Michael Jordan shoots commercial at Laney High School

Posted May 3, 2017
A local legend gave some students a surprise Tuesday at a New Hanover County high school. NBA Hall-of-Famer Michael Jordan visited his alma mater Laney High. Jordan was in town Tuesday to shoot part of a Gatorade commercial. Jordan graduated from Laney in 1981 before winning a national championship as a freshman at UNC. (Wilmington Star News)

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