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Topics: Basketball, Chicago Bulls, Michael Jordan, NBA, Video
Chris Byfield
Topics: Basketball, Chicago Bulls, Michael Jordan, NBA, Video
Michael Jordan once left commentators stunned with a basketball move mid-game.
In a 1988 clash between the Chicago Bulls and Cleveland Cavaliers, NBA icon Jordan left commentators speechless as he successfully evaded being dispossessed by a defender.
In the wake of a squandered Cavs three-point attempt, Jordan picked up the ball, glided across the mid court and prevented a steal from the defender with a wrap-around dribble.
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But while most players wrap the ball around their body from one hand to the other, Jordan left commentators stunned by moving the ball from his right hand, behind his body and back to that same hand.
‘MJ’ ended the possession by drawing a foul before naturally dispatching both free throws.
Jordan’s wrap-around dribble was met with silence from the commentary team, before one of them said: “I can’t explain what he just did.
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“He wrapped it around from his right hand to his right hand. I’ve never seen that in all my days."
He added, before bursting into a confused fit of laughter: “I just saw Michael Jordan wrap a dribble around from his right hand to his right hand!”
Upon making his free-throws, the Bulls were up by 13 points on the Cavs.
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However, Cleveland fought back in the final quarter, and only lost the game by a single point, with the score at 111-110.
Jordan put up a game high of 39 points to help secure the win for the Bulls.
The 61-year-old, a six-time NBA champion with the Chicago Bulls and five-time MVP, is widely regarded among the greatest basketball players of all time.
He also spent a 13-year run as the Charlotte Hornets’ majority owner, only to sell most of his stake to a group of investors in 2013, in a deal worth an estimated $3billion (£2.27billion).