Michael Jordan’s Jordan Brand will donate $100 million over the next 10 years “to organizations dedicated to ensuring racial equality, social justice, and greater access to education.” In a joint statement made on Twitter, the basketball legend and the company stated “The Jordan Brand is us, the Black Community. Until the ingrained racism that allows […]
After viewing The Last Dance documentary, one thing was totally clear, Michael Jordan is the GOAT of pettiness. In an appearance on the All The Smoke podcast, Rip Hamilton recalled how Jordan, prior to making his return to the court, had once traded second-year guard Laron Profit for trash talk that was a little too […]
The man who wrote the scathing book Jordan Rules after the Bulls first Finals win is now suggesting that Michael Jordan’s famous “Flu Game” was really a case of “something that wasn’t as manly.” Sam Smith sat down on The Dan Patrick Show to give his take on what really happened. In The Last Dance […]
For decades now, it’s been believed that Michael Jordan made the call to not have Isiah Thomas on the 92 dream team. Well, it looks like we finally got confirmation. Despite Jordan’s denials, an audio recording released by Jack McCallum on The Dream Team Tapes podcast seems to confirm Jordan was a big reason for Thomas’ omission. […]
With the critically acclaimed “The Last Dance” Documentary concluded, Horace Grant is calling out Michael Jordan for what he believes are “lies” that live within the doc. In a radio interview, Grant responds to allegations that he leaked locker room information about Jordan being a bully to sports reporter Sam Smith. Smith used anonymous sources […]
In Sunday night’s finale of The Last Dance, Michael Jordan said he would’ve been willing to sign a one-year contract to do it again. The 10-part documentary series focused on the last season of the Chicago Bulls’ dynasty. It ended in a sixth championship before the team dismantled. “If you asked all the guys who […]
Ahmad Rashad will bring his iconic voice back to basketball as he will host a watch party of Game 6 of the 1998 NBA Finals. The game between the Chicago Bulls and Utah Jazz from the Delta Center in Salt Lake City was the one where Michael Jordan hit the iconic last shot. Gatorade is […]
A pair of Jordan kicks set a new world record at an auction in New York on Sunday. Soethby’s auction company announced in a press release that a pair of Michael Jordan game worn sneakers broke the record selling for $560,000. The previous record was $437,500 for a pair of 1972 Nike Waffle Racing Flat […]
The final episodes of The Last Dance will air this weekend and in celebration, Will Smith’s sports-inspired streetwear brand, Bel-Air Athletics, has released a unisex collection to honor Michael Jordan, the Bulls dynasty and Jordan’s journey to the Birmingham Barons. Included in the collection are:Double-A Tee: The black-and-white pattern and No. 45 piece is Bel-Air […]
Basketball documentary, The Last Dance, which chronicles the 1997-98 Chicago Bulls, has been informing the culture intimately. The series debuts two new episodes on Sundays and episodes 7 and 8 did not disappoint. However, last weekend’s episodes shone a light on two little known facts: Jordan was an extreme ball buster. Also, that once, Scottie […]
Michael Wilbon is apologizing to Isiah Thomas for a comment he made about why the Detroit Pistons legend was not a member of the 1992 Olympic Team. In The Last Dance documentary, Wilbon who was interviewed for the piece noted that Isiah had various beef with players on the team. He mentioned Scottie Pippen, Michael […]
There’s always a couple interesting takes after Michael Jordan’s The Last Dance airs on ESPN on Sunday nights. During last night’s episode, the NBA legend revealed that he wanted to sign with Adidas over Nike. This might be common knowledge for some sneaker heads, but this is news to others. Jordan’s partnership with Nike for […]
The Last Dance docuseries has been providing texture to the Chicago Bulls stellar run with Michael Jordan. Last night, episodes 5 & 6 addressed one of the most controversial quotes of his career, “Republicans buy sneakers, too”. It is very difficult to be critical of Jordan’s athletic play. If anything, Jordan’s only true criticism is […]
Episode 5 of The Last Dance hit on Sunday (May 3) and in the focus was the infamous “Be Like Mike” commercials from the 1990s. The Iconic Gatorade commercial has now been refreshed to bring in some of today’s stars who strive for that Mike level of greatness. Zion Williamson, Jayson Tatum and Elena Della […]
Michael Jordan is a basketball legend and cultural icon and occasionally he flexes those muscles. The NBA great once turned down a two-hour, $100 million appearances, according to his former agent, David Falk. “I brought him a deal three years ago for $100 million. And all he had to do was, other than giving his […]
According to a recent radio interview on NBC Sports Washington, Michael Jordan’s former agent says that Air Jordan’s former teammate Scottie Pippen has always harbored a bit of jealousy towards number 23. Speaking to 106.7 FM’s The Junkies in the wake of the recently released Jordan documentary The Last Dance, David Falk, says that the […]
LeBron James wants the NBA season to continue and he always wants us to see the new logo for Space Jam. James took to Instagram to reveal the logo for Space Jam by simply rocking a hat. The official Twitter account for the movie confirmed the logo and name shortly after James’ post. Nike has also revealed […]
As a direct result of the Michael Jordan documentary The Last Dance releasing, sales for the 1986-87 Fleer Michael Jordan rookie card has reached its peak at $51,000, according to several sports memorabilia reports. While not rare, the Michael Jordan rookie card is considered the most popular basketball card. Reports compared the card to Babe Ruth-signed baseballs – though plenty is […]
Since this past Sunday, it seems that Isiah Thomas is getting his digs back at Michael Jordan after he was called an “asshole” in The Last Dance. Speaking with Bill Reiter at CBS Sports, Thomas stated that Michael Jordan wasn’t the best player he ever played against. In fact, he doesn’t even crack the top […]
The success of the Michael Jordan/1997 Bulls documentary The Last Dance has prompted other athletes to get their stories on tape. On Thursday, Magic Johnson revealed that he may be up next with a doc of his own. The 5-time NBA Champion revealed that his documentary is coming “after Kobe.” Magic’s doc will be a […]