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Michael Jordan Really Wanted to Beat One Team in College: Maryland


Maryland basketball coach Lefty Driesell dangled one scholarship in front of three players in 1981—, Jeff Adkins, and a high school player from North Carolina named —saying the first one to respond “yes” could take it. Known for his swift movements on the court, Jordan was slow to react, and well, you know the rest of that story. (Washington City Paper)

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