FROM WIKI... I CAME ACROSS INTERESTING TRIVIA ABOUT MY ALL TIME FAVORITE ROLE MODEL AND IDOL (LIKE - IT WAS POSSIBLE FOR THERE TO BE ANOTHER!) m j ! ONE OF THE MAJOR REASONS I LOVED PLAYING BASKETBALL WAS HIM. HE SURELY MUST HAVE BEEN AN INSPIRATION FOR MILLIONS.
Jordan liked interacting with hecklers, unlike most NBA players. After slam-dunking on 6'1" (1.85 m) John Stockton, Utah Jazz owner Larry Miller screamed to the 6'6" (1.98 m) Jordan to "dunk on someone your own size." On the next Bulls possession, Jordan drove to the basket and slam-dunked over Mel Turpin, a tough 6-foot-11 (2.11 m) center. Jordan looked over to Miller and casually asked, "Was he big enough?" In another instance, after making a three-point shot to help eliminate the New York Knicks from the playoffs, he jogged to the defensive end of the court and waved goodbye to filmmaker and avid Knicks fan Spike Lee. In Washington, he lobbed a bench towel to a heckler and said, "If you're gonna keep yappin', at least wipe the drool off your chin." The heckler later shouted for Jordan to autograph the towel.
AND THIS ONE IS EVEN BETTER BECAUSE IT IS PITHY...
Dikembe Mutombo, then a rookie for the Denver Nuggets, asked Jordan if he could make a free throw with his eyes closed. Jordan closed his eyes, swished the shot through, and told Mutombo, "Welcome to the NBA."
Jordan liked interacting with hecklers, unlike most NBA players. After slam-dunking on 6'1" (1.85 m) John Stockton, Utah Jazz owner Larry Miller screamed to the 6'6" (1.98 m) Jordan to "dunk on someone your own size." On the next Bulls possession, Jordan drove to the basket and slam-dunked over Mel Turpin, a tough 6-foot-11 (2.11 m) center. Jordan looked over to Miller and casually asked, "Was he big enough?" In another instance, after making a three-point shot to help eliminate the New York Knicks from the playoffs, he jogged to the defensive end of the court and waved goodbye to filmmaker and avid Knicks fan Spike Lee. In Washington, he lobbed a bench towel to a heckler and said, "If you're gonna keep yappin', at least wipe the drool off your chin." The heckler later shouted for Jordan to autograph the towel.
AND THIS ONE IS EVEN BETTER BECAUSE IT IS PITHY...
Dikembe Mutombo, then a rookie for the Denver Nuggets, asked Jordan if he could make a free throw with his eyes closed. Jordan closed his eyes, swished the shot through, and told Mutombo, "Welcome to the NBA."
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