We all know Michael Jordan was unstoppable. Whenever he wanted to go to the rim and score on his rivals, there was nothing they could do to prevent him from getting those buckets. He was a great scorer, with great tools to get those points. Trying to stop him was a nightmare for everybody, no matter how great you were as a defender.
Have you ever dreamed about playing against Michael Jordan? Well, the Chicago Bulls have tried to put NBA fans in that place, creating a challenge for the bravest of people. The Bulls Twitter account launched the $5 million challenge on Friday, but not even that kind of money convinced people to take on the challenge.
The premise is very clear. You can win $5 million if you can score against Michael Jordan in a hypothetical one-on-one game. You have 10 chances to do so, but this is against prime Jordan. In case you fail, you won’t be allowed to listen to music ever again.
You’re offered $5 million to score against Michael Jordan 1-on-1. You’re given 10 chances. This is prime MJ.
If you fail, you won't be able to hear music ever again.
Would you lace up? pic.twitter.com/DdcT9g40KG
— Chicago Bulls (@chicagobulls) April 17, 2020
Fans went crazy on this, showing their confidence they can do the job in only one play while others said for that money they’d do anything to score on Mike.
$5M? Check up. pic.twitter.com/bLWkleMqfR
— ThrowbackHoops (@ThrowbackHoops) April 17, 2020
https://twitter.com/Elavationn/status/1251334620425211905
Me at the 3pt line: "Hey Mike is that a casino/cigar store they're building over there?"
MJ: *Turns around swiftly*
Me: pic.twitter.com/tirnsSUnn7
— Josh (@nothewine) April 17, 2020
My first 9 shots will be me just throwing the ball up and Jordan doubling over from laugh6his ass off and me going in for an easy lay up pic.twitter.com/eDcFXcCr9X
— Flex Luther (@Chisox4ever) April 17, 2020
https://twitter.com/Im2Evil/status/1251227978211766272
Free agent Isaiah Thomas also responded to the challenge, claiming he would score at least once ‘for sure’. IT hasn’t been the type of person that runs from adversities, so you know he’d do something against match in this imagined match.
For sure I’m scoring once https://t.co/hTSs2LHZJN
— Isaiah Thomas (@isaiahthomas) April 17, 2020
Jordan didn’t hesitate to put people in their places in pickup games. We’re talking about the greatest of all time during his prime; it’s anything but an easy job. So now the question is: would you take the challenge?
