Solving the mystery behind the night Michael Jordan wore a nameless No. 12 jersey

Posted Mar 13, 2020
It has been a mystery 30 years in the making, one of the NBA’s biggest — perhaps until now. The person responsible for stealing Michael Jordan’s No. 23 jersey from Orlando Arena’s visitors’ locker room prior to the Bulls’ game against the Magic on Feb. 14, 1990, should be credited for the attempt to make a sound investment. Not that Jordan would even concede that much. (Yahoo! Sports)

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