Michael Jordan, one of the world’s brightest stars. Leaping, twirling, flying through the air like a man unleashed from gravity. This original documentary covers his entire career. His earliest days in college, where he hit the shot to win the national title game. His young days in the pros…when every night was a circus show of breathtaking dunks. His Battles with rivals like the bad boy pistons, his epic slam dunk contest wins, his record setting seasons, his mvps, his comebacks, the buzzer beaters, the playoff daggers. His airness rose from star to supernova, taking the world by storm…becoming the most recognizable human alive, becoming a billionaire, reinventing the sneaker industry with his air Jordan’s, & reigning atop the NBA with 2 separate 3-peats, an unmatched dynasty that left us all in awe. Rediscover why Michael Jordan is without a doubt, the greatest who ever did it, in this original documentary.
Voice Over Narration by:
Andrew Scott
Set your VCRs now because once he goes That’s the only thing you going to have because it won’t be another one that’s for sure Michael Jordan hi my name is Michael Jordan I want you to take a trip with me and discover the secrets that I’ve known for many years that man was
Truly destined to fly in the panana sports legends few names resonate quite like Michael Jordan This is a man that people everywhere admire Jordan has 31 points a man who transcends race Creed and language [Applause] yes 9188 with there is a reason you call somebody the Michael Jordan up you say
Michael Jordan to anybody regardless of whether they’ve even seen a basketball or not he was a cultural Force one-handed rebound you don’t even have to put your name on something you don’t even have to put your face on it then you just put a shape over your head and people know
That it’s you way four on two Michael Jordan good morning ladies and gentlemen welcome to flight 23 whatever games people play and wherever they play them when they are pushing themselves to the very limit they probably picture themselves as the Michael Jordan of that sport yep there it is Co J on the
Breakaway it’s as if he is just too good to be believed so he has so much hang time he qualifies for frequent flyer mile too good at what he does too good at what he [Applause] is and are we really supposed to believe that Michael Jordan in high school
Couldn’t get a date no luck with girls got cut from the varsity team I mean this is a sad story Jordan’s parents recognized early that their son was different occasionally you’ll meet people that you look at and you just know that they were Bor to do
One thing for Michael that one thing was basketball Jordan famously failed to make his High School varsity team as a sophomore after sprouting 5 in Jordan didn’t just make the team he became one of the best players in the nation didn’t make his high school basketball team one
Year and sprouted up from a height of 6’1 which obviously is not very tall for a basketball player to 65 in one year now Michael was not a highly recruited athlete coming out of high school what was it that you saw that uh that you thought that he would become something
Special you know he was highly recruited by North Carolina but several other schools I don’t buy that totally he was recruited by legendary coach Dean Smith for North Carolina talking about him getting cut from his first team you know things like that can happen to you in
Your early career that really tend to drive you to to to Greatness if you have it in you Jordan arrived in Chapel Hill not as a star but as a raw talent one of the few freshman ever to start Under head coach Dean Smith Michael’s offensive prowess earned him Atlanta
Coast Conference rookie of the year honors in 82 from Wilmington North Carolina number 23 Michael Jordan ran into trouble look at hey and he gets it to Jordan it didn’t take long before the high flying Jordan was a national [Applause] sensation Michael Jordan was the man who made the difference Carolina with a
Six-point lead hail Michael Jordan in the lane off balance shot is good it’s going to count he was fou Oh What A Move by Michael Jordan there he is sitting on the bench he gives you a good look at all fastest of his game he can shoot he
Can pass he can rebound he’s just done it all for North Carolina I just think that I have the habits to working hard I I always been taught that to reach a goal that in life that you want you have to work hard to get to it and so far I
Just you know have that in mind as a freshman Jordan helped Propel North Carolina into the national title game showtime in the dome and let’s go to Frank Fallon now to meet the starting lineups and with his dad in attendance Michael takes the court for UNC during the national championship game against
Georgetown Georgetown still has one timeout left North Carolina has four 32 seconds to go a one-point lead for georget it was this game this moment that laid the foundation of Jordan’s legacy [Applause] 15 seconds Carolina has won the 1982 NCAA Championship I think we all be like we
Were even alive to see this guy play kids now who are buying the shoes have never seen Michael Jordan play he was so flashy but he was also so fundamentally sound he had no flaws look at this the emotion of NCAA basketball as my mother my father would
Say that changed Mike Jordan to Michael Jordan in the time of greatest need Jordan had delivered and North Carolina we national champions to be in front of 63,000 people uh in a national championship game uh to do that was was uncanny after hitting the shot against Georgetown Michael Jordan went on to
Become the best college basketball player in the country over the next two seasons MJ became the most popular athlete in College North Carolina’s amazing God Mike Jordan made the transition to basketball superstar in only his freshman year for the next two years Jordan leads the Tar Heels to
Winning seasons and along the way he grabs numerous Awards routinely performing jaw-dropping Feats of athleticism the that sent the crowds erupting in cheers Jordan look at that holy cow absolutely unbelievable from allamerican to National player of the year for North Carolina at guard a 65 junor from wilington North Carolina number 23
Michael Jordan you think where he came from as a sophomore in high school not to make his Bary team to a sophomore year college that’s what three years time he’s National Player of the Year your tongue hanging out is a is a habit Right Here Comes Michael tongue
Hanging said he had that tongue out so much I’ve all been worried about somebody coming up with an elbow and just knocking it right off let me tell you a little bit about this guy he worked so hard one year he was running a 4640 oh good night from one year to the
Next he he knocked that down from a 4640 to a 4340 lady High School wom’s in North Carolina a superstar it was to no one’s surprise that Michael opted to foro a senior year and declare for the NBA Draft Michael left Chapel Hill after just 3 years because coach Smith felt it
Was time for him to join the NBA we suggested encouraged him to go ahead and leave uh cuz I knew Chicago would take him I just feel it’s time for me to move on one of the reasons why I think Michael was such a tremendously great player starting right away in the pros
Was the system he came from at North Carolina the bottom dwelling Chicago Bulls get third pick in the 1984 National Basketball Association draft the USA Network presents the 1984 NBA college draft welcome to the 1984 NBA college draft during the 1984 NBA draft the blaz has passed up on Michael Jordan
To take Center Sam boie second overall Sam Buie University of Kentucky the Chicago Bulls pick Michael Jordan of the University of North Carolina after the draft before his rookie season Team USA would compete in the 84 Olympics but before heading for the pros he enjoys one last moment in the amateur Spotlight
The Glitz and glamour of the 1984 Summer Olympic Games in Los Angeles as the star attraction of the American team in preparation for the games Team USA took on the NBA Allstars so now we have eight exhibition games against NBA players I would just like to
Thank on the NBA players Team USA won the first three games it’s the Olympic basketball team versus the NBA Stars Michael Jordan the NBA Players Association president didn’t like the embarrassment so in their fourth game he stacked the NBA Squad the NBA Allstar aguire bird Parish Thomas and paon not a bad lineup
For any NBA team the results were the same oh between his legs some move by Michael Jordan good play by Michael Jordan good feed back now M will find out there is no limit to how high Michael Jordan can go when he comes down on that Michael Jordan with that incredible
First step it was an excellent defensive player Jord re what a play the NBA Allstars felt particularly embarrassed by Michael’s high flying spectacle that’s the ball game Pete this is kind of shocking to me Bobby unit’s Olympic team still looking very good Pete the next game’s in Milwaukee and
It’s unlimited fouls they tried to give physical with Jordan can you imagine any player getting fouled like this in today’s game of course all it did was wake a sleeping giant he has 11 rebounds nine assists and 19 points in 12 minutes there’s a lead Jordan just Sensation will he sell some
Tickets in Chicago or will he sell some tickets I hope to tell You my good I I honestly think the man could get an elbow over the back of the board Billy Allstar Defenders were left gasping for air as MJ filled out his highlight [Applause] reel he takes off and just keeps right hot going I mentioned that I I think he can be one
Of the greatest players in the history of the game in eight games against the NBA Allstars MJ’s Squad went undefeated the US Olympic team competes the NBA 84-72 to complete an 8-0 sweep in their exhibition series he’s the best athlete he’s one of the best competitors he’s
One of the most skilled players and and that to me makes him the best basketball player that I’ve ever seen play after battling the NBA Allstar the actual Olympics were just a formality Jordan MJ and Team USA put on a show and went undefeated Robertson runs a 3on one for the USA look
Team USA led by Jordan walked away with the gold medal Jordan leads the US team to a gold medal the US has its ninth gold medal an Olympic gold medal is a treasure indeed Bobby Knight was convinced there and then Jordan would become the greatest player ever I have
Always said since having had a chance to be around him that he’s just the best player I’ve ever seen play Michael may very well not have been uh the greatest basketball player that ever played he may be the best player that’s ever played anything no no the best guy that
Ever played the game as Michael Jordan don’t even think about anybody else following the Olympics Michael was set to begin his rookie season you know that helped me uh coming into the NBA you know I know it’s going to be a physical type game we started practicing our
First day in preseason and I got a call after practice from an assistant coach and said you didn’t mess this draft up Michael Jordan joins a Chicago Bulls team in last place with a half empty stadium and a sports culture that cares more about their overweight mascot than
Their second rate basketball team the launch of his signature Air Jordan sneakers was perfectly time to generate the most buzs Air Jordan Michael arrived with a smile as bright as his sneakers a look at Michael Jordan’s first ever blls game a 1984 game right here and he was met
With impossible expectations here is the man they call him Mr Jordan in Chicago the standing o for Michael Jordan from North Carolina the number three pick in the NBA draft the leadup to his debut was filled with one report after the next proclaiming the Bulls had struck
Gold a lot of pressure has been bought to bear on this young man’s shoulder and when they started trying to crown him early on he didn’t believe in that to the hoop the fans were anticipating fireworks from the rookie Marvel King in the air score MJ didn’t disappoint but the
Position that they putting this kid in here building up everything on this team around him is is going to be something that uh only a Michael Jordan probably can own up to but I think if there’s a young athlete in the country who’s going to be up to it I think it’s Michael
Jordan Jordan goes up hits it and is fouled by Bradley front Court to Jordan Spit move hangs in the air off the glass yeah you knew it was going in all this excitement he’s going to make everybody on this Chicago team look better and they actually are he’s going
To make better basketball players out of all of them you have a habit of sticking your tongue out a lot on the court huh well it’s a habit that I picked up when I was small and uh I got it from my father and I just can’t get rid of it
When Jordan has his tongue hanging out the fans know something’s going to happen and just as I say that tongue hanging out at all when Michael come down Court when he really getting ready to get seriously busy you see this every time I see him he seems to
Have his mouth open his tongue hang [Applause] out right [Applause] back he’s warm what the fans paid to come and see it’s not lonely at all Chicago has virtually doubled its attendance when Michael Jordan first came to Chicago he brought with him a ray of Hope for lots of fans it just
Shows you though how little the Bulls as team really have G for them if they have to Market Jordan as their sole proit he wasn’t just a scorer he impacted the game on both ends of the Court good jab in there by Jordan B he just moved a lot of people around the
NBA are talking about Michael Jordan flip and got it what a play by Michael and lets it go with a flip over and what a move holy too Jordan has fans came to expect electrifying moments of pure athleticism holy Toledo Here Comes Mr Jordan is right I don’t think it’ll make
Any difference if he plays forward or he plays guard he’s going to be a super impact and make Chicago again a power Jordan passed it off and a good move by or he’ll flip it down in under the J the ratings showed viewers in other cities were watching the Bulls on WGN
Another reverse that’s four of those for him frash P cre tried to get it away but broken up by Dy and gets it away to Jordan oh showtime for Mr Jordan I almost think that except for the box office it’s a detriment that he started out this way he’s getting a lot of
Publicity he’s already gotten it now all the focal point is really on me at 50 points his first two games now everybody knows he can play real quick it’s almost better if he kind of flounders a little bit first the Chicago faithful viewed MJ as a savior of sorts Chicago was a city
In need of a hero Michael Jordan fulfilled that role and then some MJ seemed immune to the pressure the rookie sensation Michael Jordan what a year he’s having and how he’s turning them out in the NBA his rookie season was a whirlwind of jaw-dropping dunks they up
Around 18 a game they started highight that seemed at odds with gravity itself with a slam on a beautiful feed ball tipped away uh-oh there’s a [Applause] kaboom there it is 45 point and as it is the Chicago Bulls Come Away with a victory that’ll put them two over 500
Just substitute Nicks right there it could be Jordan Oz Lakers Jordan o Celtics and everything else everywhere you go you’re you’re getting this kind of thing last night your first appearance of the garden bus as Jordan has come up with another think the crowd says it all Jim oh
No naturally the expectation is going to be high and uh I guess the coach have been reminding me that hey it’s a team basketball game man you really don’t have to take burden on yourself to try to go out there and do everything yourself you got to witness Jordan in
The ascent and he arrived I’d say very much a star but he became something all together different it’s been interesting to watch younger people talk about this and really experience the whole Jordan thing for the first time block the shot right out of bounds oneon-one he lost the ball this
Away laid out for Jordan this should be an easy two come and that’s what they came to see didn’t they let’s Roar here in the stadium Jordan just rocked the cradle for his 10th point and the Bucks are going to call time coming it hit traffic Jordan cut
The ball away gets the feet from one gifted but he had a desire that was different from everybody else driving Bas and he puts it in Michael Jordan with 21 here’s Jordan going for the tie ISAC Michael jart with 30 points and now it’s a two-point Buck lead there’s prey
On a drive no ler miss the slam and the balls have it they can still try It w unbelievable unbelievable shot by Jordan how in the world did he do that and he has shot to start him already although still in his first month as a professional nobody like him Point Blank I never seen nobody play like he plays he’s got to come in and deliver and I
Mean it it really is a heavy duty pressure situation I don’t envy him from day one it was as if he had ice water pumping through his veins 35 seconds left this may be like the other night where’re the last team to have it from nor Carolina rooky is playing like an all
Throw it was Perfection the way he wore his uniform the socks slope the sneakers sent people into a frenzy was the he was the first to do so many things and Nike is coming out with a clothing line called Air Jordan oh yes his own shoe
They call it Air Jordan it’s as hot as a Cabbage Patch doll right now the endorsements are fast and furious Jordan’s getting rich his Chicago salary is reportedly more than half a million dollar a year Coke and McDonald’s for $800,000 North Carolina to the height of Superstar star he doesn’t wear one white
Rug he wears strange looking sneakers and he Soares through the Air Jordan so smooth look at that he looked like he accelerated once he got in the air that’s unbelievable it’s like he has a a jet propeller somewhere the NBA says Jordan is a key reason overall League attendance is up
More than 7% his arrival marked a dramatic change in attendance not just in Chicago oh wow but anywhere the Bulls play that’s what everybody’s been waiting on we’ll have that one on replay long pass up to Michael Jordan oh my you know a lot of teams are taking us
For granted you know and uh not anymore maybe not anymore but you know we like to be an underdog Nike created a revolutionary new basketball shoe on October 18th the NBA threw them out of the game fortunately the NBA can’t stop you from wearing them Jordan shoes became more
Than just Footwear they were a statement that quickly turned into to a sales Juggernaut to understand his wealth we got to go all the way back to the 1980s the early part of his career and a little deal with a company called Nike but what was really key is that he took
A royalty last year the Jordan brand recorded $5.1 billion in revenue and that changed the game when it came to really celebrity sport Brands if you will Carolina number 23 Michael Jordan well wherever he goes he gets a good hand what a jam oh showtime for Mr Jordan he was the
First to wear the number 23 and a young Madonna in the crowd there was an alert there was a mystery there was a Joe demaggio quality I hope he can handle the pressure everybody saying Michael George is going to be our savior Our Savior Our Savior but R Thor to tell you
You have to have a rebounder one man will put it in here’s Williams let’s see if they go for three or two here Thomas a three-point ATT ATT that’s it an assassin personified that had that Killer Instinct a Killer Instinct that he came into the league with he has the
Ability to take control of a game make the big sh kicks it to Watley down to 12 seconds you see the clock now has been inserted in your screen Jordan Jordan driving he’ll go for it and the sheer will to win the unfappable unshakable confidence yeah he got it he got it he
Got it here comes Indiana bur Fleming 2 seconds one second he didn’t get it off in time the Bulls have won the ball game the Bulls have won the ball game Michael Jordan you talk about pressure since he arrived the stadium which used to be 2/3
Empty has been sold out every game their arrival has created a stir like nothing else in the history of the athletic footwear business no I’ve been in this business for seven years and I’ve not seen anything sell as fast as they a Jordan sold we sold 26 pairs first day
And didn’t even advertise it the Bulls were elevated from bottom feeder to playoff content turns it on and he becomes Captain Marvel slides down the lane around Banks and in ell’s got him standing in the aisles already both need a big game out of him here Mitchell he’ll fire misses Bulls
Can cut it to one if they score here’s Jordan down the middle all the Way look at this crowd everybody on their feet here and Captain Marvel comes back again talk about big shoulders he’s led the club in scarring rebounding assists and steel up in the air banks one the tip but it went to Jordan B Michael Jordan with 43 and the Bulls
Have a five-point lead more could Michael Jordan ask for in less than a year he’s been named Collegiate player of the year he’s won an Olympic gold medal and he’s been picked to start in Sunday’s All-Star game as a rookie MJ was picked to start in the All-Star
Game what most fans remember from this all-star weekend is the dunk contest hello again everybody and welcome to the 1985 NBA slam dunk Championship the contest provided a glimpse into what His Airness was truly capable of one of the hot candidates for rookie to year honors as he slams this kid is
Going to be future great great star a dazzling repertoire of creative slams put the rookie toe to- Toe with Wilkins we’re going to have a sudden dunk now with stand Berry and Michael Jordan to see who goes into the next round all right here’s Michael Jordan of the Chicago Bull 66
Rookie slam beautiful out of sight went in and then from the side knck it home and then wake up into the crd the allaround ability of a Dr J A Larry Bird he’s already being compared and this his first year oh look at this now he’s putting down
Tape on the foul line that’s for the old takeoff that’s what yeah he wants to indicate where he’s going to take off on this dunk it’s the length of the cour he’s going to go from here comes Michael Jordan W they love him so there’s Michael Jord
And his foot was honest to that tape that’s a 10 to me 49 there’s Dominic Wilkins in the final round a reverse SL MJ was defeated by Wilkins so Dominic Wilkins are the Atlanta Hawks the new 1985 Slam Dunk champion though he lost as a rookie the battle for king
Of the dunk was far from settle just for me to participate I think that was you know a good thing for me and I I really enjoyed it although my fellow North Carolinian over here won I’m happy that he stayed in North Carolina he uh
Probably is is one of about two or three players that can sell out a Coliseum anywhere in the United States well you can’t say enough about Michael and they’re talking about him all over the league and they’re coming to see him to play all over the league it could be a
Dunas on tonight there’s Jordy blow C pears jammed it down Jordan won the Rookie of the Year award while lifting his team into the playoffs reverse incredible move by Michael Jordan well I really don’t think that uh uh in the NBA anymore there’s there’s really not any
Such thing as a oneman team who has it on the break driving all the way in get an unbelievable Mo he put it in in the couch did you believe that oh listen to the crowd here now everybody is up on their feet [Applause] but one player in particular captured
The imagination and attention of fans throughout the country his highflying acrobatics and infectuous enthusiasm helped lead his team into the playoffs for the first time in four years and here is Michael Jordan The Sensational rookie he’s filled it up here tonight yesterday he win the seum sports award
And today it’s a good bet that he’ll be named the League’s Rookie of the Year and was one of the major reasons that nearly doubled the Chicago Bulls attendance by the end of that season he is the NBA Rookie of the Year on his way to becoming the NBA’s greatest of all
Time so the Bulls are getting ready for their first playoff game in four years they can thank Michael Jordan for that the Bulls were eliminated in game four but Jordan had lived up to the hype in his rookie outing by 25 on the game clock 12 on the shot CL got it Jordan
With the basket Jordan from the corner he has 35 [Applause] wi the walls have held on and won the ball game they’re still alive the series is not over yet there’s a man who’s become an instant star in the NBA that’s Michael Jordan out of North Carolina Michael Jordan stepping in with a
Chicago Bulls and really turning this team around his influence transcended the hardwood redefining the sneaker culture don’t think Air Jordan stops with Simply Shoes the line features of a variety of shirts shorts and pants this was during a Nike exhibition game over the summering NBA news the Chicago Bulls in
An unfamiliar spot they’re still on top three games into the season they won again tonight heading into year two it felt like nothing could stop Michael Jordan’s Ascent what’s interesting about last night was the fact that star Michael Jordan was injured early in the game in the Bulls third game of the
Season Michael suffered the first major injury of his career a broken foot sidelined him for 64 games missing most of the Season many thought MJ should shut it down and the Chicago management did not want him to play anymore he had a broken left foot nobody knows whether
Michael’s right about how much he can play or whether we’re right if it’s reinjured it could conceivably take longer to heal and it may not heal by natural processes require surgery but MJ isn’t about that soft nonsense I mean that just shows the losing attitude and
Not just on the team but in the front office also you know we should always go out and try to win Michael insisted on returning and pushing for the playoffs now the Sports World watched in eager anticipation anxious to see if Air Jordan would fly again out a total of 64
Games Michael defied the recommendations of his team doctors and management came back and L his team to the playoffs in early April 1986 after sitting out most of the season with a foot injury checking into the game for the blls he’s back number 23 Michael Jordan Jordan between the legs dribble [Applause] [Applause] Outside D once I got that confidence and the the feeling the foot was getting stronger as I continue to play it wasn’t nothing anything could anyone could have said that could stop me MJ’s return was enough to get the Bulls into the tournament and face off with the Boston
Celtics the Chicago Bulls are in the playoffs and there are no restrictions on Michael’s playing time the only question there remains is is Michael Jordan really back where off in Boston the backdrop as the Celtics and the Bulls go at it once more in the playoffs Michael Jordan the biggest one went down
With a broken left foot on the third game of the year missed three quarters of the season but did he light up this place on Thursday night with a brilliant 49 point effort Jordan is he single-handed for Chicago what’s the story there the atmosphere was Electric in the
Dark the Celtics were draped in Tradition and Glory a stacked Dynasty with title banners hanging from the rafters and once when an injury forced him to sit out 64 games he came back and scored 63 points Boston lost only once here all year the highest ever in a
Playoff game and that while playing against the best team in the league we started Dennis Johnson out on him and then we went with uh Danny AES myself which it was really easy then when I started gardening it was the biggest stage in sports and Jordan would not shr from one
Things I was looking for early Chicago had a 12-point lead in the first half of the game against the Celtics Thursday Jordan trying to fake bir from the opening tip Jordan was a blaze hits the jumper but I bird played pretty well defensive Jordan against Dennis Johnson Jord which bird guards
Jordan and Jordan hits the jumper anyway 84 to 83 Chicago taking the tempo away from the Celtics trying to Michael Jordan right now the the Celtics looked incapable of Defending MJ what a great shot and a basket and a foul you talk about bird sheer determination at certain points of
A game Michael Jordan has those same qualities every possession was a brush stroke of Brilliance on the hardwood canvas Jordan trying to use his quickness and it works Michael Jordan with 44 now on the ball game Jordan cuts the Celtic lead to two and he has 46 points
Jordan painted a masterpiece stolen by Michael Jordan looks like lately the Bulls have been going to Jordan like they did at the start of the last game the move in the basket and 5050 points for Michael Jordan as the game wound down the Bulls put the ball in Jordan’s
Hands Michael Jordan has been a sensational show again 52 points for Michael Jordan with no time remaining and MJ went to the line and a foul L sake a foul against Kevin mcale has been called by Middleton he can tie it up here and send the game in overtime no time remaining
He made his first 16 and this is [Applause] pressure Eyes the game overtime oh boy 63 points and you’re looking at an all-time record oh boy Michael Jordan our Miller Light most valuable player of the game is Michael Jordan with an all-time record 63 points in a single
Playoff game Michael finished with 63 points a playoff record that still stands nobody like him Point Blank I never seen nobody play like he plays and uh you you can include all of them he left Larry bird in such awe that after the game bird declared Jordan God in
Basketball shoes I had people calling him God it moved Larry Bird the Great Boston Celtics player to say that’s not Michael Jordan that’s God disguised as Michael Jordan Larry told everybody to shut up and he said magic you’re a great player I was a great player but Michael
You are the greatest end of conversation Jordan was always good enough yeah he 63 points in a playoff game he I think he played with us F I love it you know um you know everyone’s picking us to do somewhat bad and uh you know it takes all pressure off this
Team well he was a pop icon in the80s everybody wants to see the player who’s pretty much a team all by himself the Celtics performance put Jordan into a different Stratosphere of [Applause] celebrity he had the 63-point game against Larry Bird down deep Michael do you feel you’ve reached the Superstar level yet
People who were not basketball fans wanted to see basketball games NBA games because of Him Jordan had blurred the lines between sports and entertainment television magazines he was everywhere off the court he’s pedaling everything from shoes and basketballs to cars and cola and there’s still plenty of time on the clock face on cereal boxes and billboards His image on the world’s most
Popular Footwear but there’s nobody that gets the kind of reaction than Michael right Michael in his third season Jordan elevated his game rever L I’m good that’s 50 for Jordan 50 points for Michael Jordan but what hasn’t changed is what everybody says is the real Team Jordan
They still attend every game they can the Bulls went it their third in a row Michael Jordan a new career regular season High 53 his games were events shows of spectacle sure to bring you to your feet from North Carolina number 23 Michael Jordan watch Gino getting ready
To hit it all the way down according with Michael going maybe yep there it is Michael Jordan on the Breakaway he averaged a mindblowing 37 points a game Jordan delivers the free throw good he’s got 40 and that’s nine straight games for Michael Jordan of 40 or more n seconds on the Jordan oh he’s on fire they’re going to have to call engine company number five over tried
Overcome and we’re still working is the is to get the ball to Michael and watch and now you’ve got four guys standing in place watching Jord will have backto back 50s Bo perfect timing perfect timing on that play it’s just impossible to defend 28 points for Jordan it’s a the season
Felt like a proclamation that a new era of basketball had a [Applause] r jammed it with a right hand Michael Jordan with 32 though Bulls keep it P gives it to Jordan Michael this would be the year Jordan won the first of his 10 scoring titles got false hands on Mark Eaton is
Michael Jordan from this planet well the answer is yes we think we go into a city and they talk about Michael Jordan is going to be in town and the Bulls might come along with him it’s a team of Michael Jordan and the cast of of others
You notice when Jordan plays when the Bulls play as I have more of the crowds are always very big no matter where they’re playing here is Jordan the BS by two and when the game was on the line Jordan continued to prove he was a stone cold killer 8 seconds
Remaining 5 seconds left here’s Jordan 3 seconds left [Applause] he’s the leading scorer in pro basketball top players average 20 points a night Jordan averages 37 by the time he reached the All-Star Game of 1987 Michael Jordan was voted in by a record 1,141 733 basketball fans basketball played by some of the
World’s greatest athletes the first competitor Michael Jordan who unfortunately couldn’t be here last year because of injures after missing the previous year’s Dunk Contest due to injury Jordan returned to compete ready to take off [Applause] Chicago Michael taking off the patented tongue comes out sadly Dominique Wilkins was injured
And would miss this competition second dunk in Thea [Applause] look at the air look at the Hang TI look at the Flying Motion look at his head above the just like he was floating on air turn sideways without Dominique in the contest Jordan Cru to capturing his first dunk Title you can fly can’t you little ready to go with the game on Christmas day hope you enjoy it Jordan going the Baseline to Michael Jordan that’s R te Michael Jordan need I say and it’s stolen away Jordan crowd is yelling as loud for Michael Jordan when he does something like that as they do for the New York Knicks the home team he abused Patrick Ying in front of a national audience
Of but that was nothing compared to what he did to Ying’s teammates bed away four on two Michael Jordan you can feel mcneely’s Soul leave his body expectations were high and Jordan didn’t disappoint there’s Jordan up Cor of the [Applause] Breakaway we all know that Michael Jordan was the greatest basketball
Player ever Doug Collins coaches the Chicago goals a team that often watches Jordan with the same amazement as the fans and Grand sellers the rebound at Jordan on the play MJ played every single game this season with 21 37.1 points a game with no rest days Jord left corner something special
Tonight 43 for Jordan Jordan on the drive pull up shot left to the Lane y he dropped 58 against the Nets you know when you see Michael Jordan play you going to see some slam dunks and you going to see some excitement Michael Jordan a poke away and a break
Away my M B’s record Michael Jordan 57 points oh listen to the crowd Jimmy he’s getting a standing o it was Michael Jordan with nothing but open cour in front of him and it was something special night after night sellouts at Chicago Stadium Jordan night after night Michael Jordan
Delivers what is expected and more he scored 3,41 points third most all time he the first player since 1963 and only the second player in NBA history to score 3,000 CR in the S Seas Let’s uh let’s define exactly what you did I mean 37 points per game you
Took 28 shots a game you were your team’s offense weren’t it was in game two a year ago where Jordan scored 63 the all-time leading playoff game scoring wise heading into the playoffs the Bulls would face off against the Celtics once again Michael Jordan double team dribbles out of it in
For the right side MJ continued to put on a one-man show Jordan split the double team out high but it wasn’t enough against the dynastic Celtics three seconds Jordan will put it up and hit a three-point shot by Michael Jordan at the buzzer quiets the crowd Michael Jordan scored 42 but it wasn’t
Enough heart and soul of the Chicago Bulls he became only the second player in NBA history Will Chamberlain was the other to scored 3,000 points in the season best defensive player in the league he’s the best offensive player and he’s the best competitor seal the ball nine times First Team all defensive
NBA here’s Michael Jordan on the drive in on Joe K in his fourth year MJ continu to drive attendance records around the league a spectacular play by Michael Jordan see Jordan the premier Traction in the NBA into the air an [Applause] Unstoppable it’s going to be a great season you got your tickets yeah I didat from SC Jord it’s going to be big [Applause] oh [Applause] God oh man you you just got post to R there’s a promise here that the Bulls May soon be transformed from entertainers to Champions there’s another steel credited to Jordan Here Comes Pippen but this man has Michael Jordan Michael Jordan is one of the world’s most recognizable celebrities he’s mobbed by
Fans virtually everywhere he goes as if he is just too good to be believed too good at what he does too good at what he is this was the year Scotty Pippen join the team the Bulls brought in new faces to bolster team balance young thoroughbreds who were touted to make an
Immediate impact in the NBA you were the first player in NBA history to get 200 Steals and 100 blocks in the same season then you did it again I think that that may be the crowning Jewel for you has it blocked by Michael aside from all the scoring championships the fact that you
Are considered now the greatest defensive player in the game I’d like to be known for my uh defense I think that’s something that’s Overlook he put together the first of his five MVP Seasons there’s the game though I still feel he was robbed the year prior after scoring 3,000 points Jordan is remembered for his insane offense but as a Defender he was equally as dominant to cour pass stolen by Jordan Michael Jordan in on Buck Williams leaves it [Applause] in has the shot block by Jordan B SS follow Bank he recorded 10 steals in a single game here’s Jordan the steal of
The pass to burs on Michael with open cor and a two hand revers the 38th annual ual allstar game the center of the basketball world in the 1988 Slam Dunk Contest the world would finally get the battle they’ve been waiting for Dominique Wilkins versus Michael Jordan and here is the
Defending Champion Michael Jordan Jordan wants to put some pressure on Everybody by trying to do something special right out of the gate there were others in the competition but no one else was truly competing oh you call that special everybody in the stands flashing
A 10 they had him up before he got there Dominique versus Michael in the dunk contest was like Haggler Hearns 1985 Champion 67 200 under and a 49 for Dominique Wilkins to put him in first place and here comes Michael Jordan Jordan had a 47 on his is first [Applause]
Done who was the greatest who was the best oh now that’s a 360 with just a little authority folks uh-oh he measuring off the free throw line Mission Control ready for launch [Applause] that brought Dominique to his feet and then just powered it home he
Has so much power now just look at this Explosiveness so Michael Jordan and Dominique Wilkins this could be good the final round became a one-on-one dunk off the raw power of Dominique from High Above the Rim the aerial Artistry of Michael Jordan that may have closed the door two Immortals settling the score once and for [Applause] all o they were impressed enough to give him a 50 his second 50 now for Michael Jordan here’s the story Wilkins finishes
With 145 Michael Jordan needs a 48 to tie a 49 to win in the end there could be only one we to the king 50 they gave him a 50 they gave Jordan a 50 he defends his championship after cementing himself as the best dunker in the game MJ went on
To win the All-Star MVP to you were the star of stars congratulations on being the 1988 allstar MVP goes to the Nick he continued his dominant ways against the Knicks oh yes Michael Jordan vent breaks it has Jordan on the wing the L and the foul Michael Jordan $4 million
A year Superstar leaping twirling flying through the air like a man Unleashed from Gravity you had 17 to go in the ball game now Chicago spreading it milking a little clock except for Michael Jordan you slamed dunk in a big monster dunk over John Stockton of the Jazz and
One of the fans yelled at you know what I’m going to say one of the fans yelled at hey pick on somebody your own size and the next opportunity he had you slammed the jam over Mel Turpin who’s about 610 and you yelled back at the fan what
Did you yell at it is he big enough is he big done 33 and 1/2 points almost seven assists he loves the game he’s like magic he just loves to play Jordan directing traffic screen is set by Brown Jordan still dribbling I don’t know why he hasn’t bitten his tongue off
Everybody reverses good he scores and foul foul by Scott looking at the man who lit it up today in one of the Fantastic efforts of the Year 59 points for Michael Jordan who’s with Pat O’Brien right now into Jordan look at that that was a near impossible
Shot over Carr in his fourth season Michael Jordan took home the league MVP slam dunk much like the slam dunk he made to win the slam dunk contest last year the all as an intimidating force on both ends of the Court leading the Chicago
Bulls to a 50 32 record their best in 14 years in the playoffs Jordan had a legendary Series against the Cavs the Chicago Bulls and the Cleveland cavali the ball now they do Jordan League leader in Steels got another one oh look at that over Sanders he drew
The foul scoring 50 points in game one 27 for Michael Jordan then in game two 55 points one-handed rebound do you believe that Jordan the fou continuation count the basket and he hammers it in 53 now tying for fourth all time in a playoff game the Chicago Bulls grab the first two games in their opening round playoff series with Cleveland good afternoon ladies and gentlemen and welcome to the Pontiac Silverdome the Bulls Advanced to
Face the Detroit Pistons the bad boy Pistons were a crucible for young Jordan fresh from a record-breaking Series in Cleveland Air Jordan then landed in mot North Carolina Michael Jordan a test that pushed MJ to new heights long rebound Jordan grabs it ahead to Pippen back to Jordan into the right for the
Dun oh man with Michael in the air he’s got the Bulls would win only one game in this series quick drive Baseline left hands it off to Rodman his layup block by sers George is going to break away Michael Jordan all the way for the
Two Hand jam and the Bulls step out to a 13-point lead sers grabs it to end the ball game win it tonight by but what stood out was the physical nature of the game opening quarter uhoh there’s a fight right there lambir and Jordan yes indeed they and Jordan definitely landed some shots
Here you got the the Detroit Pistons the bad boys lost Johnson and lamb beard just fired at Jordan Michael doesn’t like it he had to be he had to be just mentally just like them to actually go through it and then overcome it like he had to get
It it took him years to get over that with Detroit and all that with he got in that weight room and that’s what buil he got in that weight room got stronger they beat him up but they don’t slow him downley knocks him down and
Michael’s up ready to go with dley what the heck is going on the Pistons inbounded time runs out they win it Detroit eliminates Chicago 10295 Chicago was promptly bounced from the playoffs but the seeds of a bitter rivalry were planted he he by far uh he know is the best I’ve ever
Seen um and and irin’s my boy but you know air yeah for 5 years Michael Jordan has electrified the air with a dazzling display of aerial acrobatics the next season was business as usual for Mike Michael Jordan 40 points 10 rebounds and 12 assists Jordan led the league in scoring again again Jordan’s
Foul was not a two shot foul here’s Jordan the drive in the lad coming up shortly the Chicago Bulls the League’s leading score in Michael Jordan who’s averaging 36.7 points per game take on the Bucks who have outscored their opponents this season by over three points per contest when the
Clock takes down and the pressure is onuk up 6 53 seconds left Michael Jordan launches the three out front yes it’s a three-point game again Michael with 4 the great rise to the moment Michael Jordan comes into the front court if you want a two for one Jordan on the drive
All the way ladies and it’s a one point game with 26 seconds left Jordan was a master in the clutch 9 seconds left 116 115 pressie looks to bring it in he comes into com throws it away the Bulls have it here comes Michael Jordan with the drive 5 Seconds
Beneath the weight of suffocating expectations MJ delivered moments of pure [Applause] [Applause] magic the game’s over the Bulls win by one and still Milwaukee is turned away you say Michael Jordan to anybody regardless of whether they’ve even seen a basketball or not how freaky is it that you don’t even have to put your name on something you don’t even have to
Put your face on it and you just put a shape of your head and people know that it’s you the Bulls do better against he went right through Reggie Lewis and Michael Jordan has 42 points now on a night when he played hurt and his team lost but his fans didn’t didn’t
Lose they never do it now the lane lays it up rejected by sers and Michael Jordan strips the Ball what they waited to see Michael in the open court he was 24 out of 29 from the field they say Michael Jordan is enjoying an extraordinary year he leads the NBA in scoring by more than nine points he is averaging 37.5 points per game Feats Jordan Michael steps in Reverse
Lay oh how did he find the glass Jim 345 remaining Jordan drives down the lane HS it Jord has 31 points in the game yes 9188 with 440 engl stolen away by [Applause] Geor he’s made nine of their last 11 points Denver calls timeout and they now
Find themselves down by three and that Jordan night after night after night when the game’s on the line delivers Jordan led the Bulls back to the playoffs against the Cavs one of the most iconic moments in NBA history would take place welcome to the Richfield Coliseum for
Game five between the Chicago Bulls and the Cleveland Cavaliers who are being introduced now trailing with time winding down Jordan put the season on his shoulders we have had three-point drama here in the final minutes of the game and a regular timeout hippen brings it across defended by Harper 11 seconds
To go in the middle of the Flor Jordan has it puts up a jumper and it’sit with 6 seconds to go this tells it all Cleveland has the ball the greatest clutch performer in Playoffs history has to be Michael Jam gets the ball back drives to the
Hoops it in with 3 seconds to go the what I’ve always said about Michael is he never feared the consequences of of missing here’s our story here at Richfield Coliseum one of these teams will advance to the Eastern Conference Center sem finals against the New York Knicks and I’ll tell you an
Interesting story about about the greatness of Michael Jordan coach Collins began to draw up a play for Dave Kine and that’s when Jordan slammed his fist onto the clipo and shouted give me theing ball as the Bulls break the Huddle Jordan Whispers to his teammate Craig hajes I’m going to make it the
Bulls have 3 seconds to try a [Applause] shot sers has Jordan Jord it’s at the buzzer Michael Jordan has won it for Chicago Jordan’s Legend greo Cavs coach Lenny Wilkins could hear Jordan yell go home mother workers to the Cavs fans while pumping his arms in
Victory we did it and a Big Apple waits for you we’re going to New York baby from Chicago Stadium this is game six Eastern Conference semi-finals a Chicago win tonight with send them into the Eastern Conference Finals against Detroit Jordan feel the inbound pass Here Comes Michael Oakley’s with [Applause] him bl by
Jordan he is so phenomenal off the ball [Applause] [Applause] go the Knicks want a timeout once again with the game tied Jordan was called to the line Jordan has it into the paint he’s the shot with four seconds left Jordan will go to the line for [Applause] two kle by one MJ Barry both free throws
And closed out the Knicks in six G [Applause] mil outside Detroit the Pontiac silver doome has been the scene for record crowds and an NBA single season record attendance we had dethrown the Celtics we had to thrown the Lakers and we thought that we deserve a little bit of
Respect as a champion another physical Series against the bad boy Pistons Thomas threw it away and out of there is Jordan he’s got Paxton and Davis with him doesn’t him tell me if you think this is a foul Folks meanwhile the Pistons and Bulls continue their indoor rugby series Monday afternoon that’s about how physical it’s been near the hoop in that series turned a little bit desperate going into game four after a feeling they gave away game three and Michael Jordan’s 46 points sent Chuck Daly back
To the defensive drawing board he came up with P plan two for quadruple team who on God’s name would stop Michael Jord first of all the game was Far More Physical when Michael Jordan played have a chance to cut the lead down to 11 2 second timeout Detroit look at the Jordan
Move he never complained Rick Mahorn and those guys Kevin mccale and those guys beat him to a pul and he still average 360 Tong oh yes yes yes 665 lbs and the beating that he takes every single night uh I compare him to the old Gunslingers in the west
Jordan’s heroic would push the series to seven games is on him oneon-one 5 Seconds To Go [Applause] Jordan off the glass no it’s over Chicago [Applause] wins to get the ball Michael everybody get the out of the way go to the basket just how famous he was and Bird
Was famous magic was famous Michael had a different level of just when he walked in it was like a hurricane just every eye in the building was always on him you’re describing Muhammad Ali it it was like Ali Michael Jordan is a phenomenon all these kids standing taking pictures
And like reaching out to touch him it’s like I compare it to biblically about people reaching out trying to tou touch Christ garments this’s Fortune Magazine did some number crunching to calculate how much money Jordan has generated in his career show me the money aspect of Michael Jordan Incorporated show me the
Money his col has reportedly raked in $155 million Michael Jordan was the one who made fans watch and Michael Jordan was the one who made fans buy no one moves more jerseys than number 23 he’s also the world’s highest paid athlete he makes more than $30 million a year just
Doing TV commercials like these as most fans know by now the Bulls are led the season by their new head coach Bill Jackson well there weren’t many changes but there was one that shook the franchise Doug Collins firing a move that some people people are still trying
To figure out but the major beneficiary of that decision was a man who for a long time has wanted to be a head coach in the NBA tonight he’ll be exactly that Phil Jackson a new season brought New Hope number 23 Michael Jordan the stadium trembles each time
His name is called as much with anticipation is with noise Phil Jackson plans to turn Michael loose again this year with less structure on offense in hopes that other players will become more involved The Uncanny ability to be able to create shots and hang in the air MJ continued to create highlights night
After night with the beginning of the season one of Michael Jordan’s biggest problems is getting in and out of NBA arenas in one piece he’s unquestionably the most sought after autograph in sports Jordan has it drives Bine you’d wonder whether all the hype the spotlight gets to Jordan whether the
Pressure and lack of privacy wears him down up court is Jordan can he fly or what oh Michael with a 360 driving layup this jump shot should be framed and hung up in a museum Jordan’s first field goal he’s got four of their 10 pure art Jordan six of eight from the
Field Jordan with that incredible Hang Time Mercy how does he stay up so long 33 people who were not basketball fans wanted to see basketball games NBA games because of him and he sold the league and he meant more ticket Sals more television ratings better sponsorship more memorability sales more sales
T-shirts and hats and anything connected with the B basketball Jordan and the Bulls headed to Cleveland for what would be another historic performance from the goat Michael Jordan is averaging 33 a game against the league 44 a game against Cleveland March 28th 1990 was the date of another of Michael Jordan’s
Greatest games for the game between Chicago and Cleveland Jordan who’s posted Bennett with the turnaround and Michael Jordan says so much for that defense on my first possession a game for the ages where every shot was falling for Jordan boom Oh My 60 points for Jordan Jordan would go to the line 69
Points was Within Reach but this will tie him with Pete marovic right there of course he drained both and scored 69 nice 69 points for Michael Jordan you know when we talk about the Bulls and their progression over the last couple of years um 3 years ago they took they
Made they finally made the playoffs 2 years ago you made it into the semi-finals last year you made it all the way to the Eastern conference championships in fact came 96 minutes away from winning we’re getting close we’re getting close told him you’ll be on the floor at the end of the game
That’s all Chicago continued to be the show to watch in the league Jordan Michael’s high flying Feats were now expected every rman near gets it stolen by Jordan Jordan on the steel against the Rookie of the Year and the Stu Warrior he was every bit as good as [Applause]
Advertised 48 MJ led the Bulls back to the playoffs Jord in round one Jordan dest destroyed the Box Jordan with the tip away and gets it back from Pippen the Bulls swept the buck and moved on to Charles Barkley and the 76ers welcome to the Spectrum in
Philadelphia for game four of this eastn conference semi-final series between the Chicago Bulls and the Philadelphia 76ers another cheek clapping as the Bulls Advanced easily to the Conference Finals wow Hawkins in all kinds of traffic here’s a breakaway for you know who Wambo and that’ll do
It as Chicago moves out to a three gamees to one lead in 1990 MJ once again faced off with the bad boy Pistons three guys are going to be around him at every turn particularly when he’s about to shoot the ball here he is put into an actual choke hole and still no
Whistle now look at the triple team as Sally and Rodman collapsed on Jordan the Pistons were flagrant in their efforts to prevent MJ from dominaing and Jordan is still down this series was notoriously ugly with MJ going down hard several times well no certainly when he
Gets his hands on the ball there’s the answer even with the dirty tactics MJ averaged 30 against the Pistons in his playoff career here Dumars has second thoughts about contesting a pissed-off Michael Jordan’s dunk thank you for every moment of Jordan Artistry we were given more of this from the going to [Applause] covera very hard foul as hard as we’ve seen and we’ve seen a lot of those times in in this but you really got to feel for this man right here I mean playing his this stifling Detroit CH defense holds the Chicago Bulls to 28 of 90 31%
You know we fought hard you know they were the better team we went to a game a a seven game series what more can we ask for you know we want to be where they are but we still got to wait our turn we still trying to get improve our team
They were the better team and they play better today the sun rose on a new season for Chicago and from game one it was clear the bus were on a miss here in the stadium so they playing a little bit of a Scotty Pippen had come into his Own it [Applause] down here Jordan attacks the missed free throw first game as a a new era of basketball was beginning it was safe to say the Chicago fans were anticipating a great 7 Seconds Grant out High wide left Pippen 3 seconds Michael Jordan saves the day look
Out he could fly is really magical on television and it brought people who were not basketball fans in just at the sheer majesty and Grace of his movement Jordan pass pic one of the sickest moves in basketball history W oh yes yes yes advances on the dribble
To Jordan he cruised to his second League MVP award and fifth straight scoring title 1991 Edge Most Valuable Player award to Michael Jordan but the regular season felt like a formality it was the playoffs we were all waiting for Here Comes Michael bursting down oh we’ve seen them all Jimmy we’ve
Seen them all joined by James Jordan father of Michael now James Michael has told you this is their year had he well you know Michael says that they’ve gotten so close this year and there’s no assurance that they’re going to get this close again so he’s like to go all the
Way showtime in New York yes Jordan destroyed the Knicks in front of Nicks Super Fan Spike Lee off to the left Michael double team on the drive in for the left gets chased into the corner comes right back posterizing most of the Knicks team on route to a sweep
Oh through the foul wow oh Powerhouse JD there’s a poster play folks it is a three- game sweep for the Chicago blls in methodical fashion in the Conference Finals MJ and the Bulls would face their greatest Rivals one more time I mean he may be up there because he has publicist
And media and pumping him up but as a individual downto Earth heart person he he has I me who is he who cares about him Detroit has knocked out the balls each of the last three seasons the last two and the Doon final now Armstrong coming back off to [Applause]
Michael the 62-year-old building is rocket in Chicago after receiving this MV VP trophy MJ buried the Pistons for the final time and Pippen able to feed it off to Jordan the Pistons with the indication that it is all over the decision was made just a
Walk off if you had it to do over again would you shake hands with the bulls absolutely the Detroit Piston heading back to the locker room their season has concluded while the Chicago Bulls advance to the NBA Championship round playing on a team that compliments him but not a
Perfect team he carries this team rarely do players carry teams to wins much less championships you’re not going to avoid the magic Michael F and we got out on him about 12 to 2 and I said I’m going I’m going to really rattle his chain so I went over there
Tapped him on the shoulder say hey man if you don’t turn into Air Jordan we going to blow you out today Jimmy his eyes got big you that tongue come about right here now it’s way out he’s looking at me by Jordan there’s Jordan St Jordan scored the 46 that was the the
One loss in the series Jord he has Michael has a a streak in him competitively that I’ve never seen in anyone before I think Michael Jordan had the perfect body it’s long it’s lean he can run AG everything was perfect The Look Away to Lovingston Jordan Michael Jordan in 1991 came down
On us with the right hand T out he switching midair to the left oh a spectacular move by Michael Jordan that’s 13 consecutive I was just stunned and all of us was stunned to see him hang in the air that and the Chicago BS have won their first ever NBA championship
Incredible there’ll never be Tom Mar you should not talk trash to Michael Jordan at last Michael Jordan had become a world we going be back here next year for another long struggle and as if there’s not enough of Michael Jordan to go around he’s even been turned into a cartoon superhero the endorsements
Commercials appearances and business deals guarantee him $50 million annually Forbes says he’s the highest paid athlete on earth and the first non boxer to head the list I bet ma well you know some Call It The Greatest Show on Earth it’s not actually a circus or a magic
Show it’s the Chicago Bulls Chicago Bulls look to join Detroit and Los Angeles as the only franchises doing consecutive NBA titles in the last two decades the next season the Bulls were like rock stars we are tipped off for the 1991 92 season here on TNT at home they
Continued their usual dominance they won 14 of their first 17 games [Applause] [Applause] Gordon and on the road they were cheered by opposing [Applause] fans poster [Applause] time to Mich oh yes yes 46 for Michael the season was a Showcase of Jordan’s Brilliance Michael with a quick step think goes to he was the most famous living human being don’t be stupid stay in school a
Lot like a circus or a magic show every city in America really every country worldwide would love to have the Chicago Bulls play in their Arena looking for a phone bootha off here he comes There it is Michael was on the runway missed his shot Michael powered it in poster despite the hype of his times he just may have scraped immortality with his wings boom yes and they want a 20 second timeout Phoenix wants a 20 second timeout and they’ll get it this place is going crazy
Red you got itago balls the winningest in the NBA led by the great Michael Jordan we all know that Michael Jordan was the greatest basketball player ever he was again voted League MVP his third and now back to back Portland and Chicago it was almost inevitable for the
Bulls there are great expectations of a different kind this team has its Championship now it seeks its place in history all right Mike this a series that features two of the NBA’s Premier players of Michael Jordan and wde Drexler two superstars the Jordan Drexler matchup Michael never played
With a player that would get double team so you had to carry that offensive load for not just a season an entire career and then on the other and be first team all defensive play by there’s no one going to ever be like that these super teams nobody will
Ever have that burden put on them Michael Jordan Michael Jordan is the best combination of basketball playing athlete that I’ve ever Seen 18 Superstars love this situation it’s buil up to be Jordan versus Drexler Michael Jordan is saying okay come on you’re in my building Jordan with the Ste and commenting about the comparisons with five wrestlers someone said how about three-point shooting Jordon made the point well I have not chosen to shoot three-point
Shots as if to say what if I wanted to go that route well he has chosen to look for the three here in the first quarter unusual to see Michael bombing away that’s his third three-point attempt Jordan made only 27 the entire regular season Jordan free well Michael has gone to a new
Weapon that’s his fourth three-point field goal and the the aura of being Michael Jordan yes that is an NBA Finals record five three poters in a half brexler for three air [Applause] ball the greatest competitor the scariest competitor I’ve ever watched in any sport you see that one Mel indicating he can’t believe
It the Chicago blls have won the NBA Championship for the second St season considering the relative youth of their nucleus they could be in position to extend towards a dynasty and there was an otherworldly aspect to Michael Jordan that that he did things that nobody else
Could do in 199 2 the NBA was still searching for its footing on the global stage for more than half a century the US was so dominant in basketball that its Collegiate players were all that was needed to win the goal and here’s a frosting for the ussi they win it
8276 those other countries were using Pros playing against 18 19 year old kids that is really unfair loss after loss for us basketball the Olympics would now allow professional athletes to compete for the first time opening the door for the formation of a team there was an idea called The Avengers Initiative moments
Ago the Dream Team boarded the bus outside their hotel along the rbl I kept thinking that the attention would dissipate they’re going to play the first game they’re going to win by 60 a team unlike any other a 66 guard Michael Jordan the guy on the bench is taking
Pictures what may well be the best basketball team ever assembled cittis that Malin reads him so well and watch out so suddenly the lead stretches to 15 oh the dream team is credited with bringing NBA basketball to the world H number 14 with the score that’s what people have been waiting for
Hello an entire generation of kids in Europe watched Michael Jordan in awe and fell in love with the game prior to the US beating these teams by 60 points they pose it midcourt it’s a watershed moment in the history of sports not just not just the Olympics not just basketball Never before and never again will there be such a team yes look at look at these numbers uh 31 straight points at one stretch 46 to1 run by the United States it gave birth to International stars who had nothing to do with those games in 92 but he took so much from
It Jordan was now the reigning back-to-back League MVP a two-time Olympic gold medalist and the reigning two-time NBA champion looking for a threp six straight scoring title the all defensive team for the fifth straight year three MVP awards highest playoff scoring average in history are incredible on their own terms but they
Don’t begin to explain just how great a player Jordan has been I don’t think there’s any flaw in this guys game he’s the best defensive player in the league he’s the best competitor in the league he’s by far the best offensive player L of minutes played here yeah you better
Get over and help Charles no no help he’s got the whole package and his skill level on top of that enormous physical package really sets him apart from the other players right Michael the block Michael wiped it off the rack and here come the Bulls again the three peat
Is one of sports most elusive achievements in NBA history only the Minneapolis Lakers and Bill Russell Celtics achieved a three-peat it had been 27 years since the last three 11.4 seconds remaining blls are leading by one inbounds to Dumar is guarded by Scotty Pippen time winding down Dumars
Gets by Pippen and hits the jumper with 4.1 remaining there aren’t any are there toss in BJ Armstrong is on the floor for the Bulls along with Michael Jordan inbounds a cart right to Jord winding down M for yeah yeah yes yes yes a winner unbelievable Michael Jordan was the most
Famous person in the world so Michael Jordan turns out to be the guy who really has everything he is of course Michael Jordan the best player the NBA has ever seen 16 104 but Johnny 245 left this thing isn’t over Pippen gets it to Jordan Michael challenges [Applause]
Slam take a look for yourself here 52 points nine rebounds six assists 21 for 35 Nicks beat the Chicago Bulls last night to even up their playoff series one game a piece and somehow the Knicks managed to contain Michael Jordan to just 15 points upet because he was quick look
Like he got scratched by star and they continue Jord to go at him and they try to C just fell apart you’re going home for this do we have a choice Rec yeah we don’t have a choice When you mention the teams Jordan went through those Knicks especially there’s some
Football play in the0 drove you get chucked with a through the pain oh hit a down oh did he show the rookie something Jimmy Michael Jordan fighting at home he duplicated what he did on the offensive end on the defensive end and it’s block by Jordan for a play
Michael Jordan hustle back and rejected Patrick Y and then you couple that with all of athleticism then his confident Skyrocket by rivers and now Jordan with some words for Rivers he talks a lot of trash and he and he had to all everything came together set out Thursday night with a
Bad throw here’s Jordan Jordan with the steel and then it’s stolen by Starks McDaniel chased by Jordan complan block whose game is it it’s Michael Jordan’s game and it is Chicago going on to the NBA [Applause] finals baby I love homicidally competitive like really like almost you could say he had
A problem he was so competitive his entire life just revolved around beating other people that’s how he measured himself that’s how he me every Gord yes and able to get to it Scott Williams in the finals Jordan did as he always did and made sure to leave a lasting memory for all the
Spectators yes and a there is a 7sec disparity between the shot clock in the game yes C what would have been better for Charles to foul him all the way than halfway foul him Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls have cled the monius of the NBA Chicago BS has three straight NBA
Championship we’ve gone through a lot me personally I’ve gone through a lot of ups and downs but the cap it off this way means a lot to me I hate to make you look ahead but you’ve talked about retirement in a year or two could you
Step aside the streak is still intact no y my love is strong for this game right now and that’s how I’m looking at it and I’m going to be here as long as my love is strong last night we began the show with The Disappearance of Michael Jordan’s father tonight the worst fears
Have come true James Jordan was found dead the victim of an apparent murder what is still unclear and will be for some time is what affect this tragedy will have on Michael Jordan and his future with the Chicago Bulls in a matter of moment Michael Jordan is expected to officially
Announce his retirement a a very Bittersweet day there’s a certain sadness because the greatest athlete to ever play a team sport was leaving the game I can only imagine what it was like seeing Babe Ruth because I think this man I used to say was the Babe Ruth of
Basketball I’ve now come to believe that Babe Ruth was the Michael Jordan of baseball when Michael Jordan first retired from the Chicago Bulls in October of 1993 following his father’s murder the sports world was shocked 4 months later Jordan dropped another bombshell he decided to pursue a career
In baseball pursuing the game he loved first Jordan attempted to become a baseball player the Bulls hung Jordan’s number in the rafters as the world said goodbye to the goat in his absence a new Champion had risen in the NBA second away from the Mii de throwing to Chicago B to the 199
4 NBA world champion the NBA tried to plan for his retirement tried to promote other players like the Lakers Shaquille O’Neal but the shoe company rebok recently canel Shaq’s shoe contract what is the NBA without Michael Jordan I think the NBA without Michael Jordan is in deep trouble just being given an opportunity
Is something that I can feel very privileged about I mean the white socks gave me an opportunity just to go out there and see what type of skills I have and uh would you like would you like to see him come back yeah so would I think did
He would be a good addition to this Michael Jordan announced today he’s coming back to basketball Jordan returns to the NBA on NBC at noon Eastern yes that was 636 days ago so 21 months after his last appearance in an NBA game only 5 months after his number 23 was raised to the
Rafters in Chicago Michael Jordan has returned and he’s wearing number 45 a lot of special moments in NBA basketball usually the opening game of the season the playoffs seventh game of the series the finals I don’t know about you but I got the gooseb for this one this is very
Special the moment is nearly at hand Michael Jordan’s return to the NBA Michael Jordan where is Jordan is the Undisputed goat like there’s I mean really no debate make a wish count to Three welcome you know he’s the greatest has ever played greatest we ever played yeah you you you go right there no no question about it for the I did it again he is now back holy mro Michael Jordan he’s just a super superstar he like you said Bill he
Was a celebrity he wasn’t a basketball player he was a celebrity and I’ll tell you as a kid growing up you know in high school I can’t even describe what that was like at the time we we we put it on prime time but Michael brought it to a whole
Another level and took it International it’s the magical mystical Jordan Road tour 1995 the Bulls are two and two since his return and one of the most asked questions in America most often asked is how is Michael doing how is his return to go and the try to C starts
Down however Starks told me moments ago the Knicks still plan to have him go one-on-one no double teaming he wasn’t intimidated before and he’s not now and he says he’s eager for the challenge moments away from tip off there is John Starks he’s been a little bit of a slump
Lately offensive ly but he does play Michael Jordan very well viewing early in the game coach on the Run Ezekiel 2517 the path of the righteous man is pafic look out starts out on fire Michael is four of five well he is truly his brother’s keeper and the finder of lost what else
It’s 20 first quarter points for Michael Jordan look you know what it must seem like to a younger generation guys it’s ridiculous no matter what LeBron does if he’s not perfect then he’s not Jordan yeah Jordan set a standard of near Perfection and I will strike down upon thee with great Vengeance and
Furious anger and did you ask is he back those who attempt to poison and destroy my brother 55 there were times where you could make a legitim argument that collectively a team may have been better than the Chicago books but they didn’t have MJ and you will know my name is the
Lord when I lay my vengeance upon me Michael finds the opp wington with a jam 3.1 remaining to take the game 20 years into the future where he has no peer there was no arguments about who the best guy in the league was the Chicago Bulls were an Unstoppable force
During the 1995 96 campaign that 9596 Bulls team is the greatest professional sports team I have ever seen in any League at any time and Michael Jordan’s first full season back after giving baseball a try the Bulls won an NBA record 72 games in the regular season when they terrorized the playoffs
As the Bulls now extend their record to 9 and one with the addition of Dennis Rodman the 9596 Bulls were an Unstoppable Juggernaut one of the toughest things about this job is that we’re always Under Pressure to come up with different superlatives to describe the heroics of Michael [Applause]
Jordan they chased down the alltime wins record at on one Michael Jordan yes yes and finished the season at 72 and 10 I never thought I’d see nothing like that man I used to see the bottom of that mother tennis shoes man I be standing I be like oh where is he at
That be boom Oh and as they dealt with the pressures of trying to win 70 games in the regular season the greatest regular season team of all time was headed to the postseason Orlando Magic versus Chicago B we had beat them the year before went to the
Finals and n s came back Michael Jordan came back stronger than ever the blls have swept the magic Jordan finishes with 45 points the Bulls do it 106 to 101 as the Orlando Magic had been swep from the playoffs for the third straight season Swift again uh-huh Michael who was my fraternity brother
Puts his hand on my shoulder and says before you succeed you must first learn to fail in the playoffs Jordan was a dreadn didn’t matter who you were you were in getting anything when Jordan was around Jordan just looked over at Spike Lee and wait byebye this one ends
Appropriately enough in front of New York’s most celebrated F Le and through most of the country really is that these NBA Finals Loom not so much as a competition as a coronation you know with 72 wins you know all the consecutive winnings uh games that we
Have won but by no means do we want to do all that and then be the team that lose to the Seattle Super Sonic in the finals MP has come all the way back to best player and MVP status and then he played a 63 win Sonic
Team and beat them in six games no one ever took them seven games in the finals the Bulls were able to complete the dream season and win the franchise’s fourth NBA title after defeating the Sonics in game six Michael Jordan yep once again named finals MVP his fourth MVP trophy in his many
Tries watch this I’m going to fly through the air how about that so he just puts it in one hand and takes it down the lane career high 67 points you votes for your DEC he was the first guy that would literally fly through the fuing air
Slamming in dunks where you would see it on the highlight reels on like ESPN you’d see it on the news and people would just be standing there shaking their head maybe it was an innocent question from Michael Jordan is it Byron or Brian Russell but it drew Russell’s fire Brian
Responding Is It Michael or Michelle now on the one hand you got to give Brian props for not backing down but on the other yo B that’s M we’re down at five puty moves on Russell we’re down at two now one baby is all [Applause] over there is a big story going around
This building right now Michael Jordan is 16,000 100 fans in attendance and the 600 million watching around the world ladies and Gentlemen let’s get ready to yes not bad for a guy playing with the flu and the Jazz not able to get to their offensive glass oer tag was great
Carl Malone’s got the 3,000 I mean it it was the man could hardly walk he could hardly breathe and he elevated himself short to The Cutting longly if you give up then they give up you know so I didn’t want to give up you know no
Matter how sick I was or how tired I was or how you know low on energy I was yes and he’s tied the game it’s like the things that he does over and over again is like Michelangelo repainting the 16 Chapel over and over again near exhaustion ready to fall over he’s got
His team tied now now he called a timeout how he came out of the ball game and popped on the seat and that’s what he did he just popped down he even take the Gatorade he doesn’t want to waste any energy no high fives no lifting
Water to his mouth he is exhausted a heroic performance by Michael I mean as long as he plays the game he’s he’s going to amaze us no matter what yes 38 points for the king leaning on Scotty as they walked off the floor not sure he had full Mobility looks like
He’s a a boxer just hanging on performance by the flu ritten Michael Jordan a performance that I think will go down as one of the greatest of his career because of the situation it is all over the bers have won the title from the team of
Jazz to 86 in his P here at the United C Max from a physicality standpoint he was actually an underdog from the position of getting beat up Jordan Ru Michael Jordan with a takeoff and the Crush the one time we played the Bulls we get off the bus before the game Jordan Parks inside his Ferrari we getting off the bus and he’s smoking a cigarette before the game before the game and he’s like who’s going to Tech me Michael shakes the finger but he
Finally got his dunp on M the tumble no rebound C off the power and good afternoon everyone and welcome once again to Bulls basketball playoff basketball in his heart Michael already knew that these would be his last games and and and he just got better and
Better I mean he was uh I’ve never seen a guy that I thought was as good as anybody I’d ever seen 5 years later he was 10 times better and 5 years later he was 10 times better game six in Utah for the Bulls a win would me a championship
For Michael it would mean the cementing of his legacy inside they’ve already begun the chant of beat the Bulls Jordan for three got it what you do has to transcend the generations in order to retain your place as the goat here’s Michael he’s got 21 Michael Jordan
Always took this game to another level in the playoff Jordan pulls up like we’ve never seen before and connects 25 for FJ six titles six finals MVPs that mean it was all about you each series you were the mismatch he’s still Michael Jordan whatever he has lost through
Fatigue through age through whatever has only brought him somewhat back to the field he still leads the field he became the most dangerous man Alive crosscourt stocked him a three it’s there those two three Peaks that Jordan has those are hard those are hard to compare anything to none of us ever saw what he was going to do and we thought he was going to be great in Jordan Michael working on
Russell brings them to within one Michael Jordan with 45 points six NBA Finals MVPs without ever allowing a game Here Comes Chicago 17 seconds Michael Jordan is the greatest basketball player I’ve ever seen better than LeBron better than Kobe better than everybody open Chicago with the [Applause] lead the Chicago BS have won their sixth NBA championship and it’s their second threep he was without a doubt the greatest basketball player of all time and he still [Applause] is nobody brings at home like can CH nobody make it so that’s all f believe that’s my line
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Months of work on this one. A brand new, far more in depth look at the life and career of Michael Jordan. There are a few segments from my old MJ doc inside this one, but obviously this video is more than twice the length of that one. I hope you all enjoy it.
I love how you show his early years dunks in slow-motion…and back to where he jumped from. Poetry in motion as people say.
I never get tired of watching MJ.
Thank you, JV for this amazing video!
Bruh if Bobby knight is praising you that much then you are mf’ing special
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The true goat 🐐 🙌 Black Jesus
brother Joe Vincent…another amazing work! I’ll watch this
tonight with popcorn and soda 👍🏼
The Black Cat was SMOOOOTH… GREAT DOCUMENTARY!💯💯💯
I am not a Michael Jordan fan I am from Los Angeles South Central to be exact Magic Johnson is the greatest of all times yes I said it now what I only watch this video because I love everything that you do every video you make I watch it so now I am subject to watch this Michael Jordan video that you put together brilliantly I am so mad at myself LOL😂
I’ve commented before that you’re the best to ever do it, but without a doubt no one comes close to this level of documentary . I’ve watched your documentary about Michael Jordan probably about three or four times but you somehow are able to make it different and more interesting. Nobody does it like Joe Vincent
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Bird still swept him…..Twice. Lebron,Wilt,Russell,Jordan and Bird are the Mount Rushmore of basket ball
52:48, Imagine being Patrick Ewing and you probably receive praise your entire life about being the next greatest basketball player, and then someone comes along and just do that to you with ease. I can't imagine how humbling that felt, and also probably at the same time how privileged it is to witness the absolute greatness up close like that. If you truly love something up to a level, sometimes it ain't about how great you can be, but how many levels of greatness you can discover within your own little niche or field, for Ewing to witness the pinnacle of what he truly loved, that must be nice
The absolute BEST TO EVER DO IT MICHAEL JEFFREY JORDAN.
Another vid i can forward to kids that dont understand how MJ could be the goat.
They dont understand how someone could be better than Lebron, untill they see it.
I think you should make these videos
1. izzy vs perria fight doc
2. Lebron doc video
3. finish the brady doc
amazing
Why is the video stretched wide..?
Undisputed GOAT!!! …No Cap ..no flops
Yeah no big deal just a guard breaking backboard …. legend …. more game winning passes steals n shots then anyone I know … plus eye test is to some people is so outstanding there brains can't comprehend what they just say n how hard n impossible it was … goat
I've tried several times to watch basketball. I find it very boring and limited. Incredibly tall men run from one end of the tiny court to the other taking turns at each others baskets. Even watching Jordan isn't that exciting. Like all American sports it's massive hype over substance.
If i see michael Jordan in the title I'll just unconsciously click and watch…. But your works really is a masterpiece every single video you've made. If i remember the 1st ever i saw your youtube post is the roy Jones Jr and vince carter mix tape in 2008 or 09, and since then i hooked up and still amazed. Thank you for sharing this
Jordan was the 3rd pick in the '84 NBA thingy (I'm from the UK so don't get the NBA picks thing). I would love to see where those people doing the picks for the 1st and 2nd teams are now and whether they kept their jobs. I know some teams need different players, but come on, this was Jordan. He could fit in any team at any position and be better than what was there already!
Yessir. My guy
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When we gone get a Simone biles one?