longley: One Giant Leap” about Longley’s rise in […]
Steph Curry Wins NBA Scoring Title, Outguns Bradley Beal in Final Game of Season
Steph Curry of the Golden State Warriors notched his second NBA scoring title by averaging a career-high 32 points per game this season. Curry edged out Bradley Beal in the final weekend of the regular season, and the two gunslingers have been fighting for the scoring title over the last […]
Jumped the Shark? Jordan’s Rookie Baseball Card Sees Record Prices
Even though he finished his brief, one-year minor league career with a .202 batting average, three home runs, and 51 RBIs, collectors now clamor for Michael Jordan’s baseball “rookie card.†That card, an insert in the 1991 Upper Deck baseball set that shows Jordan taking batting practice with the Chicago […]
The OG List: Top 50 NBA All-Time Scoring Points List, Abdul-Jabbar Still No. 1
We compiled another comprehensive and complete list detailing the top 50 all-time points scoring leaders in the NBA. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar set the record with 38,387 career points and held the top spot ever since he passed Wilt Chamberlin nearly 37 years ago. LeBron James, currently third on the list, recently […]
A Michael Jordan Rookie Card Sold for How Much? Sports Card Market Ready to Boom
Days before the opening games of the 2020-21 NBA season, the rookie card of perhaps the most popular player in league history sold for six figures at auction. Analysts say that could be a harbinger of an even bigger boom in the basketball card market. A Michael Jordan 1986-87 Fleer […]
That Time Michael Jordan Almost Joined the NY Knicks for $25 Million
In the summer of 1996, Michael Jordan almost joined the New York Knicks when they dangled a $25 million deal in front of him hoping to lure Air Jordan to MSG in NYC. At the time, Jordan earned a paltry $3 million per year with the Chicago Bulls. Wiser minds […]
2001 Flashback: Michael Jordan Unretires to Join Washington Wizards
After a three-year layoff, Michael Jordan laced up his sneakers and unretired for the second time in his storied NBA career when he joined the Washington Wizards for the 2001-02 and 2002-03 seasons. While the ESPN documentary series “The Last Dance” covered Jordan’s final season with the Chicago Bulls, his […]
1990s Dynasty: Michael Jordan Secures 6 Titles for the Chicago Bulls
Between 1991 and 1998, Michael Jordan led the Chicago Bulls to six NBA titles during their 1990s dynasty, bookended by three-peats before general manager Jerry Krause broke up the team, and Jordan retired for a second time. It’s no surprise that Jordan was named MVP of the NBA Finals in […]
Bad Boys Detroit Pistons and the So-Called ‘Jordan Rules’
“The Last Dance” documentary on Michael Jordan referenced the “Jordan Rules” multiple times. The “Jordan Rules” were a specific set of rules the Detroit Pistons conjured up to stop Air Jordan and the Chicago Bulls in the playoffs. In addition, sportswriter Sam Smith titled a searing tell-all book published in […]
The Last Dance, Episode 1: ‘Mike’ Jordan and Cocaine Traveling Circus
ESPN aired the first two episodes of “The Last Dance,” the documentary about Michael Jordan and his final season with the Chicago Bulls in 1997-98 as they sought to win their sixth championship and complete a second three-peat. The first episode revealed Jordan’s origin story from the freshman named “Mike” […]
Michael Jordan Documentary ‘The Last Dance’ Moves Air Date to April
ESPN announced it’s moving up the air date for “The Last Dance”, a 10-part documentary series on basketball legend Michael Jordan. The highly anticipated series on one of the world’s greatest professional athletes will air on Sunday nights starting April 19, 2020. The series will focus on the final championship […]