Why Michael Jordan Was The Best
FiveThirtyEightWas Jordan really the greatest basketball player of all time? FiveThirtyEight crunches the numbers.
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In 2020, ESPN’s documentary “The Last Dance” about Michael Jordan’s final season with the Chicago Bulls became required quarantine viewing for many sports-starved fans. Though the miniseries wrapped up after 10 episodes, reveling in the historic feats of His Airness never gets old. Fill your Pocket with this curated collection of some of the best articles about Jordan, including a few lesser known stories from his storied career.
Was Jordan really the greatest basketball player of all time? FiveThirtyEight crunches the numbers.
An unforgettable portrait of Jordan in retirement. “As he turns 50, MJ is wondering whether there are any more asses to kick.”
For years the NBA Hall of Famer has claimed that his high school coach underestimated his talent as a sophomore. Clifton (Pop) Herring, whose life has been a struggle since then, tells a different story.
In 1998, legendary journalist David Halberstam chronicled Jordan’s final championship run. A sportswriting classic.
Baseball writer Tom Verducci revisits Jordan’s infamous mid-career foray into baseball, with surprising conclusions.
Michael Jordan was about to ditch Nike—until an inexperienced designer created the shoe he’d always dreamed of.
In 2003, John Rogers, a former Princeton guard, legit took down His Airness.
How the greatest player in the history of basketball became the greatest brand in the history of sports.