On this day in NBA Finals history: Michael Jordan’s ‘Flu Game’

Posted Jun 11, 2017
The image of Scottie Pippen holding up a physically drained Michael Jordan is unforgettable, no matter how many times you’ve seen it. It represents June 11, 1997 — Game 5 of the NBA Finals between the Chicago Bulls and Utah Jazz, known as the “Flu Game” — when Jordan summoned something within him that the league had never seen. (The Undefeated)

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