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  • Michael Jordan's 58th birthday.

  • And so I'm going to present for you, my five favorite Michael Jordan, notes.

  • There are so many things about him that you know there is some You may not let me tell you five things about Michael Jordan.

  • You may not know Number five.

  • Michael Jordan currently polls currently as the most popular athlete in America.

  • He played his last game 18 years ago, but when they pull this stuff and they asked, who is your favorite athlete?

  • Michael Jordan is consistently number one in America, 18 years after his final game.

  • Go back and find another athlete.

  • Whoever did that in this country, I wish you good luck.

  • Number four.

  • All right in Number four is I think this actually might be the most impressive.

  • Want to take you to the year?

  • 1987 88.

  • Michael Jordan was named the defensive player of the Year in the MBA Best defensive player in the year he averaged 35 points a game on offense that season.

  • The next closest to that ever amongst players who won defensive player of the year was Akeem Elijah Juan, who once averaged 27 points a game.

  • So Michael Jordan averaged eight points per game Mawr than any other player ever to win Defensive player of the year.

  • Michael Jordan in the late eighties was the best player that ever lived, and it wasn't closed.

  • Number three Number three Michael Jordan, in the years 1994 95 put together the most unique 30 30 seasons ever because in one season he had 30 steals for the Birmingham Barons, and in the next he had 30 steals for the Chicago Bulls.

  • Good luck finding someone else has ever done that.

  • Today's green less my top five Michael Jordan number notes.

  • Alright, this one.

  • You gotta follow me, but it's spectacular In the entire history of the n ba, there have been three seasons in which a player did.

  • All of these things had at least 100 blocks, 200 steals and 300 assists and rebounds.

  • Okay, so accumulating those stats, block steals, assists and rebounds.

  • There have been three such seasons in N B A history.

  • Michael Jordan is responsible for two of those three, and he led the league in scoring in both of those seasons.

  • So in two of the three seasons in history in which someone had 100 blocks, 200 steals, 300 assists and three rebounds.

  • Michael Jordan was the one who did it, and he led the NBA in scoring both years.

  • You wanna argue against Michael Jordan with me?

  • I wish you good luck.

  • Number one and finally number one.

  • And this is the best one.

  • And if you know anything about me, you'll know why I put this number one.

  • What am I to least favorite words in sports load management.

  • Michael Jordan won six championships.

  • Brandon, I'm looking at you in those six seasons.

  • How many games in the regular season do you think he missed in six seasons?

  • Ah, combined total of six.

  • He missed six regular season games in those six seasons, and one he was suspended for punching a guy for context.

  • This season alone, Joel Embiid has missed six games.

  • Kawhi Leonard is missed six games, Paul George is Miss nine.

  • Kyrie Irving has missed 10 and Kevin Durant has missed 11.

  • I understand there are extenuating circumstances, but Michael Jordan played.

  • He showed up on a Tuesday night in February in New Jersey and acted like that game was Game seven of the N B.

  • A Finals, and if you had a little more of that going on right now, we'd be having a little different.

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Michael Jordan's 58th birthday.

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