1 week Ago By Mohamud Ahmed
A group of kids learned the hard way that you don’t always get what you want in life, courtesy of Michael Jordan.Back in 2016 at Jordan’s Flight School basketball camp, the NBA icon accepted a challenge from fellow NBA star Chris Paul with a prize that would send all of the kids home happy.Michael Jordan took Chris Paul on and the reward was massiveGettyThen Clippers guard Paul set the rules: Jordan got six shots and if he missed three of them, every camper in attendance going a free pair of Air Jordan sneakers.
The six-time NBA champion accepted the challenge without hesitation. It would be normal to assume that Jordan would inevitably miss the three shots, perhaps on purpose, to make the kids’ day.However, that wasn’t the case, as it turned out even at 53, Jordan was a cold blooded assassin on the court.
Paul even tried to block one of Jordan’s shots but he still made it. In the end, he did not miss three shots, so the kids were not gifted free shoes.After Jordan became the villain, Paul attempted to save the day.
This time Jordan made the rules and offered a chance at redemption. If Paul made all of his shots, the kids would get the free shoes after all.Sadly, Paul did not make all of shots, missing the last one, and so for the second time, the kids were denied free sneaks.
Years later in 2020, Paul reflected on the viral moment and called Jordan out for it.“We were in Santa Barbara and he damn made them shots and they just said to hell with the kids, man. So forget him man.
He wrong for that,” Paul told reporters.MJ became a villain at his own Michael Jordan Flight SchoolYouTube@hoopjabThe GOAT accepted Paul’s bet without hesitationYouTube@hoopjabMJ made his shots and denied the kids in attendance free Jordan brand sneakersYouTube@hoopjabCP3 even tried to cover his eyes at one point but it was to no availYouTube@hoopjabJordan’s reputation as a cold-blooded killer comes from his playing days.It was his fearless on-court nature that saw him rake in countless individual accolades and create a legacy that sees him dubbed as the greatest basketball player of all-time.
Jordan picked up six NBA championships, six Finals MVP, five MVPs, and 14 All-Star selections.He also holds 10 NBA scoring titles and even won the Defensive Player of the Year award in 1988. MJ’s competitive fire and no nonsense personality is no better exemplified than when he went back at the heckling Utah Jazz owner in 1987.
At least the players got a visit from what some call the greatest of all-timeGetty Images Sport Classic - GettyJordan finished his career in Washington with the Wizards, where he retired for good in 2003.By then he was already on his way to billionaire status, having fueled the success of Nike‘s Air Jordan sneakers, which were introduced in 1984.MJ has continued to hang around the game of basketball in his post playing games.
As well as putting on basketball camps for children, he became part-owner and head of basketball operations for the Charlotte Hornets (then named the Bobcats) in 2006 before purchasing a controlling interest in 2010.His Airness sold selling his majority stake in the Hornets in 2023, but it still a a co-owner of 23XI Racing in the NASCAR Cup Series.NBA's GreatestGreatest NBA players in the world right now – from Luka Doncic to Spurs phenom Victor WembanyamaBest players in NBA history to never win a championship – James Harden and Carmelo Anthony to Allen Iverson and Karl Malone10 richest owners in the NBA – family empires, media moguls and investment gurusMichael Jordan’s top 10 scoring games – counting down MJ’s most extraordinary totals.
