LeBron James remarked after Thursday night's game between the Cleveland Cavaliers and Miami Heat that #23 should be off-limits to players in the NBA and that he will be changing his jersey number to #6 next season.
#23, of course, was the original player number worn by Michael Jordan during his first stint with the Chicago Bulls. Jordan stepped away from Basketball following his father's death, later returning to the Chicago Bulls and sporting the #45 instead.LeBron James remarked after Thursday night's game between the Cleveland Cavaliers and... more
Michael Jordan, maybe the greatest of them all, is taking his place alongside basketball's other greats.
Jordan will be enshrined in the Hall of Fame on Friday night, a final honor that follows all the championship rings and MVP trophies he collected during his career.
He joins David Robinson and John Stockton, a pair of his 1992 Dream Team teammates, and coaches Jerry Sloan and C. Vivian Stringer in a distinguished class.
"It all started with that little round ball. I think if you take that away from any of us, I'm pretty sure we would have struggled in life, because that's how much the game meant to us," Jordan said at a morning news conference with the inductees, where he stressed that the weekend wasn't just about him.
"It's truly a pleasure for me to be a part of this and contrary to what you guys believe, it's not just me going into the Hall of Fame, it's a group of us," Jordan said. "And I'm glad to be a part of them and believe me, I'm going to remember them as much as they remember me."
Still, none of them can compare to Jordan -- perhaps no one ever will -- after he led the Chicago Bulls to six NBA championships while often being considered the best player ever.
Jordan said he cringes when he hears that label, because he didn't get to earn it by playing others who might have deserved it.Michael Jordan, maybe the greatest of them all, is taking his place alongside... more
Word of advice for all you NBA stars... read your contracts and don't get on the moped when it says not to in your contract. The Warriors should punish this kid to the point where he won't do it again. Word of advice for all you NBA stars... read your contracts and don't get on the moped... more
Derrick Rose is going home, and a whole bunch of freshmen are following him to the NBA.
The Chicago Bulls selected Rose, who grew up on the city's South Side, with the No. 1 pick in the NBA draft Thursday night, choosing the Memphis guard over Kansas State forward Michael Beasley.
With Beasley going second to Miami and Minnesota picking O.J. Mayo at No. 3, college freshmen made up the first three picks for the first time in draft history.Derrick Rose is going home, and a whole bunch of freshmen are following him to the... more
The sigh from one Chicago player's agent was rich with relief Thursday afternoon to hear Bulls general manager John Paxson declare that it is back to basketball for his club.
The Bulls are out of the running for Kobe Bryant. For now, anyway.
"I've never seen reports for any player like there's been for this thing, and I think it was important for John to do that," the agent said. "You can talk until you're blue in the face and say this isn't a distraction, but it's become one for both teams. The players hear everything, and they read everything. That's just the world we live in."
The Los Angeles Lakers and Chicago Bulls have been negotiating for weeks, but have been unable to agree on a package that would work for the teams and Bryant, who has a no-trade clause and thus can veto any deal. Few Bulls have been spared speculation, and an opening-night loss to New Jersey on Wednesday seems to have convinced Paxson that he needed to end negotiations.The sigh from one Chicago player's agent was rich with relief Thursday afternoon to... more
