Michael Jordan
There have been good first pitches and not so good first pitches. Michael Jordan’s heave on September 28, 1998 was definitely somewhere on the low end of that spectrum. Just a fe...Read More
Michael Jordan Might’ve Just Previewed Air Jordan 11 Low “Concord” Golf Shoes
September 14, 2016 BY Yale Schalk / 0 0 / 5
Michael Jordan wore Air Jordan 11 Low “Concords” for the 1996 NBA championship celebration, years before fans got a chance to own them in 2014. Why not the golf shoe versio...Read More
Michael Jordan is known by a few names. He’s Air Jordan, he’s the Jumpman, the Black Cat among his NBA peers, or simply MJ. No matter what you call him, you can’t go ...Read More
#MJHistory: Michael Jordan Signed With The Bulls 32 Years Ago Today
September 12, 2016 BY Yale Schalk / 0 0 / 5
On September 12, 1984, Michael Jordan signed his rookie contract with the Chicago Bulls. Taken third overall in the 1984 NBA Draft, Jordan entered his professional career as an NCAA ch...Read More
Michael Jordan has The Shot, The Last Shot, The Shrug, and The Hand Switch among his top career highlights. Did you know there was The Spin? The Dream Team opened its 1992 Tournament o...Read More
If you were a kid or a kid at heart who ate at Michael Jordan’s Restaurant between 1993 and 1999, you might’ve walked away with a full stomach and one of these MJ masks. Ju...Read More
Flashback Friday: When Shaq, A.I. And Yao Owned Michael Jordan
September 9, 2016 BY Yale Schalk / 0 0 / 5
Michael Jordan usually dominated his opponents with punishing dunks, clutch steals, and stealthy blocks during his NBA run. Yet there were select times when some of his fellow stars go...Read More
Vintage Gear: Wheaties “I’m Back” Sign For MJ’s First Game Back – 1995
September 7, 2016 BY Yale Schalk / 0 0 / 5
On March 18, 1995, Michael Jordan let the world know he’d be in Bulls red and black the following day after 18 months away from the NBA. Whether or not he tipped his endorsers be...Read More
Michael Jordan Joins Jeter, Woodson And Woodley For Michigan Football’s Jumpman Debut
September 3, 2016 BY Yale Schalk / 0 0 / 5
Michael Jordan served as Michigan Football’s season opener honorary captain on Saturday, and the boys in blue didn’t disappoint. The Wolverines thrashed Hawaii, 63-3, in fr...Read More
#MJMondays: Michael Jordan Dunks Everything At Magic Johnson’s Charity Game
August 29, 2016 BY Yale Schalk / 0 0 / 5
Magic Johnson started the “Midsummer Night’s Magic” charity game in 1985 as a way to give back and to entertain The Forum’s faithful. Maybe some reconnaissance ...Read More
Vintage Gear: Michael Jordan Chicago Tribune 1992 Champs Edition
August 26, 2016 BY Yale Schalk / 0 2 / 5
Following pro sports in the early ’90s was a bit challenging. Unless you watched the games live on TV or caught highlights on SportsCenter, you were pretty much picking up the ne...Read More
#MJMondays: The Miami Heat Retire Michael Jordan’s Number 23
August 22, 2016 BY Yale Schalk / 0 5 / 5
Break out “How many NBA teams retired Michael Jordan’s number 23?” the next time you want to stump someone. The answer is two – the Chicago Bulls and the Miami ...Read More
Michael Jordan just couldn’t help himself against the Cleveland Cavaliers. His 1989 Game 5 buzzer beater stands among his best ever highlights. But MJ actually flushed the Cavs t...Read More
Michael Jordan’s early career heroics included plenty of gravity-defying dunks and buzzer-beaters, but never before had he switched hands in mid-air like he did in the 1991 NBA F...Read More
Michael Jordan Donates $5 Million To African-American Museum
August 10, 2016 BY Yale Schalk / 0 5 / 5
Michael Jordan has donated $5 million to the National Museum of African American History and Culture. The new gallery – the Smithsonian’s installment on the National Mall &...Read More