Air Jordan reaches new heights with place in Hall

[cruzg24]

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (AP) -- Michael Jordan, maybe the greatest of them all, is taking his place alongside basketball's other greats.

Jordan will be enshrined in the Hall of Fame on Friday night, a final honor that follows all the championship rings and MVP trophies he collected during his career.

He joins David Robinson and John Stockton, a pair of his 1992 Dream Team teammates, and coaches Jerry Sloan and C. Vivian Stringer in a distinguished class.

"It all started with that little round ball. I think if you take that away from any of us, I'm pretty sure we would have struggled in life, because that's how much the game meant to us," Jordan said at a morning news conference with the inductees, where he stressed that the weekend wasn't just about him.

"It's truly a pleasure for me to be a part of this and contrary to what you guys believe, it's not just me going into the Hall of Fame, it's a group of us," Jordan said. "And I'm glad to be a part of them and believe me, I'm going to remember them as much as they remember me."

Still, none of them can compare to Jordan -- perhaps no one ever will -- after he led the Chicago Bulls to six NBA championships while often being considered the best player ever.

Jordan said he cringes when he hears that label, because he didn't get to earn it by playing others who might have deserved it.

"It's a privilege, but I would never give myself that type of accolade because I never competed against everybody in this Hall of Fame," he said. "So it's too much for me to ask and too much for me to accept."

The enshrinement ceremony was to take place at Springfield's Symphony Hall, because Jordan was too big for the Hall of Fame. The move to the other building allows for a crowd of about 2,600, more than double what the Hall can accommodate.

Source: nba.com

I saw no one made a thread of this so I decided to make one. Amazing HOF class. I want to see it! I hope its on Nbatv or something. Maybe an Espn classics of jordan possibly? That would be nice.

 

[The Young One]

I could name my son michael jordan and I would feel like I still owe him for all that he has done for the game. That man has inspired me so much. He's done so much for the game. Its incredible.

And yeah its a awesome HOF class.

 

[Pugz]

MJ just let the shit word slip lol

 

[Mexi]

Love MJ

lol he said "Sh*t" during the ceremony and they didnt beep it

 

[Pugz]

Love MJ

lol he said "Sh*t" during the ceremony and they didnt beep it

It's live. And I'm sure he just said it knowing ESPN knew he wasn't going to.

 

[Mexi]

hell yeah, MJ rocks.

i hate when people try to rationalize things saying kobe is just as good or better blah blah blah
he's not. it's simple

the only thing kobe has on him is probably range and maybe shooting touch, but thats it.
i dont care about percentages.

 

[cruzg24]

There is no comparison with MJ....

MJ was an amazing defender and that sets him apart from all his other counterparts.

 

[Pugz]

Range and shooting touch is it, Kobe can handle the ball just as good too. But I don't even say MJ's the best. I pick the best players at each position.

 

[The Young One]

If god was playing a pickup game. I guarantee he would pick mj with the first pick.

 

[The Young One]

So we just gonna act like jordan didnt put krause in his place.

 

[Pugz]

Wait, this isn't live. ESPN didn't block out shit. ESPN=BAMF

 

[cruzg24]

My favorite player of all-time......

John Stockton.......

 

[The Young One]

Man Im gonna fukk around and cry this is the goat people.

 

[cruzg24]

Damn that MJ speech was nice. I like when they cry, you can tell how much they care....

 

[snipezo]

Finally congrats to the GOAT
also congrats to David Robinson, John Stockton and Jerry Sloan. Well deserved

 

[fpdz]

Finally, the greatest of all time is inducted in HOF.

Stockton & Robinson .. dammit, that's a <Censored>in nice class

 

[cruzg24]

I love when he takes a shot at Jerry Kraus, lmao. Priceless.