Houston barely made the playoffs the second run . Olajwan was great but Jordon was a different athlete both body and mind and will never be seen again in sports history. He dominated with his mind and God given ability we have yet to see since and doubt I ever will and wen we watched as a teenager we new then this was something we would never see again
Dude you showing why people say Lebron fans are delusional about MJ greatness. The fact you didn’t even know MJ 3 peated retired came back and 3 peated again proves it.
He's a youngster. Yo Jonah, Im sure you know now, but if not just Google Michael Jordan Im Back and you'll get the whole story. Its not your fault when you were born into this
Could've petered out too....the break was needed in that particular time of his life. If he didnt take the time for himself then i feel things might've went a bit differently
Meet the G.O.A.T of all G.O.A.Ts we call him Air Jordan, His Airness, Black Cat, Black Jesus, Flight 23 or simply the greatest basketball player in the history of the game. #23.
That reverse block is the single greatest move I have ever seen in basketball. Missed the original block, turned around while in the air, and still blocked it. The GOAT, and it's not even close.
@ definitely will be checking that out !! Planning on uploading for 25 days straight in December so definitely be on the look out for that sounds very interesting thank you for the recommendation and support 🙏🏽
Almost everytime Jordan goes in the paint to dunk, hes dunking on at least 2 defendors. Sometimes 3 or 4. Lebron would flop or complain and cry about the contact, and thats if he even had the balls to drive in the lane, which I doubt,
After winning the first 3 peat in 1993 he retired because his father was kidnapped and murdered and for that reason he decided to retire to play baseball, which was his father's dream for him to be a baseball player. This is how he spent the 93-94 & 94-95 seasons playing for the Chicago White Sox. He returned with 19 games left in the 94-95 season wearing #45, which was the number he used in baseball because #23 had been retired for the Bulls. He played part of that season with #45 but didn't feel like himself and started wearing #23, paying a fine per game. until they brought #23 back out of retirement on the Bulls. And well, the next 3 seasons were his second 3 peat. 96,97,98 Then he retired. He returned 3 years later in 2001 at the age of 38 to play for the Washington Wizards when he bought part of the team and played two seasons to give exposure to the new franchise. 
I got to watch him for my Birthday when he played for the Wizards! He played against TMac and the Magic. It was an amazing game too! TMac and Jordan were battling all game, one of my best Bday presents ever!
After the first threepeat, his father went missing for several weeks, and then was found murdered. Having lost some of his motivation to play basketball, MJ went to play baseball for the White Sox minor leagues. After 17 months, there was a MLB strike and MJ was asked to cross the picket line (to become a scab, essentially) and he refused. He returned to the Bulls and subsequently threepeated again before retiring a 2nd time in 98, when the two Jerrys broke up the team.
Great reaction young man. RUclips has the full Bulls games like game 1 Bulls Trailblazers 1992 when MJ almost had 40 in the first half. Best athlete to ever play a team sport. 48” vertical 4.3 40 yard dash. Not to mention his play was beautiful to watch. He had a layup package like Kyrie’s, an assassin mentality like Kobe only better, best post player of his time, best mid-range game, 2nd most steals and blocks for a shooting guard. Best defensive player of his time. LBJ doesn’t even belong in the same conversation. Hell, I got Kobe over LBJ
I saw Michael Jordan play High school Basketball in Wilmington NC. He graduated. From Laney High School in 1981, His Older brother Larry played Basketball and his Jersey was 45, Michael Jordan Took 23 since he said he was half as good as his brother, I graduated from New Hanover High school in 1982, Michael Jordan was doing a lot of his moves in High School. New Hanover High School had Two players who would play professional Ball. Kenny Gattison played in the NBA for the Phoenix Suns and Charlotte Hornets and Vancouver Grizzlies, Clyde Simmons played in the NFL, He was an All-pro DE for the Philadelphia Eagles, He played in the infamous Fog Bowl game.
The man is sooo GOAT, he won 3 chips, retired to play baseball, said I'm bored unretired and came back to win 3 more chips in a row. The definition of a GOAT.
I don't think it was boredom. MLB players decided to go on strike, and he didn't want to bust the strike -- so he went back to basketball. No strike, I don't think we get the 2nd 3peat, so thank goodness for that dispute.
He retired after his 3rd championship. His dad was murdered and he had been talking to his dad about retiring to try baseball. So after his dad was murdered he did it, he returned with 17 games left in the 95 season.
On both ends of the court. Jordan didn't do the whole resting on defense bs that the divas today pull. Motherfucker took the scoring title and defensive player of the year.
I had the privilege of watching him play as a kid. Consider how mesmerizing it is now, just imagine it live. You knew you were watching something special that may never happen again. Jordan left everything on the court and absolutely dominated. Just pure greatness.
They mentioned MJ is back, because after the 3 peat, he retired for a bit and went on to play Baseball. But then later came back to the NBA some years later and did another 3 peat.
He had to wear forty five when he first came back because His number was retired and put in the rafters. Then the next year they was able to give him his original number 23 back. Also he 3peated again. 🐐.
😂😂😂😂😂 black jesus, , Remember when kobe, said I'm not calling him Black Jesus. I'm calling a mike. that's his goddamn name. Really wish people would get off their back for Michael Jordan
What I really appreciate about this video is not just that it show MJ’s greatness. It clearly shows the physical style of basketball that he did it against. Almost every play shown, there were hands on him or hitting him with every shot he took. Or multiple players actually jumping to try and block dunks, but he powers through to complete it. And not just his offense either, but his high level defense as a guard.
The real reason He wore #45 is because, during his 2 years of retirement, The Bulls retired his Jersey (#23) in Ceremonial Honor, and hung It in the rafters of the Arena. But shortly after he returned, he decided that he wanted his old number (#23) back.
After the Bull's first 3-peat, MJ's dad was murdered. MJ ended up retiring for a few years and went to play baseball for the White Sox organization. If he didn't retire at that point, I think he would of had another 1 or 2 more championships or even a 4-peat. Once he returned, he attained another 3-peat. Something GS did not do once. Great reaction.
OHH so thats what they meant by "he is back" !! He came back from retirement !! Sheesh he came back and was still messing them boys up like he never left I appreciate the support!! And the information!
@@JonahReactionsso more people from that Era to react to, Mahmoud Abdul Rauf, mark price, rod Strickland, Tim Hardaway, scottie pippin, Shawn Kemp, Charles Barkley. I'll throw in nick van exel and Jason Williams, they played late 90's early 2000's but they were cold!!
@@Soulplaya007THANK YOU !! definitely will be checking them out i did a little video on jason williams but i need to watch his real mixtape!! Thank you again for the support
I know most people already answered this question about Michael Jordan's 2 year absence from the NBA. He won 3 straight NBA Championships (1991, 1992, 1993), but his father who he was extremely close to went missing in the Summer of 1993. Then weeks later police discovered his father's body submerged in his car in a body of water. It turns out that his father was driving on the highway, and stopped somewhere to take a rest in his car before continuing his journey. Two young men found his father asleep in his car and tried to rob him, but something went wrong and they murdered him. Obviously, the entire Jordan family (and the entire nation actually) was shocked and devasted that such a senseless murder occurred. MJ just couldn't do it anymore, and, deeply broken-hearted and at his prime, he announced his retirement from the NBA. Then he went to play baseball because one of his dad's wishes for him was to play baseball. Anyway, he returned to the NBA 2 years later in 1995 with about 18 or 19 games remaining in the season, so he wasn't fully back to HIS playing shape. Then from the 1995/1996 season, he led the Chicago Bulls to a second 3-peat of NBA Championship titles --- 1996, 1997, and 1998. 6 NBA Championships in the 1990s. Btw, to this day, Michael Jordan is the only player to win the PPG title, most Steals per game, Defensive Player of the Year, AND MVP all in the same season.
I love it when the younger generation sees Mike for the first time, those of us y'all's age back then had the same reaction. He was truly one of a kind.
Remember one thing about Michael Jordan. He played the game when hard physical fouls were legal. I remember the Detroit Pistons coach Chuck Daly had to implement "The Jordan Rules" to force him to throw out his game. If this happened to LeBron with the hard fouls he would have flopped and cried like a little girl off every tricky tack foul. MJ never complained about fouls. LeBon did. This is one of the many reasons Michael Jordan will always be the number 1 NBA player of all time over LeBron and Kobe.
When he was young his favorite number was 45 but I think his brother or someone already picked it. So he halved 45 to 23. Ever since he was 23. But went back to 45 when he retired and played baseball after his father’s murder.
Ahhh okay thank you for informing me ! I was so confused and when i looked it up it was giving me multiple answers I knew the comments would come in clutch 🙏🏽 thank you for the support
Bl80d was 45 because when he retired and came back after 2 years the league wouldn’t un retire 23 initially. The homie right abt everything above, but 23 had been retired and the league wouldn’t initially un retire it is the reason for not wearing 23 after coming out of retirement. Fire reaction too lil homie
Listen after he won three championships he retired and played baseball for two years and then came back. That’s why his number was 45. He just came back out of retirement and did 13 more in a row.
It's so many cold players from back then, Ron Harper before his knee injury, Fat Lever, Chris Jackson, Chris Webber, but if you want them passes though, Magic was a whole nother type of demon with the passes.
Bro Jordan changed an entire generation!!! Do some acdc live at river Platte or pink Floyd comfortably numb puls 94 These will get you more subs bro and they are simply amazing live performances.. There will never be another Jordon ever
Watching Magic and Jordan play together on the '92 Olympic team was just pure poetry. Imagine if they ever played together in the NBA, you'd have the first 82-0 season.
@@JonahReactions There is a highly recommended documentary on the Lakers-Celtics rivalry (best of enemies). For me Magic is ahead of Lebron and Kobe, in fact, Magic is the first of humans (Jordan is not human, he can fly)
After MJ, Some of my favorite players, as far as old school flashiness... if video can be found on RUclips... Magic Johnson and Jason Kidd (even high school and college highlights)
His dad passed he left the game for two years to grieve and get his mind right. Played baseball for Whitesox then came back. Won 3 more championships in a row
Nobody talks about how many times bro was fouled and still got tha dunk and the extra point. I watched him live and it had to happen multiple times every game. They would try blatant fouls so many times that they would run out of fouls and get removed from the game😂 He couldn't be stopped💪🏿
He's floating because thats MICHAEL FUCKING AIR JORDAN bud💯😎watching these games as a kid was truly special they'll never be another time like this not ever. Good show Pal
18:27 23 was retired. It’s ILLEGAL to bring back retired jerseys. HOWEVER, someone was talkin shiiit (forgot his name), saying “45 ISN’T 23”. After that, 23 came back. Imagine being that guy’s teammate when he says that. You’d wanna knock him out because you’re all about to die now😂😂😂The kicker: He was fined each game (?) he wore 23 being as though it was retired, but DGAF. I think 45 was a number he used as a kid, too. I was a year old when he was let out of his cage. He had already been to the Olympics by the time he even started in Chicago👊🏿♥️#Always6-0
@@ciarrajohnson3849 THANK YOU !! 🙏🏽 most people told me im dumb lmaoo i knew he worn 45 before didnt know the reason behind it ! Thank you for the support dont forget to leave a sub !
The guy that made the comment was NIck Anderson of the Orlando Magic. He made it when the Magic beat MJ in the playoffs when he came out of retirement. Anderson stole the ball from MJ at the end of the game which helped the magic win the game. Anderson said 45 isn't 23. Yeah. That Magic team with Shaq, Penny Hardaway and company got swept the next year in the playoffs.
After winning 3 b-2-b Championships (1991-1993), he retired because his father was brutally murdered... his father had wanted him to play baseball (he had played both sports thru HS), so after his father's death, he retired from basketball and played for the White Sox minor-league team for almost 2 years... He decided to return to basketball in 1995, and won 3 MORE b-2-b Championships (1996-1998)... he retired for a 2nd time because the Bulls management had decided (before the 1997-98 season) that they were breaking up the team and not renewing Phil Jackson's (coach) contract... Jordan declared before the season started that if Bulls did not renew Jackson's contract that he would retire again due to his loyalty to his coach... He came out of retirement one more time in 2001-2002, this time playing for the Washington Wizards... he played for 2 seasons before retiring for good... the Wizards reg season record the year before (2000-01) had been 19-63, and with only the addition of Jordan to the lineup, Wizards went 37-45… in spite of a season-ending knee injury in Feb (at age 38). The next season (at age 39), he played all 82 games, and bc of all the injuries (particularly Rip Hamilton), their Playoff potential was derailed. Although older now and rusty/out of league-playing shape due to not playing in the league for 3 years, a look at MJ's game logs for that 2001-2002 season, specifically pre and post-injury and as the season advanced, his numbers are quite interesting: For the whole 2001-02 season, Jordan averaged : 22.9 PPG, 5.7 RPG, 5.2 APG, .416 FG% .790 FT% However, for his first 46 (pre-injury) games, he averaged: 25.1 PPG 6.2 RPG 5.3 APG .42.0 FG%, .790 FT% in 36.8 MPG And his last 14 (post-injury) games, he averaged: 15.7 PPG, 3.8 RPG, 4.8 APG, .391 FG%, .787 FT% in 28.4 MPG It would appear that, as the season progressed and MJ played himself into shape - the numbers reveal that he was playing better and better! For his last 20 games pre-injury he averaged : 27.5 PPG, 6.4 RPG, 5.2 APG, .440 FG% And for his last 10 games pre-injury he averaged: 29.7 PPG, 6.6 RPG, 6.1 APG, .470 FG% In addition, for those two Wizards years, he donated his $1.0M (2001-02) & $1.03M (2002-03) salary, in it's entirety, to post-9/11 charities.
2 takeaways. This is why we call him air Jordan. And after we witnessed this for 13 years we don’t want to hear a fantastic player who is still inferior to him is better. We never hearing that. If you know… ya know
Hakeem Olajuwon is the greatest center I've ever seen and it's not even close. He was so good that nobody ever complained that he was drafted ahead of Jordan in 1984.
18:35 MJ called the NBA and said, "Hey, yall! 23 is coming back. NBA: "Mike, YK you can't bring back retired jerseys, right?????" MJ: "Yes, I know. Nick misses "the old me", so I feel compeled to bring "the old me" back. See you next game!" Needless to say, he paid that fine and 23 was back😆😆😆
Awesome take dude, I am just sitting here watching, saying dayumn, wait a minute, that bald headed no cap EMeffer, just faked ME out, lol. Bird the same watched your take on his mixtape. ☑️👌😎 JP
One very important thing no one ever mentions when comparing GOATs is that during MJ's era, there was no internet, social media, or 1,000+ sports channels, yet his impact was still the biggest of them all. That shows how truly great he was. Even people in communist countries knew about MJ at that time, which was mind-blowing
MJ's game had no holes. Best scorer ever and the best defensive guard of all time. He was Jason Voorhies, and the rest of the NBA were camp counselors.
Here you go watch these guys and MJ videos see links. When you see some of those players you will see what many have said about the earlier players. This is just a small sample size in the links
18:35 23 was retired, NICK ANDERSON WAS TALKING ISH ABOUT 45 NOT BEING 23, and he brought it back. Why has nobody else done this? IT IS ILLEGAL TO BRING BACK RETIRED JERSEYS (and nobody can talk enough shit to make anyone do it)❤
Shawn kemp 20 min highlight clip. He is very explosive and probably the 2nd best dunker behind vince. 6'10 powerforward 41 inch vert. Then you got afernee hardaway, steve francis, allen iverson, shaq on orlando, baron davis, larry johnson, stephon marbury, larry bird. Heads up not many reaction videos to kemp either.
@@JonahReactions for sure I will. Brent Barry was nasty for a white boy to handles and could boom from freethrow him and Jason Williams had swag, a little street ball on the court. Even if you don't react to um check him out since you saw j will
Nobody else was as COLD as MJ & Bird, from back in the day. Magic too, a fan of the Magic man also, but, I don’t know, pretty close would be my best description. ☑️👌😎 JP
MJ was the reason we even tuned in. Once he was gone, it was the beginning of the end, sure we watched some Iverson, Shaq, McGrady, but really we started watching a ton more hockey (which is awesome, highly recommend). My dad and I only recently got back into it thanks to Ja Morant. If you wanna have some fun, you should react to Magic Johnson highlights.
Don't compare Larry To Jordan -- It's not fair to Larry. Now, Larry to Magic I'll accept, but Jordan? Jordan on a different planet, bruh. He's different.
After the 1st 3-peat, MJ's father was murdered in the summer of 1993, and MJ retired. He returned to play the last 18 games of 94-95 season. He 3-peated again 96-98
18:15 MJ’s father was killed in a carjacking robbery after the summer he won his third championship. He retired and played baseball. When he came back he said he wanted his dad to have seen his last game in 23, so he wore 45. I forgot why he chose 45
After the Bulls won their third straight championship, Jordan retired. Before the end of the championship season, Jordan's father had been murdered. He was both physically & mentally exhausted. So he retired from basketball. He spent a year playing minor league baseball with the Chicago White Sox's AAA team, the Birmingham Barons. The Bulls continued to be a good team, but not a great team without Michael Jordan on their roster. As great as a player as Scottie Pippen was, he couldn't get the Bulls back to the Finals without MJ. Scottie basically begged MJ to come out of retirement to help him & the Bulls to return them to greatness. He came out of retirement shortly before the end of the 94-95 season. He wore the number 45 because the Bulls had retired the number 23. One of Michael Jordan's few flaws is that he is superstitious. He played pretty well wearing the number 45, but he didn't play as well as he did when he was wearing his classic number 23. So he requested that his old number, like himself, be brought out of retirement. Bulls management had no problem with doing just that & the rest is history
MJ didn't just want to win, he didn't just want to beat you. He wanted to dominate and prove to you there was no better player on the face of the earth
He was 27 when he won his first championship. At 31 he retired for 2 and a half years, he goes and plays another sport, then he comes back and helps his former team, who did not do that well to win another 3. Also, every player outside of the bulls team was:fuuuuuuck!
CLASS DISMISSED . MIKE DROPPED🎤. MICHAEL JORDAN IS THE UNDISPUTED GOAT. AND STOP GIVING THE DIFFERENT GOATS IN DIFFERENT ERAS. OR DO KNOW WHAT GOAT MEANS/ G: GREATEST O: OF A: ALL T: TIME! WHICH MEANS LeFanboys, the “ GREATEST OF ANY ERA” PERIOD!!!!!!
Retired after his father was murdered to go play baseball for 2 years cause his dad always wanted him to play baseball. For his dad he went and tried for his dad after he was murdered....Prob would have had 8 straight titles if he hadn't....10 straight years he lead the NBA in scoring!:-)
He 3 peated . Retired for 2 years then came back and 3 peated again.
Very possible that if he didn't retire, he might of 8 peated.
@@chris5947at least 7 straight for sure but 8 peat would of been possible they were dominating the league
Houston barely made the playoffs the second run . Olajwan was great but Jordon was a different athlete both body and mind and will never be seen again in sports history. He dominated with his mind and God given ability we have yet to see since and doubt I ever will and wen we watched as a teenager we new then this was something we would never see again
And he would have won 12 straight scoring titles...for sure!
He retired because the pistons dominated those 2 years and he knew he was not gonna beat them ..
That was one hell of an era. Players had to WORK for those points! Only thing close to Jordan was Kobe….
Facts
Truth
💯 Jordan then Kobe let LeBron continue to crown himself as the best basketball player ever
Dude you showing why people say Lebron fans are delusional about MJ greatness. The fact you didn’t even know MJ 3 peated retired came back and 3 peated again proves it.
The Birmingham Barons best player ever lol
He's a youngster. Yo Jonah, Im sure you know now, but if not just Google Michael Jordan Im Back and you'll get the whole story. Its not your fault when you were born into this
I’m just thankful for the Internet to see youngstas in real time react to the greatness of Jordan.
Could've petered out too....the break was needed in that particular time of his life. If he didnt take the time for himself then i feel things might've went a bit differently
Do you know about George Mikan, Bob Cousey, Bob Petit, or Elgin Baylor? Think about it.
Meet the G.O.A.T of all G.O.A.Ts we call him Air Jordan, His Airness, Black Cat, Black Jesus, Flight 23 or simply the greatest basketball player in the history of the game. #23.
That reverse block is the single greatest move I have ever seen in basketball. Missed the original block, turned around while in the air, and still blocked it. The GOAT, and it's not even close.
Only guy that I saw do that too was blake griffin, their common denominator, both freakishly gifted athletes.
Me too, every time I see it I’m still amazed
Every single time I watch this mixtape (gotta be a couple hundred times by now) it still makes me want to go outside immediately and shoot! GOAT 🐐
Facts !!!
Yep
@@JonahReactions Have you seen David Thompson videos? He was a player Jordan looked up to & also Dr. J these two were the high flyers before Jordan.
@ definitely will be checking that out !! Planning on uploading for 25 days straight in December so definitely be on the look out for that sounds very interesting thank you for the recommendation and support 🙏🏽
@@JonahReactions I think there was a dunk contest between Thompson & Dr. J. in one of the video. I believe Dr J won but i could be wrong. 🤷
The mj brand is not because of fashion. The mj brand is because of the game.
It's really sad how many people don't know whose shoes they wear on their feet and/or why they do!!!!
MJ dunked on more people in this video than Lebron’s whole career.
LeBron has flopped more times than the number times MJ has dunked on people in this video...
Almost everytime Jordan goes in the paint to dunk, hes dunking on at least 2 defendors. Sometimes 3 or 4. Lebron would flop or complain and cry about the contact, and thats if he even had the balls to drive in the lane, which I doubt,
After winning the first 3 peat in 1993 he retired because his father was kidnapped and murdered and for that reason he decided to retire to play baseball, which was his father's dream for him to be a baseball player. This is how he spent the 93-94 & 94-95 seasons playing for the Chicago White Sox. He returned with 19 games left in the 94-95 season wearing #45, which was the number he used in baseball because #23 had been retired for the Bulls. He played part of that season with #45 but didn't feel like himself and started wearing #23, paying a fine per game. until they brought #23 back out of retirement on the Bulls. And well, the next 3 seasons were his second 3 peat. 96,97,98 Then he retired. He returned 3 years later in 2001 at the age of 38 to play for the Washington Wizards when he bought part of the team and played two seasons to give exposure to the new franchise.

I got to watch him for my Birthday when he played for the Wizards! He played against TMac and the Magic. It was an amazing game too! TMac and Jordan were battling all game, one of my best Bday presents ever!
After the first threepeat, his father went missing for several weeks, and then was found murdered. Having lost some of his motivation to play basketball, MJ went to play baseball for the White Sox minor leagues. After 17 months, there was a MLB strike and MJ was asked to cross the picket line (to become a scab, essentially) and he refused. He returned to the Bulls and subsequently threepeated again before retiring a 2nd time in 98, when the two Jerrys broke up the team.
MJ is incomparable!! The GOAT! He was the game changer everyone just follows.
it's not even an argument...MJ is "the GOAT!" undefeated in "NBA Finals" play!
NEVER lost a series!
LOL My favorite part of this reaction is when buddy said, "My boy really is hooping in those retros." LOL When he wore those 11s, they were originals.
LMAOO yea those are the OG 😭😭
Great reaction young man. RUclips has the full Bulls games like game 1 Bulls Trailblazers 1992 when MJ almost had 40 in the first half. Best athlete to ever play a team sport. 48” vertical 4.3 40 yard dash. Not to mention his play was beautiful to watch. He had a layup package like Kyrie’s, an assassin mentality like Kobe only better, best post player of his time, best mid-range game, 2nd most steals and blocks for a shooting guard. Best defensive player of his time. LBJ doesn’t even belong in the same conversation. Hell, I got Kobe over LBJ
I saw Michael Jordan play High school Basketball in Wilmington NC. He graduated. From Laney High School in 1981, His Older brother Larry played Basketball and his Jersey was 45, Michael Jordan Took 23 since he said he was half as good as his brother, I graduated from New Hanover High school in 1982, Michael Jordan was doing a lot of his moves in High School.
New Hanover High School had Two players who would play professional Ball. Kenny Gattison played in the NBA for the Phoenix Suns and Charlotte Hornets and Vancouver Grizzlies, Clyde Simmons played in the NFL, He was an All-pro DE for the Philadelphia Eagles, He played in the infamous Fog Bowl game.
True story! That famous (fade a way) was Larry’s move.
Yeah I’m from the Wilmington area. I went through school with a few of his cousins and my Dad worked with MJs Dad at GE plant in Castle Hayne NC.
The man is sooo GOAT, he won 3 chips, retired to play baseball, said I'm bored unretired and came back to win 3 more chips in a row. The definition of a GOAT.
I don't think it was boredom. MLB players decided to go on strike, and he didn't want to bust the strike -- so he went back to basketball. No strike, I don't think we get the 2nd 3peat, so thank goodness for that dispute.
He retired after his 3rd championship. His dad was murdered and he had been talking to his dad about retiring to try baseball. So after his dad was murdered he did it, he returned with 17 games left in the 95 season.
Jordan was one in ten million because not only did he have the skill but he out worked and out hustled everyone.
100%
On both ends of the court. Jordan didn't do the whole resting on defense bs that the divas today pull. Motherfucker took the scoring title and defensive player of the year.
Since there are over 7 billion people on this planet and nobody can do what he did I would say he's the one in over 7 billion but I see what you mean
I had the privilege of watching him play as a kid. Consider how mesmerizing it is now, just imagine it live. You knew you were watching something special that may never happen again. Jordan left everything on the court and absolutely dominated. Just pure greatness.
They mentioned MJ is back, because after the 3 peat, he retired for a bit and went on to play Baseball. But then later came back to the NBA some years later and did another 3 peat.
eveyone commenting are right....goat period...........................
He had to wear forty five when he first came back because His number was retired and put in the rafters. Then the next year they was able to give him his original number 23 back. Also he 3peated again. 🐐.
He actually wore it the year he came back, he was fined for it but it's MJ so..
That's BLACK JESUS, my friend. LeBron is good, but AIR JORDAN IS LEGENDARY 💯
😂😂😂😂😂 black jesus, , Remember when kobe, said I'm not calling him Black Jesus. I'm calling a mike. that's his goddamn name.
Really wish people would get off their back for Michael Jordan
GOAT 💫 FOREVER ~~🌟
Magic was a CRAZY passer...
The man is one of one.....of one. NO ONE comes close!!! To really put things in perspective, watch The Last Dance
Retire. Played baseball for 2 years. Came back...
Look at the best defender and best rare video of MJ
ThMichael Jordan is the greatest of all time
What I really appreciate about this video is not just that it show MJ’s greatness. It clearly shows the physical style of basketball that he did it against. Almost every play shown, there were hands on him or hitting him with every shot he took. Or multiple players actually jumping to try and block dunks, but he powers through to complete it. And not just his offense either, but his high level defense as a guard.
Jordan played baseball for nearly 2 years between repeats.
I'm not sure why everyone asks for a reaction to this highlight film because "Michael Jordan Voyager" much more variety of his highlights in it
The real reason He wore #45 is because, during his 2 years of retirement, The Bulls retired his Jersey (#23) in Ceremonial Honor, and hung It in the rafters of the Arena. But shortly after he returned, he decided that he wanted his old number (#23) back.
After the Bull's first 3-peat, MJ's dad was murdered. MJ ended up retiring for a few years and went to play baseball for the White Sox organization. If he didn't retire at that point, I think he would of had another 1 or 2 more championships or even a 4-peat. Once he returned, he attained another 3-peat. Something GS did not do once. Great reaction.
OHH so thats what they meant by "he is back" !! He came back from retirement !! Sheesh he came back and was still messing them boys up like he never left I appreciate the support!! And the information!
Yup, as a Knicks fan, I wasn't happy he returned lol @@JonahReactions
@@JonahReactionsso more people from that Era to react to, Mahmoud Abdul Rauf, mark price, rod Strickland, Tim Hardaway, scottie pippin, Shawn Kemp, Charles Barkley. I'll throw in nick van exel and Jason Williams, they played late 90's early 2000's but they were cold!!
@@Soulplaya007THANK YOU !! definitely will be checking them out i did a little video on jason williams but i need to watch his real mixtape!! Thank you again for the support
Any of the players from the original dream team minus Laetner.
The only reason MJ didn't have an 8-peat is because he retired for 2 seasons.
Ditto❤
I'd say Jordan was the greatest human to ever play basketball...but he wasn't human!
I know most people already answered this question about Michael Jordan's 2 year absence from the NBA. He won 3 straight NBA Championships (1991, 1992, 1993), but his father who he was extremely close to went missing in the Summer of 1993. Then weeks later police discovered his father's body submerged in his car in a body of water. It turns out that his father was driving on the highway, and stopped somewhere to take a rest in his car before continuing his journey. Two young men found his father asleep in his car and tried to rob him, but something went wrong and they murdered him. Obviously, the entire Jordan family (and the entire nation actually) was shocked and devasted that such a senseless murder occurred. MJ just couldn't do it anymore, and, deeply broken-hearted and at his prime, he announced his retirement from the NBA. Then he went to play baseball because one of his dad's wishes for him was to play baseball.
Anyway, he returned to the NBA 2 years later in 1995 with about 18 or 19 games remaining in the season, so he wasn't fully back to HIS playing shape. Then from the 1995/1996 season, he led the Chicago Bulls to a second 3-peat of NBA Championship titles --- 1996, 1997, and 1998. 6 NBA Championships in the 1990s.
Btw, to this day, Michael Jordan is the only player to win the PPG title, most Steals per game, Defensive Player of the Year, AND MVP all in the same season.
I love it when the younger generation sees Mike for the first time, those of us y'all's age back then had the same reaction. He was truly one of a kind.
greatest of all time . best ever 🐐
Remember one thing about Michael Jordan. He played the game when hard physical fouls were legal. I remember the Detroit Pistons coach Chuck Daly had to implement "The Jordan Rules" to force him to throw out his game. If this happened to LeBron with the hard fouls he would have flopped and cried like a little girl off every tricky tack foul. MJ never complained about fouls. LeBon did. This is one of the many reasons Michael Jordan will always be the number 1 NBA player of all time over LeBron and Kobe.
This man is the greatest to ever touch a basketball.
THE GOAT!
After his father was murdered in a car jacking attempt he retired for 2 years and made Space Jam.
Barkley, Abdul Raul,petrovic,baron Davis,penny hardaway
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THE goat
Try MJ voyager part 1 and 2 and MJ to the MAX
When he was young his favorite number was 45 but I think his brother or someone already picked it. So he halved 45 to 23. Ever since he was 23. But went back to 45 when he retired and played baseball after his father’s murder.
Ahhh okay thank you for informing me ! I was so confused and when i looked it up it was giving me multiple answers I knew the comments would come in clutch 🙏🏽 thank you for the support
Bl80d was 45 because when he retired and came back after 2 years the league wouldn’t un retire 23 initially. The homie right abt everything above, but 23 had been retired and the league wouldn’t initially un retire it is the reason for not wearing 23 after coming out of retirement.
Fire reaction too lil homie
Listen after he won three championships he retired and played baseball for two years and then came back. That’s why his number was 45. He just came back out of retirement and did 13 more in a row.
It's so many cold players from back then, Ron Harper before his knee injury, Fat Lever, Chris Jackson, Chris Webber, but if you want them passes though, Magic was a whole nother type of demon with the passes.
Bro Jordan changed an entire generation!!! Do some acdc live at river Platte or pink Floyd comfortably numb puls 94 These will get you more subs bro and they are simply amazing live performances.. There will never be another Jordon ever
You should watch the 2nd best player of Jordan's era, Hakeem Olajuwon. Watch half of his unstoppable 1993-1994 season or full thing in 2 parts
He retired after that first three and retired to play MLB.Then he came back! GOAT
Watch Magic Johnson.
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Watching Magic and Jordan play together on the '92 Olympic team was just pure poetry. Imagine if they ever played together in the NBA, you'd have the first 82-0 season.
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There is a highly recommended documentary on the Lakers-Celtics rivalry (best of enemies). For me Magic is ahead of Lebron and Kobe, in fact, Magic is the first of humans (Jordan is not human, he can fly)
After MJ, Some of my favorite players, as far as old school flashiness... if video can be found on RUclips...
Magic Johnson and Jason Kidd (even high school and college highlights)
13:20 Hey, LeBron fan? Think MJ ever dunked on Dell (CURRY)??
His dad passed he left the game for two years to grieve and get his mind right. Played baseball for Whitesox then came back. Won 3 more championships in a row
MJ would take on LeBron & Kobe at the same time.
Nobody talks about how many times bro was fouled and still got tha dunk and the extra point. I watched him live and it had to happen multiple times every game. They would try blatant fouls so many times that they would run out of fouls and get removed from the game😂 He couldn't be stopped💪🏿
LMAOO ! Yea he was just killing everyone in his way ! No matter how dirty they would play he still made his way
He's floating because thats MICHAEL FUCKING AIR JORDAN bud💯😎watching these games as a kid was truly special they'll never be another time like this not ever. Good show Pal
He was magical
18:27 23 was retired. It’s ILLEGAL to bring back retired jerseys. HOWEVER, someone was talkin shiiit (forgot his name), saying “45 ISN’T 23”. After that, 23 came back. Imagine being that guy’s teammate when he says that. You’d wanna knock him out because you’re all about to die now😂😂😂The kicker: He was fined each game (?) he wore 23 being as though it was retired, but DGAF. I think 45 was a number he used as a kid, too. I was a year old when he was let out of his cage. He had already been to the Olympics by the time he even started in Chicago👊🏿♥️#Always6-0
@@ciarrajohnson3849 THANK YOU !! 🙏🏽 most people told me im dumb lmaoo i knew he worn 45 before didnt know the reason behind it ! Thank you for the support dont forget to leave a sub !
The guy that made the comment was NIck Anderson of the Orlando Magic. He made it when the Magic beat MJ in the playoffs when he came out of retirement. Anderson stole the ball from MJ at the end of the game which helped the magic win the game. Anderson said 45 isn't 23. Yeah. That Magic team with Shaq, Penny Hardaway and company got swept the next year in the playoffs.
I've witnessed them all from Irving, Magic, Bird, Kobe, and LeBron to the present. No one, and I mean no one, is greater than Michael Jordan. No one.
Being in tune with the game on the ultimate level 😎
After winning 3 b-2-b Championships (1991-1993), he retired because his father was brutally murdered... his father had wanted him to play baseball (he had played both sports thru HS), so after his father's death, he retired from basketball and played for the White Sox minor-league team for almost 2 years...
He decided to return to basketball in 1995, and won 3 MORE b-2-b Championships (1996-1998)... he retired for a 2nd time because the Bulls management had decided (before the 1997-98 season) that they were breaking up the team and not renewing Phil Jackson's (coach) contract... Jordan declared before the season started that if Bulls did not renew Jackson's contract that he would retire again due to his loyalty to his coach...
He came out of retirement one more time in 2001-2002, this time playing for the Washington Wizards... he played for 2 seasons before retiring for good... the Wizards reg season record the year before (2000-01) had been 19-63, and with only the addition of Jordan to the lineup, Wizards went 37-45… in spite of a season-ending knee injury in Feb (at age 38). The next season (at age 39), he played all 82 games, and bc of all the injuries (particularly Rip Hamilton), their Playoff potential was derailed.
Although older now and rusty/out of league-playing shape due to not playing in the league for 3 years, a look at MJ's game logs for that 2001-2002 season, specifically pre and post-injury and as the season advanced, his numbers are quite interesting:
For the whole 2001-02 season, Jordan averaged :
22.9 PPG, 5.7 RPG, 5.2 APG, .416 FG% .790 FT%
However, for his first 46 (pre-injury) games, he averaged:
25.1 PPG 6.2 RPG 5.3 APG .42.0 FG%, .790 FT% in 36.8 MPG
And his last 14 (post-injury) games, he averaged:
15.7 PPG, 3.8 RPG, 4.8 APG, .391 FG%, .787 FT% in 28.4 MPG
It would appear that, as the season progressed and MJ played himself into shape - the numbers reveal that he was playing better and better!
For his last 20 games pre-injury he averaged :
27.5 PPG, 6.4 RPG, 5.2 APG, .440 FG%
And for his last 10 games pre-injury he averaged:
29.7 PPG, 6.6 RPG, 6.1 APG, .470 FG%
In addition, for those two Wizards years, he donated his $1.0M (2001-02) & $1.03M (2002-03) salary, in it's entirety, to post-9/11 charities.
2 takeaways. This is why we call him air Jordan. And after we witnessed this for 13 years we don’t want to hear a fantastic player who is still inferior to him is better. We never hearing that. If you know… ya know
@@nickmac6998 😭trust me Jordan is #1 in my book
Isaiah Thomas, Magic Johnson, Allen Iverson, Dr J. All those mixtapes are fire.
Hakeem Olajuwon is the greatest center I've ever seen and it's not even close. He was so good that nobody ever complained that he was drafted ahead of Jordan in 1984.
18:35 MJ called the NBA and said, "Hey, yall! 23 is coming back. NBA: "Mike, YK you can't bring back retired jerseys, right?????" MJ: "Yes, I know. Nick misses "the old me", so I feel compeled to bring "the old me" back. See you next game!" Needless to say, he paid that fine and 23 was back😆😆😆
Oh shoott !! I never even knew this one thank you for that information!! And the support
Awesome take dude, I am just sitting here watching, saying dayumn, wait a minute, that bald headed no cap EMeffer, just faked ME out, lol. Bird the same watched your take on his mixtape. ☑️👌😎 JP
Jordan banged on every big in his era 🐐
The number 45 Jersey was the same number when he played for the MLB Chicago White Sox
Magic Johnson pass MASTER !.. 6'9 point guard as a rookie won his first championship played All 5 positions in that game
The reason I loved basketball cause of buck
One very important thing no one ever mentions when comparing GOATs is that during MJ's era, there was no internet, social media, or 1,000+ sports channels, yet his impact was still the biggest of them all. That shows how truly great he was. Even people in communist countries knew about MJ at that time, which was mind-blowing
MJ's game had no holes. Best scorer ever and the best defensive guard of all time.
He was Jason Voorhies, and the rest of the NBA were camp counselors.
When Jordan came to the NBA he said he was gonna start from the bottom and when Lebron came to the NBA he got a tattoo of Chosen1 on his back.
Here you go watch these guys and MJ videos see links. When you see some of those players you will see what many have said about the earlier players. This is just a small sample size in the links
18:35 23 was retired, NICK ANDERSON WAS TALKING ISH ABOUT 45 NOT BEING 23, and he brought it back. Why has nobody else done this? IT IS ILLEGAL TO BRING BACK RETIRED JERSEYS (and nobody can talk enough shit to make anyone do it)❤
And after Anderson opened his big mouth the 96 Bull's 72-10 I hated nick ever since
You gotta react to Magic Johnson’s mixtape
Thats my last uploaded video ! Go check it out
Shawn kemp 20 min highlight clip. He is very explosive and probably the 2nd best dunker behind vince. 6'10 powerforward 41 inch vert. Then you got afernee hardaway, steve francis, allen iverson, shaq on orlando, baron davis, larry johnson, stephon marbury, larry bird. Heads up not many reaction videos to kemp either.
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@@JonahReactions for sure I will. Brent Barry was nasty for a white boy to handles and could boom from freethrow him and Jason Williams had swag, a little street ball on the court. Even if you don't react to um check him out since you saw j will
Shawn kemp, the passing of Jason Kidd, Charles Barkley… man I enjoy your videos love ur work
Allow me to say this to you, young man. The music being played for this video fits his game perfectly. He was that cold.
Nobody else was as COLD as MJ & Bird, from back in the day. Magic too, a fan of the Magic man also, but, I don’t know, pretty close would be my best description. ☑️👌😎 JP
MJ was the reason we even tuned in. Once he was gone, it was the beginning of the end, sure we watched some Iverson, Shaq, McGrady, but really we started watching a ton more hockey (which is awesome, highly recommend). My dad and I only recently got back into it thanks to Ja Morant.
If you wanna have some fun, you should react to Magic Johnson highlights.
there were all the others... and then there was HIM
lol how many times can you say, ya feel me on one video …. All love keep doing you thing Brodie
😭😭😭 man I need to chill out on them words I notice it my damn self ! Thank you for the support
Don't compare Larry To Jordan -- It's not fair to Larry. Now, Larry to Magic I'll accept, but Jordan? Jordan on a different planet, bruh. He's different.
LMAOO TRUTH !!
After his father was killed he went and played minor league baseball for two years, then came back to Bulls.
After the 1st 3-peat, MJ's father was murdered in the summer of 1993, and MJ retired. He returned to play the last 18 games of 94-95 season. He 3-peated again 96-98
MJ is the GOAT. Point, blank, period.
18:15 MJ’s father was killed in a carjacking robbery after the summer he won his third championship. He retired and played baseball. When he came back he said he wanted his dad to have seen his last game in 23, so he wore 45. I forgot why he chose 45
The Artistry of Michael Jordan II: Outtakes by Hoopsencyclopedia ....You will be glad you watched this.
His number was retired when he retired, but brought back eventually after he returned
45 was rusty, but 5 games back when junk was talked he dropped 55pts in Madison Square Garden.
I love Michael Jordan, Michael Jordan idol was Julius Erving better known as Dr. Jay I would love to see Dr. Jay’s highlights
After the Bulls won their third straight championship, Jordan retired. Before the end of the championship season, Jordan's father had been murdered. He was both physically & mentally exhausted. So he retired from basketball. He spent a year playing minor league baseball with the Chicago White Sox's AAA team, the Birmingham Barons. The Bulls continued to be a good team, but not a great team without Michael Jordan on their roster. As great as a player as Scottie Pippen was, he couldn't get the Bulls back to the Finals without MJ. Scottie basically begged MJ to come out of retirement to help him & the Bulls to return them to greatness. He came out of retirement shortly before the end of the 94-95 season. He wore the number 45 because the Bulls had retired the number 23. One of Michael Jordan's few flaws is that he is superstitious. He played pretty well wearing the number 45, but he didn't play as well as he did when he was wearing his classic number 23. So he requested that his old number, like himself, be brought out of retirement. Bulls management had no problem with doing just that & the rest is history
MJ didn't just want to win, he didn't just want to beat you. He wanted to dominate and prove to you there was no better player on the face of the earth
He was 27 when he won his first championship. At 31 he retired for 2 and a half years, he goes and plays another sport, then he comes back and helps his former team, who did not do that well to win another 3. Also, every player outside of the bulls team was:fuuuuuuck!
CLASS DISMISSED . MIKE DROPPED🎤. MICHAEL JORDAN IS THE UNDISPUTED GOAT. AND STOP GIVING THE DIFFERENT GOATS IN DIFFERENT ERAS. OR DO KNOW WHAT GOAT MEANS/ G: GREATEST O: OF A: ALL T: TIME! WHICH MEANS LeFanboys, the “ GREATEST OF ANY ERA” PERIOD!!!!!!
Retired after his father was murdered to go play baseball for 2 years cause his dad always wanted him to play baseball. For his dad he went and tried for his dad after he was murdered....Prob would have had 8 straight titles if he hadn't....10 straight years he lead the NBA in scoring!:-)
The things they said Jordan didn't have this video proved them wrong!
Left Hand shots
Shooting threes
Defense
Speed