M.J. and Fifty Five: Points Scored and Time Alive
Posted Feb 17, 2018
Here’s one way to measure time. Michael Jordan turned 55 Saturday and thus qualified to be a formal AARP member. That’s right, people born the year Michael Jordan recorded his famous double nickel have graduated college. Michael Jordan used a rotary phone, eight-track tapes and preferred Converse. And he’s still whom we measure basketball excellence against.
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