Michael Jordan Unretired To Humiliate NBA Player Who Called Him Out
Michael Jordan won six NBA championships across 15 seasons in the league
A retired Michael Jordan once returned to the basketball court to humiliate a Chicago Bulls player who had dared to call him out.
Jordan is widely considered to be the greatest basketball player in history.
He was the key player for the Bulls throughout the 1990s, helping the team cement themselves as one of the most iconic in NBA history.
They won a three-peat between 1991 and 1993, before Jordan retired to pursue a career in Minor League Baseball.
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That career was short-lived and just 18 months later Jordan returned to Chicago and led the Bulls to an unprecedented second three-peat between 1996 and 1998.
After that season, in which he claimed the league's MVP award for a fifth time, he retired from basketball once again.
Despite stepping away from the sport, Jordan returned to the court at the start of the following season to teach a young player a lesson.
Corey Benjamin had been drafted as the 28th pick in the first round of the 1998 NBA Draft.
The Bulls began the season terribly, losing their first five games, as they struggled to adjust to life without stars like Jordan and Scottie Pippen.
With Benjamin desperate for more game time, he declared he could beat Jordan in a one-on-one match.
Former teammate Chris Anstey recalled: "We started the season 0-5 and Benjamin had logged very few minutes.
"Not only was he vocal in his belief he deserved more minutes, he went as far as to say that he could beat anyone in the world 1-on-1, including Michael Jordan.
"Word got back to Jordan that a young kid on the team had been running his mouth."
Jordan decided to take Benjamin up on the challenge by turning up to training.
Anstey continued: "We had just finished a training session after returning from a road trip, and in strolls Michael Jordan.
"Basketball in hand, he walked straight up to Benjamin, who was shooting on a side rim: 'I heard you've been running your mouth. You and me, let's go.'"
In a game to 11, Jordan emerged victorious, winning comfortably according to eyewitnesses.
Bulls teammate Kornel David said: "MJ showed up and he just schooled him."
However, Benjamin claimed he had only lost 11-9, admitting Jordan had raced into a 7-0 lead at the start.
But the rookie described it as a "dream come true" to face one of the greatest players in basketball history.
Topics: Michael Jordan, NBA, Chicago Bulls, Basketball
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