‘I want to strangle him – Magic Johnson blamed Michael Jordan and thanked Larry Bird after winning 1987 MVP
To finally win the NBA’s MVP award, Magic Johnson had to do it the hard way. The Los Angeles Lakers legend won the accolade for the first time in 1987 but had to overcome two fierce ...
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"If MVP was about best player, why does Michael Jordan have only five?" - Cowherd is convinced SGA will win the MVP award this season
According to popular broadcaster Colin Cowherd, despite Jokic being the most productive and best player in the entire world ...
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"It was often a case of having to hold him back" - Michael Jordan's baseball coach said he trained so rigorously for the sport that his hands bled
Star's determination to perfect his baseball skills was so intense that Schneider often had to hold him back to prevent ...
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Chicago Bulls: Michael Jordan’s former teammate explains star’s great sacrifice
The Chicago Bulls weren’t immediate championship contenders when they selected Michael Jordan with the No. 3 pick in the 1984 ...
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Michael Jordan on his mindset before hitting the iconic 1998 Finals shot: "The one thing I didn't want to do was cross over"
Michael Jordan's game-winning shot over Bryon Russell in Game 6 of the 1998 NBA Finals is considered one of the finest ...
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"I was shocked when I won" - Michael Jordan felt someone else deserved the 1996 All-Star Game MVP
Michael Jordan explained why Orlando Magic’s young center Shaquille O’Neal deserved the All-Star MVP trophy in 1996.
Jalen Hurts dines with Michael Jordan and takes over Nike HQ: ‘I hear the MVP chants but you got to put champ after that now’
Just one month after becoming a Super Bowl champion — and MVP of Super Bowl LIX — Jalen Hurts is having dinner with six-time NBA champion Michael Jordan. The 26-year-old champion was spotted over the ...
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Michael Jordan admits he didn't have the greatest sports comeback: "I took two years off to play baseball, but nothing like that"
Michael Jordan returned to the NBA hardwood with the Chicago Bulls. Given his legendary status, the expectation was that MJ ...
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Michael Jordan on the real person responsible for his landmark Nike deal: "Sonny didn’t influence me to go to Nike"
Michael Jordan acknowledged Sonny Vaccaro’s role but claimed he wasn’t the most important player in the Nike deal.
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‘That was unique’: Michael Jordan told Wizards teammates he’d show them how to score 20 points in one quarter and then sit the rest of the game
NBA icon Michael Jordan came out of retirement for a second time in 2001 to play for the Washington Wizards. Jordan felt he ...
Nikola Jokic knows this is his magnum opus. But Michael Malone is still his MVP campaign manager
Nikola Jokic’s mere acknowledgment of a momentous season was an eye-opening development in the MVP race between him and Shai ...