Michael Jordan

The 1997 NBA Finals between the Utah Jazz and Chicago Bulls. Game 5, known as "The Flu Game", was one of Michael Jordan's most memorable displays of will, heart and pure determination. With only a few seconds remaining and the game's result safely in Chicago's favor, Jordan collapsed into Scottie Pippen's arms, creating an iconic image that has come to symbolize as The Flu Game. These cu

Brand Jordan is set for another high strung delivery with the Air Jordan 5 Retro "Laney High". The sneaker pays tribute to Michael Jordan's high-school featuring a blue and yellow colorway. The sneaker features a blue and yellow tongue, with MJ's '23' stitched on the heel, and a blue and yellow mid-sole with brand Jordan's icnoic icy blue translucent outsole...

Is Michael Jordan the most frequently made reference in rap? Perhaps. If we’re being honest, this list was initially a collection of songs mentioning Michael Jordan over time. With MJ saying that he thinks he could’ve beaten LeBron James in a game of one-on-one (but not Kobe Bryant) recently, it was the perfect time to remember how much hip-hop leans upon #23 to fit any one of the following in ra

A high Michael Jordan, an asian version of baby Drake, and Swizz Beatz' adorable daughter were the highlights of Instagram this week. Add in a few dope performance shots from Big Sean and Ace Hood,  Cam'ron clowning Lamar Odom's drug dealer, Killa pondering on WWPCD (What Would Pimp C Do?), M...

This is an excellent infographic from bdon.org that juxtaposes the number of times each NBA superstar was name-dropped on a hip-hop track in a year and compares it to the number of points that player scored that season. There's a whole host of fascinating information on here and speaks a lot to a player's relevance—Yao Ming, for example, has grabbed himself 35 lifetime mentions, but peaked hip-hop

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The cool grey, team orange and white colorway is inspired by Michael Jordan’s Charlotte Bobcats...

Urban Motive Sportswear has filed a lawsuit against Nike for the use of Urban's trademark in it's Jordan LS Lottery Pick Jacket...

Take a lap around the track (at 150mph) with XXL and Michael Jordan Motorsports...

Drake takes shots at Larry Bird in the new ad for NBA 2K12...

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