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During his playing days, Boston Celtics legend Danny Ainge only hung out with an opponent once. It was a golf game with none other than Chicago Bulls legend Michael Jordan himself — who is also an avid golf player like Ainge. Ainge, who currently serves as the general manager and President of Basketball Operations for […]

There is, without a doubt, no greater player in Chicago Bulls history than Michael Jordan. As a matter of fact, more than a few folks even have him as the greatest ever — and for good reason. This is why it comes to no surprise that when it comes to the greatest moments in Bulls […]

Los Angeles Clippers superstar small forward Kawhi Leonard is the closest thing to Chicago Bulls legend and NBA Hall of Famer Michael Jordan at the moment. That’s at least what ESPN personality Stephen A. Smith thinks. “I would say that player is Kawhi Leonard,” said Stephen A. Smith. “That is the closest athlete to Michael […]

Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James, just like the rest of the basketball world, wants ESPN to release “The Last Dance” as soon as possible since the NBA is in a hiatus due to the coronavirus pandemic. The 10-part documentary series on Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls during the 1997-98 season is scheduled to […]

Detroit Pistons legend Isiah Thomas was infamously left off the 1992 Dream Team despite being one of the best, if not the best, point guard in the NBA. There has been plenty of speculation that Thomas was not part of the team because Chicago Bulls superstar Michael Jordan would participate only if Thomas was not […]

Michael Jordan, LeBron James and Bill Russell. When the greatest NBA player of all time argument comes up, those three names are popular choices. In reality, picking the GOAT NBA player is strictly subjective. If you admire accomplishments, then Bill Russell is your guy. 11 NBA championships say enough. If you lean toward pure dominance […]

Former NBA enforcer Metta World Peace says while a 15-year-old LeBron James was no doubt nice, no one was touching Michael Jordan during the game where a young LeBron matched up against MJ. An image of a scrimmage between a young James and possibly a 40-year-old Jordan went viral last week, so people were wondering […]

Atlanta Hawks star point guard Trae Young was asked for his top-five players of all time on Monday night, and the 21-year-old decided to put Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James above the great Micheal Jordan and Lakers legend Kobe Bryant: MY TOP 5…1. LBJ2. Jordan3. Kobe 4. KD5. Steve Nash Don’t @ me https://t.co/abT5FeumYC […]

Los Angeles Lakers great Kobe Bryant was supposed to headline the 2020 Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame Class — arguably the most star-studded group in recent memory. Names like Tim Duncan, Kevin Garnett, Tamika Catchings and Rudy Tomjanovich, among others, will all be honored on the same night. But make no mistake about it, all […]

Los Angeles Lakers legend Shaquille O’Neal had the pleasure of playing with numerous superstars during his illustrious NBA career, from Penny Hardaway to Kobe Bryant to Dwyane Wade to LeBron James. Shaq was recently interviewed by Brandon “Scoop B” Robinson for Heavy.com and got asked about how some of these stars compare to each other. Shaq […]

The NBA shooting guard is one of the most glamorous positions in sports. Much of the time, they represent the best scorer (or at least one of the top guys) on their respective teams and are typically very well-rounded in how they get their points. There have been a whole lot of good 2-guards to […]

Kobe Bryant’s high school coach Gregg Downer recently wrote a moving essay for The Philadelphia Inquirer about his relationship with Kobe and the tragic death of the Los Angeles Lakers icon. In it, he talked about why it was so important to Kobe to be validated by his idol Michael Jordan. At Bryant’s public memorial […]

Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James decided to participate in his first Instagram Live video, in which he addressed a fair amount of questions from the fans. Like most of us, LeBron was also looking for something productive to do during the extended season shutdown. As it turns out, James himself has also turned to […]

Six-time NBA champion Michael Jordan was never one to back down from a challenge on the basketball court, no matter who was issuing it. O.J. Mayo saw this trait firsthand after provoking His Airness at one of his camps. Simply put, Mayo was a high school phenom. Scouts around the NBA were hot on his […]

Penny Hardaway believes he and his former Orlando Magic teammates deserve more credit for beating Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls in the 1995 Eastern Conference Playoffs. 1995 was a big year for the Magic. It featured the team’s first three playoff series victories, including those over the Boston Celtics, Bulls, and Indiana Pacers. As […]

Kenny “The Jet” Smith is refusing the idea that Michael Jordan and his Chicago Bulls could have won eight straight NBA titles, had he never retired from basketball. The former Houston Rockets point guard won an NBA title during the first year of his absence (1994) and then another in 1995 after Jordan returned for […]

A grainy image has been pulled from the depths of the internet, featuring a young LeBron James competing against an aging Michael Jordan in an early-2000s scrimmage. NBA fans are thrilled. James, now 35 years of age, was still in high school at the time. Jordan, on the other hand, was in the twilight of […]

Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr recently talked about his time playing for the Chicago Bulls alongside the great Michael Jordan. While there is some belief that the Bulls could have won eight titles in a row had Jordan not decided to take a two-year hiatus, Kerr has come out to say that he […]

Chicago Bulls legend Michael Jordan’s NBA career took a turn upon his first retirement after the murder of his father, leaving many saddened by the whole situation. Former Bulls teammate Steve Kerr still remembers reading the words “I’m Back” in a press release on March 18, 1995, but even before that legendary moment, Jordan was […]

An old video clip of the great Michael Jordan taking on a bunch of young players more than a decade ago has recently been making its rounds on social media. Los Angeles Lakers veteran swingman Jared Dudley came across the clip, and decided to share his own version of the story. According to Dudley, not […]

Michael Jordan is a name that needs no introduction. Jordan is a man of many nicknames: “Air,” “Mike,” “MJ,” “Black Cat,” “Black Jesus” and a host of others. But many fans and players–both past and present–refer to him simply as the greatest basketball player of all time. Jordan was the driving force behind a Chicago […]

Michael Jordan made his return to the NBA and Chicago Bulls in March of 1995 after playing baseball with the Chicago White Sox. However, before he made his return to the court on March 19, Jordan practiced with the Golden State Warriors and destroyed the whole team, per Warriors Hall of Famer Chris Mullin: “I […]

Sorry Chicago Bulls and basketball fans, but it doesn’t appear ESPN is going to release “The Last Dance” early. The 10-part documentary series on Michael Jordan and the Bulls during the 1997-98 season is scheduled to be released in June. Some fans were hoping ESPN would release it sooner since there are no sports on […]

Former NBA guard and current ESPN analyst Jalen Rose says Milwaukee Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo would be like Chicago Bulls legend and Hall of Famer Michael Jordan if he was 6-foot-6. Rose also said Giannis would be like Houston Rockets star point guard Russell Westbrook if he was 6-foot-3: Jalen Rose really just said Giannis […]

The New Orleans Pelicans racked up another victory on Friday night, as they defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers 116-104 in the Smoothie King Center. This win was thanks in large part to another efficient performance from Pelicans rookie sensation Zion Williamson, who finished with 24 points on 11-of-16 shooting, along with three rebounds, a couple of […]

Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr had an extremely eventful NBA career dating back to his playing days. He competed for 16 seasons, won five titles, appeared in 128 playoff games, and is still the league’s all-time 3-point percentage leader. He played for the late ’90s Bulls, the Jail Blazers, and championship-winning San Antonio […]

San Antonio Spurs players Rudy Gay, DeMar DeRozan, and Dejounte Murray, along with head coach Gregg Popovich and legends Tim Duncan, Tony Parker, and Manu Ginobili, were at Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant’s memorial on Monday. Like everyone in attendance and who watched online, they were moved by Michael Jordan’s eulogy for Kobe. Bryant […]

Along with Vanessa Bryant and former Los Angeles Lakers teammate Shaquille O’Neal, six-time NBA champion Michael Jordan also spoke at Kobe Bryant’s memorial on Monday at the Staples Center. Few players in the history of the NBA have been compared more often than Jordan and Bryant. Kobe emulated Jordan from the way he walked, talked, […]

Chicago Bulls legend and NBA Hall of Famer Michael Jordan joked about his infamous crying meme during his moving speech during the Kobe Bryant eulogy the Los Angeles Lakers hosted at Staples Center on Monday. The joke got quite the reaction from the crowd: "Now I'll have to look at another crying meme" MJ while […]

Vanessa Bryant delivered a powerful eulogy for her late husband and daughter, Kobe and Gianna, inside the Staples Center on Monday afternoon. After her touching message, Vanessa was helped off the stage by none other than Chicago Bulls legend Michael Jordan. Michael Jordan helps Vanessa Bryant off the stage after her eulogy for Kobe and […]

It is crazy to think New Orleans Pelicans rising star Zion Williamson has played less than 15 games in his rookie year. It is even crazier that he’s only 19 years old and that he’s supposedly coming off an injury. No one would blame him if he needed a few games to truly feel like […]

Zion Williamson is not a common rookie by any means. Besides his freakish athleticism, otherworldly strength, a quick second jump, and cat-like reflexes on the glass, the New Orleans Pelicans star is also a student of the game, admitting to have watched tape and highlights of some of the game’s greatest players. The Pelicans rookie […]

15-time All-Star and former NBA champ Kevin Garnett recently guested on Showtime’s “All The Smoke” hosted by Stephen Jackson and Matt Barnes. During the episode, Garnett was asked to relive one of his best memories of the great Michael Jordan. It took Garnett a second to collect his thoughts — probably because he had a […]

Now fully into retirement and focused on the next part of his life, Miami Heat legend Dwyane Wade hopes to use what he’s learned from Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson and Kobe Bryant. Wade says he hit his post retirement life fast and hasn’t looked back. The Heat icon, who is getting his No. 3 jersey […]

Charlotte Hornets owner Michael Jordan had numerous successes throughout his playing career. Jordan retired a perfect 6-for-6 in his NBA Finals appearances, which is part of the reason his resume stacks up against just about any other player in NBA history. But as an owner, Jordan’s teams have hardly had the same level of success. […]

Brooklyn Nets All-Star Kevin Durant recently joined Bleacher Report for a wide-ranging interview. As part of the discussion, the two-time champion was asked which five players he would pick if he could only watch their highlights forever. “If you could only watch basketball highlights of five players forever, who are the players?” Bleacher Report asked […]

There was plenty of discussion surrounding the result of the 2020 NBA All-Star Slam Dunk Contest, with Aaron Gordon once again finding himself at the center of a dunking controversy. Here are four players, including Gordon, who have been robbed of victory in the NBA Slam Dunk Contest. 4. Dominique Wilkins, 1988 Wilkins had little […]

Chicago Bulls legend and NBA Hall of Famer Michael Jordan celebrated his birthday on Friday in Chicago. A Kobe Bryant jersey was made out of flowers at the party. Last night's Michael Jordan birthday party in Chicago featured someone making a Kobe Bryant jersey out of flowers. Here's what else happened: https://t.co/DjBumfOvI5 pic.twitter.com/v1eI0Rc3oN — L.A. […]

New Orleans Pelicans rookie Zion Williamson must have watched hundreds of hours of film of Michael Jordan growing up. Williamson said Jordan was his favorite player as a kid. Zion was born in 2000,though, so thanks to Youtube, he was able to see how dominant Jordan was during the 90s. Pelicans’ Zion Williamson on Michael […]