I don't care what anyone says, MJ and Kobe were a different breed. Hell with Lebron

December 27th, 1997. 12 year old white boy from Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada lucky enough to have an uncle and aunt who lived in Highland Park, IL. Uncle told me that morning we were going out for a bite to eat that evening at “Mike’s Place”, be sure to wear your MJ jersey and Js. Evening comes and all of sudden we are close by the United Center. I still figured we were going to MJs restaurant. Start walking and suddenly we are in front of a gate to the stadium. I looked at my uncle with a weird look and said I thought we were going to “Mikes place” for supper and he replied, with the biggest smile “Yes, why do you think we are here?” I was completely and literally shocked and wasn’t sure if it was a joke. Bulls played the Hawks that night. I remember it all so very well and always will. Few things that still stand out: 1 - the intro music, that’s when I realized it was real. I asked my uncle why the crowd was booing Luc Longley every time he touched the ball and being told it was no booing but it was the crowd yelling LUuuuuuuuuuccc!! 2 - binoculars so my uncle could see the cheerleaders better 😂😂😂 3 - rodman had 29 freaking rebounds! 4 - MJ scoring 47! And Phil taking him out with lots of time left and him not hitting 50! 5 - the crowd cheering and encouraging rodman to shoot when he had the ball, especially if he was behind the 3 point line, and him doing so and hitting a 3!!!! We were in IL for Xmas and everyone knew I was going to the game, every1 kept it secret! Best Xmas present EVER and best surprise EVER! Biggest MJ fan before and bigger after! 🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐😊

I remember when Bird said that 1st game, MJ scored 42 pts. Bird said that won't happen again, then next game MJ scored 63 pts

Dude, these MJ stories never get old. ❤❤❤ 🔥🔥🔥

Hell, i'm old and white, ( 4 years older than Mike ) and you can't have just one favorite M.J. story ! He was the Goat, and still is !

Too hear Shaq say that you don't wanna mess wit God (referring to MJ) is the best compliment cause Shaq called him God and Shaq doesn't pass out compliments like that too nobody

People don't really realize the reason why michael jordan had this aura of invincibility was because he never lost on the biggest stage, and he was always the best player on the court. Whenever anybody tried to talk shit to him, he always got the last laugh. The saying goes, "When god bleeds, you no longer believe in him." Nobody ever made "god" bleed in Chicago

As a kid from chicago born in 1980 I got to see Jordan play. If felt like the city of chicago would shut down on game night. Its as if it was a holiday or something. It was crazy. Other than my dad MJ was someone i looked up to. Wish i had got a chance to meet him. Second to no one he is the GOAT.

It's time, its time to admit that as great Lebron is..... MJ was just different just a once in a lifetime, human being.

Bird & Magic saved the NBA - Jordan elevated it!

I'm 52 and I've never seen an athlete that had no weaknesses! That coupled with MJ would do something every game you had never seen before or since! 🐐

THEY ALL HAVE THE SAME STORY ... HIS AURA WAS MYSTICAL... HE IS JUST DIFFERENT

You cut out AI saying to himself to stop looking at him and saying man he’s got on the Jordans 😂

I'm 65 and have watched the 4 major sports my entire life. Baseball, Basketball, Football and Boxing... I've watched a dominant individual in each sport. People who embodied the sport while they played... Willie Mays, Jim Brown, Muhammad Ali and MJ. MJ is the closest to perfection in a sport that I've ever seen.

All of the stories about Jordan are my favorite stories. They are all entertaining.

"there's a new sheriff in town", to their faces, is like a sign of respect when you think about it...

KG's story about talking trash to MJ as a rookie, and JR Ryder apologizing to Mike "He just a rookie man, He don't know any better Mike" Is one of the greatest MJ stories ever

You know a player is great if they tell you a crazy story and also impact the rest of their life, and then they will never ever forget it. That is the GOAT 🐐

To here how MJ makes people feel is amazing ❤

That's the influence of MJ the 🐐OAT of the game of basketball

That first time Jordan retired, I still watched every game… and I can still remember praying to my God for him to return. And when he did, he brought us another 3 championships. 🍾🍾🍾 🐐🐐🐐💯

This phrase will NEVER be mentioned to describe another player in the history of the NBA "it was God disguised as MJ" or any other player in the NBA again ya feel me bro LMBAO

I like how you mention Zion never seen Jordan play. I was born in 93 so to me Kobe is the greatest player I’ve ever seen, but because of the praise alone that Jordan gets, I could never put Kobe above him as the goat. The legend and accomplishments speak for themselves, Jordan #1, Kobe #2

NO MATTER WHO YOU LIKE OR LOVE, YOU GOTTA JUST APPRECIATE THE GREATS PERIOD 🤷🏾‍♂️💯

I was someone who does not like basket ball prior to watching MJ on the television set. In contrast, I was a soccer fanatic. Until I was almost 21, I went to the US for my college education from Asia. One fine day in 1991 while I was switching the channels, I stumbled upon a Chicago Bulls playoff game live on NBC. This was also the season MJ and the Bulls won their first NBA title. I was totally stunned and captivated by the moves and dunks of MJ. He made the game looks articulated and beautiful. From that moment on, I totally changed my bias towards the game. I started watching MJ and the Bulls whenever they played. Prior to that, I did come across past legends on the screen, like Karim and others. To me, it was nothing but a tall man putting the ball in the net. MJ is totally different from his predecessors of the game, he is out of this world. He made the game so fascinating to watch. He is exactly like Superman performing his superpower on a basket court. He totally changed my perception of game as a sport. It is like an atheist, not believing the existence of the higher beings or the Divine until he witnessed it with his own eyes. MJ became an indelible part of my memory.

Have to give Michael every accolade possible. That being said, MJ made the NBA a business for the NBA players, the players were able to capitalize monetarily thru commercials, business ventures, etc because of 23. He made it all possible for black and white NBA and eventually WNBA players to make business moves to further engage their opportunities for wealth. God blessed that man

Black Jesus didn't walk on water cause he preferred the air. The bald-headed Mike could still take flight "quick" as Eddie Murphy in Harlem Nights but the Air Jordan with hair was just unfair.

They’re all great takes but Magic ones are # 1 for me. He was there with / be MJ. He saw it happen live.

My favorite MJ moment was January 15, 1998 when I got to see him play for the first time against AI and the 76ers. It was a special time.

I started following NBA in 91 right when the Bulls started winning. MJ was everywhere.

I was in 3rd grade in CHICAGO when JORDAN scored 63 on BOSTON

GOAT NOT EVEN CLOSE

You don't care how much Magic embellishes the truth... He's such a wondeful storyteller :) I love his positive energy.

Great list. Just an addition: I remember seeing Chamberlain said that “current players owe half of their paychecks to MJ”. I think it is a compliment that is hard to beat.

Man I’ve seen all these so many times but I still somehow get stuck into watching it again and I love it!!

Without question…MAGIC’S STORY IS THE BEST!I’ve heard him tell it numerous times…hysterical each rendition.

Our member saw M.J. In Up Front, he was at the McCormick Center On New Year's Eve, M.J. Rookie Year, Mike Walked In with this long black leather coat with a black fur collar with a bodyguard with him. He was like, "That's Micheal Jordan." He attended a Theater College in Downtown Chicago Columbia Collage, Not Too Far From The McCormick Center. Everyone Stopped dancing when he walked in & just stared at him as walked through the place with his bodyguard, Awesome moment!! BLESSING TO M.J. THE G.O.A.T. FOREVER & EVER!!!

I’ll always feel lucky to grow up watching every game he played in.

a love it! thanks for this video man! it made my day!

beautifly put together. Couldn't imagine meeting Jordan in person. Even his name has it's own "AURA"

No one will ever replicate MJ. I remember his back turned to basket layup, no one could do it with the consistency he did. He was a virtuoso.

The cigar

Men I used to call in sick just watch him omg he’s the goat all day everyday love you Michael

Hell yeah great video!

Dope video 🔥💯💪🏾

Great video yo! Nice work

Yeap everyone who watched him, have the same feeling, he was unique, no one made me enjoy so much the game like him.

Nice video brother!! ❤️🇵🇷✌🏼

I'm old enough to have seen all the sports stars from mid-70's to present. Kareem. Dr. J. Bird. Magic. Hakeem. Shaq. Kobe. Steph. LeBron. In other sports. Bradshaw. Payton. Montana. Rice. LT. Manning. Elway. Brady. Mahomes. Seaver. Rose. Schmidt. Brett. Ryan. Clemens. Rickey Henderson. Barry Bonds. Pujols. Mariano. Lafleur. Esposito. Bossy. Gretzky. Messier. Lemieux. Roy. Brodeur. Crosby. Pelé. Beckenbauer. Cruyff. Maradona. Ronaldo. Zidane. Ronaldino. Cristiano. Messi. Ali. Frazier. Sugar Ray. Roger Federer. Rafa Nadal. Djokovic. Carl Lewis. Michael Phelps. Usain Bolt. And the greatest and most exciting athlete ever to watch was Michael Jordan. By far.

Very nice. Thanks for sharing.

Great content. Lots of fun

This is the unparalleled truth! MJ was absolutely bigger than life... you was awwwwww ive never had the feeling i got when looking at mike on TV that ive ever got from ANYBODY! the glow and energy is REAL YALL

Great Video 😂😂😂 Stay Blessed, enjoyed every moment. 🙏🏿

Great video!

Bro, if bird, probably the most arrogant and cocky player in the league, calls you a god, it’s because you’re a god.

These are all of them. All of my fave Jordan story!

Awesome video

The Dream Team stories are the best. Magic, Chuck, Larry have such great stories of that time! That camaraderie while maintaining competitive spirit was beautiful.

I remember watching his game it was like every game he did something spectacular every game

I think people use jordan as a benchmark of greatness because he was the best of an era.

1st- awesome video. Really enjoyed it. Best story was from Lebron actually. Never seen that.

Awesome stories

I laughed way to freaking hard at this 😂 GOAT

Hilarious video.😄

Nice and cool video

I remembered not missing a Bulls game on WGN, I needed my MJ fix 😅. The only other time its been like that for me was watching the great run the Warriors had specially when they where chasing the most wins in a season. Kurry is the 3pt GOAT, Michael was the complete package 🐐, Kobe comes in 2nd LeBron in 3rd, in my opinion.

Yoooo…that was great 👏🏾👏🏾Magic 🤣🤣 🙏🏾Kobe(RIP)

I used to work at yhe Pelican Resort n I was lucky to meet MJ and Kobe I will never forget those moments 🤙🙏

I'm from Chicago, and even after all these years, he still owes this town! He could be mayor if he wanted to be!

LeBron was cracking Me up. "I THOUGHT HE WAS ONLY ON TV😂"😅

When he took starks and Oakley baseline and back then dunked on ewing, man gives me goosebumps everytime.

The WGN thing was a real thing. Every game every night. Staying up late to see him hit the game winner 🏆❤

First time I saw jordan was when he won his first dunk contest...after that I watched him.through his career...amazing to see a talented amazing player...man......the bulls team and the USA dream team....absolutely dominating...

One of my favourite Jordan moments is from Above & Beyond. The montage played after he announces his retirement leaves me breathless every time I watch it 😳 #SonicsForever

MJ is the best because he was the greatest among the greatest.

Okayy debate is overr

Michael Jordan Is So Iconic And His Shoes Are So Cold 🥶

Can't argue with it !!

Greatest of all time, in any sport. The reverence Mike receives is like nothing I’ve ever seen.

The God G.O.A.T. will always be MJ his GOATNESS his Airness is God

I absolutely love the story told by Reggie Miller. There are two other stories I love that were not on this video. Kevin Garrnett and Byron Scott. I've always been a big MJ fan and enjoy all the stories about him.

In come fly with me when he said when I’m at the top of my game you are at my mercy

Omg, how good those Dream Team scrimmages must have been! Perhaps the finest basketball ever played?🤔

I was so lucky I guess to had watched my first ever NBA game on TV, and it was the 1993 finals with BULLS v SUNS. From that point on, Michael Jordan became my favorite of all the time. The GOAT in basketball.

he was the best from the first time he touches. the floor and every budy. admit that even before he wins any ring LeBron fools fan

I guess my favorite MJ story is that move he made, his "triple clutch" lay up, where he does an impossible series of moves to somehow put the right spin on the ball, on the opposite side of where he started, to make it drop off the back board & into the net, as he falls to the ground. Unbelievable.

Hope young people understand the term He is the MICHAEL JORDAN OF.... That's how humongous MICHAEL JEFFERY JORDAN THE GOAT is... He is up there, below him everyone else... THERE IS ZERO COMPARISSON, NOTHING, NADA.!!! no one is close to him, Kobe was close and yet he was still far... Imagine LeFraud, lol hes not even close, he cant compete, he needs help all the time and the media keeps promoting it, "more help for James". Lexcuse = MOOAT (Most Overrated of All time)

in Philippines bout '92 i remember how everybody see him the GOAT of basketball, and as of this time still no one can match what we saw then up till now.

I loved watching basketball back in the day... had many dominant teams, much talent. Every year any team could of went all the way, so MJ was in a very talented pool and came out on top... that's what makes him special, along with the bulls team... I remember being excited not only to watch one team, but, to watch all the teams come out in a new season to see the fire and intensity they had to win that championship... I have never felt this way since, drama and the new Era has lost what once was... NBA is now like the WNBA, not fun to watch and people more about themselves than to build a team legacy which will lead to your own... MJ knew this and lived it everyday... he demanded it from himself and of his teammates... got to love it...

I’m from Scotland but have family in Chicago. I went to live there for 3 months back in the 1990s. Jordan was worshipped like a God. There was massive paintings of him on the sides of buildings. Down by the lake they had a museum full,of images and memorabilia belonging to him. I visited the Nike store and there was a full size basketball court and it had a statue or something in it of the man himself. Chicago was all about basketball, and they love Mike.

Jordan was my heroe in 90´s. Out of this World

MJ 🐐🐐🐐🐐

Now i can take out of my head the image of dave chappelle as MJ with that aura, lol

The 🐐

Greatest ever.

Our Favorite Jordan Story Is His Entire Career From That First Shot To Win That Championship Over George Town To His Last Shot With Washington Wizard. M.J. IS OUR G.O.A.T. FOREVER & EVER. M.J. IS ABSOLUTELY THE GREATEST WHOEVER PLAYED. KOBI BRYANT GOD BLESS HE & GIGI SOULS, KNOWS NO MATTER HOW MUCH HE SAID "Black Who?", He knows The Greatness Of Jordan. KOBE WAS BORN TWICE, TO HIS PARENTS & THEN 2ND AS A BASKETBALL PLAYER WHO WAS CREATED VIA HIS VISION OF WATCHING MICHAEL JORDAN WHILE GROWING UP. THE CHILD WAS OF HIS PARENTS, THE PLAYER WAS OF M.J. Period & Kobi Knows That For Sure!!! He talked himself out of being in Awe Of M.J. But He Was, No Doubt!!!

I had the pleasure of meeting Michael in my home town of Wheaton Illinois where he held his basketball camp. I remember him playing in a pickup game of College players and pros like, BJ Armstrong, Will Purdue, Charles Oakley and others. The biggest impression he made on me was two fold, the fact that he played (literally) head and shoulders above everyone on the court! And his humility and humbleness, and his kind nature when I asked him at the end of what had been a long day to come over and sign some autographs for the group of handicapped adults that I had brought to see him! No black Jesus, no walking on water, just a humble guy who was very tired but took some time to sign up and chat up my group of about 12 individuals who will never forget that day! I myself don't worship people but the one thing that made me understand how people do, is when I went out the back where my bus was parked and his black Corvette was parked and it was covered bumper to bumper with notes from women! I really felt bad for the guy, I remember how human he was, how tired and how many people were still waiting outside to try to get a piece of him!

It was like Charlie Murphy said He had an Aura! 😂

The Bird story after the 63 definitely got the Black Jesus narrative going, love Magic’s story and Iverson’s Dave Chappelle reference is classic, if I could I would make a GIF of an aura around MJ with some Rick James playing in the background 🤣🤣 “give it to me baby”!!!

If MJ was a god, he wouldn't have missed. He just made everyone else look foolish, not something their ego was ready to accept