3/18/10
Very Ironic...
So maybe you checked the blog earlier today and saw the post below that says "I'm Back", well ironically 15 years ago to the day was Mike's famous "IM BACK" announcement in 1995...
I swear I didn't plan that.
I was looking around the web for some new content for the blog and to my surprise I found a story about the 15 year anniversary of Mike's famous 2-word press release.
Anyways, check it out:
Michael Jordan is “Back”
In October of 1993 the world’s best basketball player and arguably sports’ biggest celebrity – Michael Jordan - abruptly announced he was retiring from the NBA during the midst of his athletic prime. Theories as to why still range from the simple (he was just tired of playing) to the elaborate (it was a secret suspension for gambling from David Stern).
Regardless of his motives, the story took a historically bizarre twist when, a year later, Jordan signed a minor league deal to play baseball with the Chicago White Sox and was assigned to their Birmingham affiliate to become a traveling sideshow for people who wanted to watch the world’s greatest basketball player hit .202 and strikeout roughly one out of every four times he came to the plate.
It was clear pretty quickly that MJ didn’t quite have the same knack for domination on the diamond as he did the court and on March 18, 1995 he made his return to the NBA official by issuing one of the most succinct press releases in history. It read: “I’m back.”
The next day, Jordan was suited up for the Bulls wearing #45, occasion enough for NBC to break out a Bob Costas soliliquy...
MJ pumped in 19 points in his first game back after close to two years off. Five games into his comeback, he lit up the Knicks for 55 points and over his 17 game regular season he averaged 27 points per game, bumping that up to 31 in the postseason.
Over the next three years, the Bulls and Jordan went 203-43 and won three straight NBA titles.
Safe to say he chose the right sport.
Stay tuned for more!
I swear I didn't plan that.
I was looking around the web for some new content for the blog and to my surprise I found a story about the 15 year anniversary of Mike's famous 2-word press release.
Anyways, check it out:
Michael Jordan is “Back”
In October of 1993 the world’s best basketball player and arguably sports’ biggest celebrity – Michael Jordan - abruptly announced he was retiring from the NBA during the midst of his athletic prime. Theories as to why still range from the simple (he was just tired of playing) to the elaborate (it was a secret suspension for gambling from David Stern).
Regardless of his motives, the story took a historically bizarre twist when, a year later, Jordan signed a minor league deal to play baseball with the Chicago White Sox and was assigned to their Birmingham affiliate to become a traveling sideshow for people who wanted to watch the world’s greatest basketball player hit .202 and strikeout roughly one out of every four times he came to the plate.
It was clear pretty quickly that MJ didn’t quite have the same knack for domination on the diamond as he did the court and on March 18, 1995 he made his return to the NBA official by issuing one of the most succinct press releases in history. It read: “I’m back.”
The next day, Jordan was suited up for the Bulls wearing #45, occasion enough for NBC to break out a Bob Costas soliliquy...
MJ pumped in 19 points in his first game back after close to two years off. Five games into his comeback, he lit up the Knicks for 55 points and over his 17 game regular season he averaged 27 points per game, bumping that up to 31 in the postseason.
Over the next three years, the Bulls and Jordan went 203-43 and won three straight NBA titles.
Safe to say he chose the right sport.
Stay tuned for more!
I'm Back!
Ok everybody, I'm back...
Took a month off from the blog to focus on my printing business, plus moved into a new place, moving sucks!
Stay tuned for alot of new blog posts and alot of new LIKE MIKE shirts dropping soon.
Took a month off from the blog to focus on my printing business, plus moved into a new place, moving sucks!
Stay tuned for alot of new blog posts and alot of new LIKE MIKE shirts dropping soon.
2/18/10
25th Anniversary Jordan Party Video
Mike is joined by his Team Jordan Athletes Dwayne Wade, Chris Paul
Carmelo Anthony, Josh Howard as well as Cedric the Entertainer, Robin Thicke
Vivica A. Fox, Common, Russell Simmons and Spike Lee at a 25th Anniversary party during the All-Star weekend that just passed...
The video is a little ruff, could've done some better editing but if your a Jordan Head you will enjoy it.
Carmelo Anthony, Josh Howard as well as Cedric the Entertainer, Robin Thicke
Vivica A. Fox, Common, Russell Simmons and Spike Lee at a 25th Anniversary party during the All-Star weekend that just passed...
The video is a little ruff, could've done some better editing but if your a Jordan Head you will enjoy it.
2/17/10
Phil Jackson Interview '98
Here's a cool interview with Phil Jackson right before the last game he coached Mike & the Chicago Bulls during the 1998 finals.
Enjoy-
Enjoy-
South florida DXC @ The Hard Rock
Just a heads up for anyone that doesn't know, Dunk X Change is coming to South Florida 9 times this year, flip flopping back forth from Miami to Ft. Lauderdale every other month.
Now DXC is no stranger to Miami, the Miami show is always jumping, but for the first time DXC will be in Broward at arguably the best venue in town, The Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino...
Yea so basically you don't have to dodge all the crack heads in Down Town Miami for this show.
I expect a big a turnout, hope to see you out there.
If I can get my shit together I should have a booth and maybe a few new LIKE MIKE shirts for sale, so come out and support, and after its all over you can chill at the Hard Rock.
Good times.
www.Dunkxchange.com for more info.
Now DXC is no stranger to Miami, the Miami show is always jumping, but for the first time DXC will be in Broward at arguably the best venue in town, The Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino...
Yea so basically you don't have to dodge all the crack heads in Down Town Miami for this show.
I expect a big a turnout, hope to see you out there.
If I can get my shit together I should have a booth and maybe a few new LIKE MIKE shirts for sale, so come out and support, and after its all over you can chill at the Hard Rock.
Good times.
www.Dunkxchange.com for more info.
2/12/10
Mitchell & Ness '85 All-Star Jersey
A few days ago Mitchell & Ness dropped Mike's 1985 All-Star Jersey, I was really excited until I found out they only dropped 300 of them, so either you were one of the lucky ones that got it when it dropped, or your going to pay an arm and a leg from a re-seller.
2/8/10
Nice Ride
Mike and his girlfriend after the Super Bowl in his new Ferrari...
Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano, base price: $300K
Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano, base price: $300K
Jordan has till end of month to buy Bobcats
Charlotte Bobcats owner Robert Johnson was once a billionaire but Forbes estimated that his worth fell to only $550 million last year. He's been trying to unload the Bobcats since last summer and minority owner/team president Michael Jordan has always been interested. When Johnson put the team on the block, Jordan apparently negotiated for the right of first refusal. Now Jordan has got to come up with some cash quickly if he wants to do it, according to ESPN.
Former Houston Rockets president and CEO George Postolos has apparently put his second offer on the table (his first one supposedly fell apart last year) and Jordan has till the end of February to match it.
It remains to be seen if the investors who are working with Jordan either have the dollars or inclination to match the offer by Postolos.
Bet Mike wishes he still had that $167 Million bucks from his divorce now.
If Mike doesn’t buy the Charlotte Bobcats, somebody else eventually will. The new owner presumably will bring in executives he knows and trusts, and Michael will be jettisoned. If you engage in hero-worship, you’ll miss Michael. You still brag to friends about the home games at which you saw him, both.
This is the fifth year Michael has run Charlotte’s basketball operation, and the team is by far the best it has been. After a rough start, the Bobcats have won as many games as they’ve lost. They’re unselfish, they’re entertaining and they ought to make the playoffs.
If you’re going to rip Michael for wasting the third pick in the 2006 draft on Adam Morrison then you have to credit him for the roster assembled under his watch.
You have to credit him for hiring Larry Brown to coach and you have to credit him for participating in or at least agreeing to the trades that brought to Charlotte Stephen Jackson and Boris Diaw (and Tyson Chandler).
I don’t know who made the trades. But I can’t fathom Brown or general manager Rod Higgins acquiring a player without their boss’ consent. Michael, then, has not been terrible. Yet he remains a better celebrity than a managing partner of basketball operations.
Wonder how effective he’d be if he worked full-time?
When Jerry West ran the basketball end of the Los Angeles Lakers, he was legendary for going to dank Division II gyms and scouting players from courtside in a folding metal chair.
Even if Michael deigned to show up, I can’t see him sitting in anything less than a three-position recliner with a cherry finish and a deep tufted back. Michael’s lifestyle probably doesn’t lend itself to commitment. If you can play any golf course anywhere anytime you want, are invited to every major event, party and opening, and are treated as if you’re the best basketball player in the world still, you probably wouldn’t spend your time in a Division II gym. And you might not spend much of it in Charlotte.
But you can’t live that life and effectively run an NBA franchise. You can’t do basketball between rounds of golf, hands of blackjack and out-of-town appearances on “The Jay Leno Show.”
Despite all the lovely distractions, Michael’s team still can make the playoffs. But what comes after that? How many hours do the gentlemen who run the teams that plan to win everything put in?
As a player Michael did his best work when the game was winding down and the clock was running low. If the offer from longtime Bobcats suitor George Postolos, the former president of the Houston Rockets, is legitimate, that time is approaching.
Bob Johnson undoubtedly would prefer to sell to Michael, who owns a piece of the team.
How hard is Michael willing to work to acquire it?
Here’s the issue: Since Michael stopped playing ball, he hasn’t had to make anybody happy. People make him happy. They serve him.
Yet to succeed in any business, whether it’s running a restaurant or running an NBA team, you have to be willing to serve.
Lets see what happens.
Former Houston Rockets president and CEO George Postolos has apparently put his second offer on the table (his first one supposedly fell apart last year) and Jordan has till the end of February to match it.
It remains to be seen if the investors who are working with Jordan either have the dollars or inclination to match the offer by Postolos.
Bet Mike wishes he still had that $167 Million bucks from his divorce now.
If Mike doesn’t buy the Charlotte Bobcats, somebody else eventually will. The new owner presumably will bring in executives he knows and trusts, and Michael will be jettisoned. If you engage in hero-worship, you’ll miss Michael. You still brag to friends about the home games at which you saw him, both.
This is the fifth year Michael has run Charlotte’s basketball operation, and the team is by far the best it has been. After a rough start, the Bobcats have won as many games as they’ve lost. They’re unselfish, they’re entertaining and they ought to make the playoffs.
If you’re going to rip Michael for wasting the third pick in the 2006 draft on Adam Morrison then you have to credit him for the roster assembled under his watch.
You have to credit him for hiring Larry Brown to coach and you have to credit him for participating in or at least agreeing to the trades that brought to Charlotte Stephen Jackson and Boris Diaw (and Tyson Chandler).
I don’t know who made the trades. But I can’t fathom Brown or general manager Rod Higgins acquiring a player without their boss’ consent. Michael, then, has not been terrible. Yet he remains a better celebrity than a managing partner of basketball operations.
Wonder how effective he’d be if he worked full-time?
When Jerry West ran the basketball end of the Los Angeles Lakers, he was legendary for going to dank Division II gyms and scouting players from courtside in a folding metal chair.
Even if Michael deigned to show up, I can’t see him sitting in anything less than a three-position recliner with a cherry finish and a deep tufted back. Michael’s lifestyle probably doesn’t lend itself to commitment. If you can play any golf course anywhere anytime you want, are invited to every major event, party and opening, and are treated as if you’re the best basketball player in the world still, you probably wouldn’t spend your time in a Division II gym. And you might not spend much of it in Charlotte.
But you can’t live that life and effectively run an NBA franchise. You can’t do basketball between rounds of golf, hands of blackjack and out-of-town appearances on “The Jay Leno Show.”
Despite all the lovely distractions, Michael’s team still can make the playoffs. But what comes after that? How many hours do the gentlemen who run the teams that plan to win everything put in?
As a player Michael did his best work when the game was winding down and the clock was running low. If the offer from longtime Bobcats suitor George Postolos, the former president of the Houston Rockets, is legitimate, that time is approaching.
Bob Johnson undoubtedly would prefer to sell to Michael, who owns a piece of the team.
How hard is Michael willing to work to acquire it?
Here’s the issue: Since Michael stopped playing ball, he hasn’t had to make anybody happy. People make him happy. They serve him.
Yet to succeed in any business, whether it’s running a restaurant or running an NBA team, you have to be willing to serve.
Lets see what happens.
1/31/10
LeBron teams with McDonalds, stars in remake of classic Bird & Jordan commercial.
First LeBron takes Mike's jersey number...
Now he's taking his commercials.
The Cleveland Cavaliers superstar and McDonald's have agreed to a multi-year endorsement deal. Financial terms of the contract aren't currently known, but James has already filmed his first ad with the company.
It's a remake of the classic "The Showdown" commercial, and it will air before the Super Bowl.
Now he's taking his commercials.
The Cleveland Cavaliers superstar and McDonald's have agreed to a multi-year endorsement deal. Financial terms of the contract aren't currently known, but James has already filmed his first ad with the company.
It's a remake of the classic "The Showdown" commercial, and it will air before the Super Bowl.
1/21/10
1/20/10
Kids Blk/Red VI's
I'm not in love with the Mens 2010 version of the VI's but the kids version is pretty dope.
"Jordan does it to Cleveland again"
One of my favorite games Mike played in Wizards uniform.
Thank youtube member "KarlMalowned32" for the link.
1/17/10
1/12/10
AJKO RETRO I's
I'm in love...
I don't know how some of you Jordan Heads feel about the vintage treatment Jordan Brand added to the upcoming AJKO release but I love it.
It's actually like exactly what I want, a very vintage looking pair of air jordan I's, but the comfort of a brand new sneaker. ( and a few hundred dollars cheaper! )
I personally love the stained mid soles and oxidized soles, its dope, I dont know how JB did it but they did a really really good job.
I remember when Nike dropped the Jordan Pack dunks, everyone was hating ont he piss yellow mid soles, everyone except for me! I loved it, that what made me want them even more. I hope that Jordan Heads can appreciate how dope of a sneaker this is.
Its releases like this that allow me to forgive JB for all the crap they drop!
I kind of feel bad for all the hood spots that gotta sell these... I can see it now...
"Eh Daw, dez Jays got dirt on dem, come on brah, let me get a clean pair...
They came like dat?
Ah hell nah, fuck it, let me get dem fusions instead!
LOL, I know its gonna happen...
Hey Jordan Brand, i'm sorry for all the shit talk in the past, dropping the Powder Blue IX's and the AJKO's with the pissy mid soles in the same year...
Thank you!
I don't know how some of you Jordan Heads feel about the vintage treatment Jordan Brand added to the upcoming AJKO release but I love it.
It's actually like exactly what I want, a very vintage looking pair of air jordan I's, but the comfort of a brand new sneaker. ( and a few hundred dollars cheaper! )
I personally love the stained mid soles and oxidized soles, its dope, I dont know how JB did it but they did a really really good job.
I remember when Nike dropped the Jordan Pack dunks, everyone was hating ont he piss yellow mid soles, everyone except for me! I loved it, that what made me want them even more. I hope that Jordan Heads can appreciate how dope of a sneaker this is.
Its releases like this that allow me to forgive JB for all the crap they drop!
I kind of feel bad for all the hood spots that gotta sell these... I can see it now...
"Eh Daw, dez Jays got dirt on dem, come on brah, let me get a clean pair...
They came like dat?
Ah hell nah, fuck it, let me get dem fusions instead!
LOL, I know its gonna happen...
Hey Jordan Brand, i'm sorry for all the shit talk in the past, dropping the Powder Blue IX's and the AJKO's with the pissy mid soles in the same year...
Thank you!
1/5/10
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