The Ghost of the GOAT: Why There Isn't a 'Next Michael Jordan' Anymore

Posted Apr 27, 2017
You'll find bits of MJ's DNA scattered everywhere. Look up, and you'll see Michael Jordan's No. 23 beaming from the chest of LeBron James. Look down, and you'll see Jordan's silhouette in mid-flight on the feet of Jimmy Butler, Chris Paul and Blake Griffin. The spirit lingers, but it shrouds a greater truth: The Age of Jordan, at least as we knew it, is over. (Bleacher Report)

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