May 11, 1998: Behind-the-scenes with Jordan's Bulls during their last title run

Posted May 11, 2017
Michael Jordan is so brilliant, it hurts the eyes. He was unguardable in the air as a young man, and he is just as unguardable on earth now. Nobody ever hit the big shot night in and night out. Few players in the NBA's history have won the way Jordan does. Do you realize that in the 1990s Jordan has never started a basketball season that didn't end in a parade? (Sports Illustrated)

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