A Hero For The Wired World: Michael Jordan reaches new heights

Posted Nov 11, 2014
In honor of Sports Illustrated's 60th anniversary, SI.com is republishing 60 of the best stories in the magazine's history. Today's selection is "A Hero For The Wired World," by David Halberstam, which ran in the Dec. 23, 1991 issue in which Michael Jordan was chosen as the Sportsman of the Year. In a satellite age, Michael Jordan has become the fast-rising global star of basketball's fast-rising global show. (Sports Illustrated)

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