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YOU WONT BELIEVE: 65 | Mind Blowing Facts

Afternoon Edition: Feb. 28, 2022

Today’s update is a 5-minute read that will brief you on the day’s biggest stories.

Chicago Sun-Times

Newcastle Eagles star reveals Michael Jordan inspiration behind every game day

Newcastle Eagles' Canadian shooting guard Corey Johnson picked NBA legend Michael Jordan as his basketball inspiration.

Daily Mirror

Unused ticket to 1984 Michael Jordan game sells for record $468,000

Mike Cole insists that, until a few months ago, he gladly would have accepted $500 in exchange for his unused ticket to Michael Jordan's 1984 NBA debut . Thankfully for him, nobody ever made him that lowball offer. Source: Jeff Eisenberg @ Yahoo! ...

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Michael Jordan’s Bulls debut game ticket sells for nearly half-a-million

The ticket nearly set the record for the most expensive ticket sold at an auction, with only Jackie Robinson’s Dodgers debut beating it.

Chicago Sun-Times

Ticket From Jackie Robinson’s Debut Sells for Record Price at Auction

Tickets from Jackie Robinson and Michael Jordan’s respective debuts both surpassed the previous record price.

Sports Illustrated

‘Death, Taxes, and DeRozan’ as the Bulls veteran continues his takeover

The game-winner over Atlanta was just another highlight in the DeRozan MVP push, and new Bull Tristan Thompson is all in on his teammate getting recognition when the voting for that award begins.

Chicago Sun-Times

In It for a Minute

They dreamed their whole lives of making it to the NBA. And when the opportunity finally came, they played one minute—yes, one minute—before it was all over. But, oh, was it worth it.

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Top moments from the NBA All-Star Game, including clutch baskets by DeMar DeRozan and Zach LaVine — and Steph Curry’s record-setting night from long range

Chicago Bulls stars DeMar DeRozan and Zach LaVine ended the NBA All-Star Game in familiar fashion Sunday night — coming through in the clutch.

Chicago Tribune

Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson Share Viral Moment During All-Star Weekend

The pair have long been retired, but their rivalry carries on to this day.

Sports Illustrated

Michael Jordan and Dennis Rodman hugged. And Zach LaVine had a weird commercial. Recapping the NBA All-Star Game telecasts.

The NBA All-Star Game telecast on TNT delivered Sunday night thanks to Steph Curry’s amazing 3-point shooting and the surprising appearance of Michael Jordan at the end of introductions of the league’s 75th anniversary team.

Chicago Tribune

LeBron James: I’ll continue to be the ambassador of the league until I’m done playing

Carrying the torch of what the NBA is currently and aims to be in the future is almost as tough a task as saving a franchise, or resurrecting one, or assimilating into one - and James has done all three while being "That Guy." "I've held that title ...

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LeBron James Believes He’s the Greatest Basketball Player to Ever Live

The four-time champion provided his opinion on the GOAT debate.

Sports Illustrated

ESPN ranks LeBron James second on NBA’s 75th Anniversary Team

LeBron James trailed only Michael Jordan on ESPN's ranking of the NBA's 75th Anniversary Team.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Michael Jordan talked trash to Magic Johnson backstage at the All-Star Game and fans loved it

Michael Jordan seemed dead serious about this challenge.

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Asharq Al-Awsat

Jordan, Magic Honored with 75th Team at All-Star Halftime

The NBA celebrated its diamond anniversary with a sparkling tribute to honor 75 years on the hardwood floor. During halftime of Sunday's All-Star Game, 45 members of the 75th Anniversary Team — including Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar — stood side by side on a circular stage in…

Daily Mirror

Fuller-lipped Adele fails to raise a smile on date night with Rich Paul

Adele was courtside at the NBA All-Star Game in Cleveland, Ohio, on Sunday, which was attended by a host of famous faces including basketball legend Michael Jordan, newly-engaged couple Machine Gun Kelly and Megan Fox, and Mary J Blige

Chicago Sun-Times

The legends were out in Cleveland on Sunday, including Michael Jordan

The final moments of the All-Star Game between Team LeBron and Team Durant were exciting enough, but the real show came at halftime, when the 75 greatest players in NBA history were introduced.

USA Today Sports Media Group

LeBron James and Michael Jordan shared a special moment at the NBA All-Star Game and fans loved it

This was so awesome to see.

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Sports Illustrated

Michael Jordan, LeBron James Embrace After NBA’s 75th Anniversary Celebration

The two hugged and spoke briefly in a wholesome moment.

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WATCH: LeBron James, Michael Jordan embrace at 2022 NBA All-Star game

Watch two of the best players in NBA history embrace at the 2022 All-Star game.

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LeBron James ranks second in The Athletic’s best players in NBA history list

LeBron James trails only Michael Jordan in The Athletic's ranking of the 75 best players in NBA history.

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Michael Jordan checks in at No. 1 in The Athletic’s Top 75 list

This ranking is not in dispute. It's a formality, a wave of the hand, a tip of the cap, an admittance of the obvious. The sky is blue. The earth is round. Michael Jordan, No. 1 on The Athletic's NBA 75. The best player in the 75-year history of the…

Sports Illustrated

SI:AM | Everything You Need to Know For NBA All-Star Weekend

And, checking in with Dick Vitale.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

25 years ago, Allen Iverson was booed in Cleveland. He didn’t let it change him.

PHILADELPHIA — Jayson Tatum remembers cutting his socks into arm sleeves and pulling on a headband, trying his best when he first started playing basketball to look like Allen Iverson. Kevin Durant was one of the tallest players on his travel teams, but he still made sure to test defenders…

The Hindu

Daily Quiz | Michael Jordan

On this day, 49 years ago, one of the world’s most popular athletes, Michael Jordan was born.

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