That’s fucking awsome !!!!!!!
LeBron and Durant train together. This trips me out because I don’t think Magic and Bird would have ever trained together. I can’t think of any past superstar combo the would do this before this generation of players came around.
Jordan and Magic? They couldn’t even keep their competitive spirits in check when playing for the Dream Team.
Hakeem and The Admiral? That would have been war.
Jordan and Charles? Maybe on a golf course. But basketball? No way.
Russell and Wilt? Shawn Bradley would score 100 in a game before this happened.
I guess it’s a different day and age we live in. Maybe it’s social media that brings these stars together. Maybe it’s the drive to get better. maybe the lockout have given them common ground to stand on (hatred of NBA owners). Maybe they practice the mantra of keep your friends close and your enemies closer. Who knows what brings them together. I just know that it makes for better basketball players. And that makes for better games.
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Twenty years ago today, one of the greatest athletes of all time announced he was HIV positive.
In the past twenty years, Earvin “Magic” Johnson Jr. has proved that his magic extends far beyond the court, beating the odds, never giving in.
Thanks for being a fighter, Magic.
NBA Economics 101: Michael Jordan with the worst ‘heel turn’ ever.
Word is that Michael Jordan is trying to drop a double-nickle on the players. And by double nickle, I’m talking about the BRI split. According to Howard Beck of the New York Times, Michael Jordan is leading a group of 10 to 14 owners that refuse to go over 50% on the BRI split.
I find this hilarious since Jordan was the one who thought players deserved huge chunks of money and that they never got paid anywhere near their real worth. Jordan was the one that made over $30 million for a single season of basketball. Twice! Jordan was the one that infamously told Washington Wizards owner, Abe Pollin, “If you can’t make a profit, you should sell your team.”
And here we are today, a decade and a CBA later, Jordan is on the other side of the table. He now feels what the owners felt when he successfully gouged them for millions. He now understands that basketball is a business on both ends. Not just for players but for owners too.
Michael Jordan has always been a competitor. He’s never wanted to lose. Not on the court, not in the media, not on the poker table and certainly not in his own mind. No matter what he does, he wants to declare himself the winner and he’ll be damned if anyone beats his new team.
