Jay Bilas Describes How He Instantly Regretted Playing Against A Young Michael Jordan

Posted Jul 6, 2021
Jay Bilas said, “It was at a pickup game in Chapel Hill at a place called Woollen gym. We were the number one ranked recruiting class, and we went over to Chapel Hill to play. After playing against, you know, Michael Jordan and those guys, we were kind of looking at ourselves going, I don’t know if this is gonna, this might not have been a good decision.” (Essentially Sports)

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