LeBron James delivers emotional slam dunk about Michael Jordan: 'I wanted to be like MJ'

Posted Mar 8, 2019
LeBron James was 15 and playing summer basketball in Chicago when he first met Michael Jordan and recalled that he thought it was “like meeting Jesus.’’ “You guys have no idea," James told reporters and referred to the “Thank you M.J. 23” that was written on James' game shoes. You guys have no idea what M.J. did for me and my friends growing up." (USA Today)

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