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  • May 11, 2020

    B.J. Armstrong: Michael Jordan showed what it means to truly love something

    With “The Last Dance” dominating the minds of the basketball world for the past few weeks, just about everyone has come out with something glowing to say about Michael Jordan. B.J. Armstrong was Jordan’s teammate for several years, including during the Bulls’ first three-peat, and took it to the next level with what he said to Scott Van Pelt on...

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  • May 11, 2020

    Why Michael Jordan wore No. 45 out of retirement and why he went back to No. 23

    Michael Jordan and the No. 23 are synonymous, but he famously wore No. 45 when he returned from his first retirement in 1995. When he retired in 1993, Jordan talked about how meaningful it was that his father saw him play his last game. Jordan’s father died in August of 1993. Jordan talked about why he wore No. 45 when…

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  • May 11, 2020

    Phil Jackson: Michael Jordan was ‘denying a gift to society' by retiring in '93

    Michael Jordan’s first retirement in 1993 was a shock to society and that was not lost on Phil Jackson when it was about to happen. The story is told in Episode 7 of “The Last Dance.” Bulls chairman Jerry Reinsdorf first found out when Jordan’s agent, David Falk told him of the news at a charity dinner that was sponsored…

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  • May 6, 2020

    Bears detail how tickets refunds would work for 2020 NFL season

    Bears single-game tickets will go on sale on Thursday, following the release of the 2020 schedule, and the 2020 NFL season is still slated to go on as normal. Of course, not many things in the past two months have resembled normal and the NFL’s upcoming season isn’t immune to that. That’s why the Bears added some information about...

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  • May 6, 2020

    Tom Thibodeau thinks Bulls would've won a title if Derrick Rose stays healthy

    The Derrick Rose/Tom Thibodeau Bulls are one of the biggest what-ifs in franchise history. What happens if Rose doesn’t get hurt? Are the Bulls able to knock off LeBron James and go to the NBA Finals? Would they have won a title? It’s a painful thought for many Bulls fans, but Thibodeau is still thinking about it. He brought...

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  • May 6, 2020

    Charles Barkley says his broken friendship with Michael Jordan is ‘painful'

    Charles Barkley and Michael Jordan had a famous friendship until they didn’t. The two had a notorious falling out after Barkley made comments about Jordan’s tenure as a general manager with the Washington Wizards. Barkley talked about that on Tuesday’s episode of The Waddle & Silvy Show on ESPN 1000. He called their falling out “really unfortunate.” “The thing...

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  • May 5, 2020

    Larry Bird told Magic Johnson ‘Michael Jordan is now' during 1992 Olympics

    There are so many epic stories about the 1992 Olympic Dream Team. The names and characters assembled on that team combined with the fact that they were the first team of professionals to play for Team USA were a perfect match. Ahmad Rashad had a story of his own that he shared on Twitter on Tuesday. It involves Rashad overhearing a…

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  • May 5, 2020

    NBA willing to play into Labor Day to finish season, says Orlando Magic CEO

    Predicting when the NBA will return is a fool’s errand for now. No one knows for sure and there are too many unknown variables with the COVID-19 pandemic. That said, it is relevant when we get a peak at what the league and team front offices are thinking. Orlando Magic CEO Alex Martins told the Orange County Economic Recovery...

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  • May 5, 2020

    Craig Hodges criticizes Michael Jordan, ‘salty' about ‘Last Dance' exclusion

    Like many people around the world, Craig Hodges has been watching “The Last Dance.” Unlike many people around the world, Hodges was a part of that story. He’s also not happy he wasn’t interviewed for the documentary. And he sure has plenty to say about what he’s watching. The former Bulls guard did a radio interview on “The Odd...

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  • May 5, 2020

    Michael Jordan bet on how many Jordans he would see during a car ride

    Michael Jordan’s frequent gambling and competitive nature were main topics in Episode 6 of “The Last Dance.” Jordan competed at everything, even tossing quarters, as shown in the documentary. That desire to play games and compete at all times remains to this day. Jason Hehir, the director of “The Last Dance,” shared a story about that on “The Jalen & Jacoby Aftershow” on...

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