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The Crossover NBA Show

Michael Jordan: The First Last Dance (Bonus)

The Crossover NBA Show

SI NBA

Basketball, Sports

4.6641 Ratings

🗓️ 1 May 2020

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Summary

Sports Illustrated is opening up the SI Vault and examining its most consequential work about the moments that defined the most legendary athletes in sports. Subscribe now to The Record wherever you get your podcasts.

In 1993, Michael Jordan shocked the sports world when he announced that he was done with the NBA at just 30 years old. Jon Wertheim revisits that fateful day and the peculiar circumstances surrounding Jordan's decision. Jessica Smetana talks to former Sports Illustrated senior writer Jack McCallum, who reported on much of Jordan's career for the magazine.

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revealing untold anecdotes from the reporting process

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with writers and ultimately driving new conversations around the athletes, events, and moments

0:43.1

in sports history that SI has covered for more than 60 years. Host John Wertheim and

0:47.9

correspondent Jamie Lassanti, Jessica Smetania, and Priya D'Sci dive into the SI Vault to uncover

0:53.5

the best Sports Illustrated stories

0:55.3

covering the biggest legends in sports history. From Michael Jordan to Serena Williams,

1:00.1

each episode focuses on a single moment that defines an unparalleled athlete.

1:05.1

In the spring of 1984, Michael Jordan sat before a table in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.

1:13.1

In retrospect, seismic news was coming, but it didn't seem like that way at the time. This impromptu press conference was held

1:18.5

not at Carmichael Arena, where the UNC Tar Heels played, but at Fetzer Gym, a kind of campus

1:24.3

rec center. Jordan was there to announce that he was leaving school after his junior

1:29.0

year and turning pro. Except he didn't make the announcement, not really anyway. Jordan was flanked by

1:35.6

his coach, Dean Smith, who did most of the talking. At this time, we were announcing that Michael

1:41.3

will denounce his college eligibility, Smith said. Yeah, he said

1:45.5

denouncing in what could have been a Freudian slip. Wearing a golf shirt and a pair of gold

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