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Charlotte Bobcats rookie
Michael Kidd-Gilchrist said Friday in Houston that 49-year-old Jordan
beat him in a one-on-one game. Jordan turns 50 Sunday, while
Kidd-Gilchrist is seven months away from turning 20.
"It was hard
for me," Kidd-Gilchrist said before playing in the Rising Stars
Challenge rookie-sophomore game Friday night. "I lost. He's the greatest
man that ever played the game.
"Oh, yeah. He's good." (USA TODAY)
“He did play me 1-on-1 one time,” Kidd-Gilchrist said on Friday morning before playing on Team Shaq in the Rising Stars Challenge Friday night. “And it was hard for me … I lost. I lost to a 50-year-old guy. That’s my boss, though. He’s the best player to play the game.”
Now, granted, this is not really a great matchup. Jordan's jump shot is likely still wet, despite age taking a few feet off his lift. And MKG is very offensively limited, especially at this point. His jumper is less silk and more "broken pile of tree bark" in terms of smoothness.
Still, that's a 50-year-old working over a 20-year-old, and that means something. Jordan still plays with the Bobcats now and then, still talks about how he can still take on guys. There's a limit. He's human, after all, but just barely. Still, with all the talk of him turning 50 and how Kobe Bryant and LeBron James are creeping up on his legacy, it's a nice reminder of Jordan's pure skill.
"Oh, yeah. He's good." (USA TODAY)
“He did play me 1-on-1 one time,” Kidd-Gilchrist said on Friday morning before playing on Team Shaq in the Rising Stars Challenge Friday night. “And it was hard for me … I lost. I lost to a 50-year-old guy. That’s my boss, though. He’s the best player to play the game.”
Now, granted, this is not really a great matchup. Jordan's jump shot is likely still wet, despite age taking a few feet off his lift. And MKG is very offensively limited, especially at this point. His jumper is less silk and more "broken pile of tree bark" in terms of smoothness.
Still, that's a 50-year-old working over a 20-year-old, and that means something. Jordan still plays with the Bobcats now and then, still talks about how he can still take on guys. There's a limit. He's human, after all, but just barely. Still, with all the talk of him turning 50 and how Kobe Bryant and LeBron James are creeping up on his legacy, it's a nice reminder of Jordan's pure skill.
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