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#MJMondays: Michael Jordan Clinched His First NBA Title 26 Years Ago Today
June 12, 2017 BY Yale Schalk / 0 5 / 5
On June 12, 1991, the Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls clinched their first NBA championship over the Los Angeles Lakers. After dropping the first game of the 1991 NBA Finals at ho...Read More
Michael Jordan’s 1984 Olympic Shoes Just Sold For A Record $190,373
June 11, 2017 BY Yale Schalk / 0 4.45 / 5
Any Michael Jordan-worn sneaker is bound to draw big money, especially if it’s an Air Jordan. But the shoes that set a highest price record for game-worn kicks sport a chevron in...Read More
Michael Jordan’s 1984 Olympic Shoes Are Back On The Auction Block
May 25, 2017 BY Yale Schalk / 0 0 / 5
Michael Jordan’s 1984 Olympic sneakers are back up for bids. On the auction block in 2015, the pair of white and navy blue Converse Fastbreak Mid, game-worn and signed by Jordan, ar...Read More
#MJHistory: Michael Jordan Named NBA Rookie of the Year 32 Years Ago
May 17, 2017 BY Yale Schalk / 0 5 / 5
On May 16, 1985, Michael Jordan was named NBA Rookie of the Year after a stellar 1984-95 campaign with the Chicago Bulls. It was nearly a perfect start to an otherworldly and legendary...Read More
Chris Rock Tells Michael Jordan Stories While Sneaker Shopping With Complex
May 15, 2017 BY Yale Schalk / 0 4 / 5
Chris Rock’s excursion to Stadium Goods with the Complex Sneaker Shopping crew was more than just picking up a few fresh pairs of kicks. The legendary comedian let loose some sto...Read More
Vintage Gear: Michael Jordan Ohio Art Toy Basketball Set
May 11, 2017 BY Yale Schalk / 0 1.25 / 5
What wasn’t Michael Jordan’s name on in the 1980s and ’90s? Ohio Art – the folks who make the Etch A Sketch – created a mini basketball hoop and ball set ...Read More
#MJMondays: Michael Jordan Debuted Air Jordan 11 “Concord” 22 Years Ago
May 8, 2017 BY Yale Schalk / 0 4.31 / 5
How time flies. On May 7, 1995, Michael Jordan made arguably the biggest sneaker debut in history. Lacing up what essentially was a wear test pair – to Tinker Hatfield’s ch...Read More
Michael Jordan Returns To Laney High School To Shoot A Commercial
May 3, 2017 BY Yale Schalk / 0 0.5 / 5
Michael Jordan was back in school on Tuesday, visiting his alma mater Laney High School in Wilmington, North Carolina to film a commercial. The school tweeted out a photo of the legend...Read More
Flashback Friday: Michael Jordan’s Best Poster Dunks
April 28, 2017 BY Yale Schalk / 0 0 / 5
Though Michael Jordan would likely be the first to credit high-flyers like David Thompson and Julius Erving for inspiring at least some of his aerial game, no player before MJ or since...Read More
Vintage Gear: Nike “Johnny Kilroy” Michael Jordan T-Shirt – 1994
April 26, 2017 BY Yale Schalk / 0 5 / 5
Around the time Michael Jordan retired in October 1993, a mysterious basketball player turned up in the farm leagues named Johnny Kilroy. He looked quite a bit like Jordan and even pla...Read More
Flashback Friday: Michael Jordan’s Missed Game Winners
April 21, 2017 BY Yale Schalk / 0 0 / 5
One of Michael Jordan’s many claims to fame was his uncanny ability to knock down game-winning shots. Except when he missed them. Just as MJ opined in the 1997 Jordan Brand ̶...Read More
The Time Michael Jordan And Ken Griffey Jr Exchanged Autographs
April 12, 2017 BY Yale Schalk / 0 5 / 5
Michael Jordan and Ken Griffey Jr were at the top of their respective sports in the 1990s, each rising to superstar level while becoming global icons thanks in large part to their Nike...Read More
Michael Jordan Missed UNC’s Title Win Because He’s Superstitious
April 6, 2017 BY Yale Schalk / 0 3 / 5
Michael Jordan attended the North Carolina-Villanova title game last year, and his Tar Heels lost. He wasn’t about to chance it again. UNC coach Roy Williams revealed on the Dan ...Read More
Vintage Gear: Michael Jordan Caricature Pennant By Bruce Stark
April 5, 2017 BY Yale Schalk / 0 0 / 5
Bruce Stark dominated sports cartoon apparel and memorabilia in the late 1980s and early ’90s. His exaggerated, incredibly realistic takes on athletes and celebrities made him a ...Read More
#MJMondays: Michael Jordan Iced Detroit With 59 Points 29 Years Ago Today
April 3, 2017 BY Yale Schalk / 0 0 / 5
29 years ago today, Michael Jordan turned in one of his signature early career performances. With the Chicago Bulls visiting the Detroit Pistons, Jordan single-handedly conquered the r...Read More