23 Greatest Moments of Michael Jordan (ESPN 02/17/2009)

[ForTheWaiting5823453]

I got the moooooooves like Jordan.

[jvmst]

I swore I'd never do this but....6 people are Cavs fans...

[KRAZYA55KESE]

jordan was the cavs reason they anit do shit

[iffyjose]

those stats are something outta a fucking video game

[charlesrs79]

The 6 guys who don't like should be blind and entered by mistake! Jordan is a legend and the best NBA player ever!!!!!

[JDMVIOLATOR]

Best player to walk this earth....

[JDMVIOLATOR]

@WangsterWangsterWang Lol!!!! XD

[jc208132]

No. 23 was a layup that you'll never see again. That was just freaky!

[GarchompAbuser]

Good thing Jordan's number wasnt 2

[Zipnerone25]

jordana ie obejmuje prawo grawitacji!!!!!

[lwjacket27]

Best of all time

[nsaucier1988]

1:03 was just nasty

[WangsterWangsterWang]

I used to be as good as MJ, but then I took an arrow to the knee, so I'm Lebron now

[TheMacbookProBlogger]

#14 - Made me a little teary eyed. :(

[TheJesseGladSaget]

This list is a joke. How the hell can you leave off the 55 point game in the FINALS??

Fitting that DisnESPN made this piece of shit list.

[Eddy84711]

@TheJesseGladSaget umm they touched on that. he referred to the game as the "Double Nickel".....5 5.

[Eddy84711]

@Eddy84711 play #10.

[TheJesseGladSaget]

@Eddy84711

They were talking about the 55 point game in the regular season against the Knicks.

I'm talking about the 55 point game in the FINALS vs the Suns.

[ohmygoodnessplease]

Michael JORDAN is the greatest entertainer of all time.

[22corte22]

He's the best in the world

[monkaandre1]

Kobe nd lebrom both r littles next Jordan he's the best 4 Eva

[Lakers24pwnz]

Wilt never fouled out of a game... Tells you how much refs helped

[andaya4jahsp]

mj is a beast whats hes phone number i would call him every day ;) hes my love and only <3 :D

[freddy27able]

12 47 23 all of the most Greatest Number in The NBA

[JRangerCR355]

How is the Flu Game ONLY number 15?! It should be Number 2!

[NBATarek]

number 22 is so funny ^^

[rockchalk189]

you could build a top 100 Jordan plays and no.100 would still be no.1 on Lebron's list.

[KinqLer]

MJ ist the first person that can fly without engines

[TheFailShooter]

i learned something today .. jordan actually wore a number 12 jersey :D

[zayadaplaya123]

Lol at the Suns beating the clippers by 37 at 4:20

[bigdaddymatty17]

@zayadaplaya123 128-81... I believe that's by 47 points.

[zayadaplaya123]

Lol at the suns beating the Clippers by 39 at 4:20

[jaytok7]

wow flu game is way to low

[rmur23]

Flu game is way too low.

[Dallas31616]

Who's getting the "Last Shot" 14's?? lol

[3DRYU]

:45 a-rod steroids scandal brings backs memories

[kingleon325]

I wish I could jump as high as Jordan. v.v

[Aerochalklate]

45 was michael jordans number?

[suncitynews1]

@Aerochalklate yes - when mj came back in 1995 from his first retirement he wore #45 until late in the playoffs, then he switched to 23!

[DerrickRosefan23]

So guys here's a question: what do u think is the greatest Jordan moment?

[brensler]

2:07 Pippen has some guns

[shaeenism]

@brensler ur a dumb bastard

[Outhere187]

#23 SHOULD BE # 1

[Pandeezys2iLL]

R.I.P. Chuck Daly

[loveforthegame31]

flu game at #15? c'mon.......

[WorldOfSnakes]

lol let's not get ahead of ourselves!

[Koolnamesaretaken]

@slimdogg3325 I never saw kobe dunk from the free-throw line:)

[joeyhoward622]

pause @ 5:37 lol

[wickkk1]

@ibrahim2788 toughest defense or not , he scored so much because he went to OT and he didn't win the game

[suncitynews1]

@wickkk1 it doesn't matter - the record is 26 years old! Jordan's 63 is the most ever in the playoffs - Wilt never did that did he? When it counts MJ=GOAT

[TalkTimeWithRager]

Is that Phil Jackson at 5:13 ?

[loveforthegame31]

@TalkTimeWithRager nah, its doug collins he coached before phil

[itsmerobinyi]

does anybody else agree when i say that wilt would NOT score more than 30 in this day and age? In reference to the 2nd comment.

[PrototypexJ825]

They forgot the dunk from half court in Space Jam.

[SmArTi4BeAr]

i just realized what they did here........... his jersey is number 23 and they chose the 23 greatest moments haha im a slow learner

[mmaxsters]

the greatest ever, the whole planet knows

[dhuang8]

63 against the toughest best defense in NBA history. MJ was most definitely the GOAT.

[zayzkidd]

Just got off the ESPN board about the NBA lockout and learned that ESPN is as racist as FOX News.

I read so many racist comments towards black people on that board but when black people responded, their comments were being erased by ESPN.

Black people shouldn't phuck with ESPN anymore.

SOUTHCIDAL!!!

[27jaquez]

lol they stole his jersey

[liltunechi4eva]

it would've been great if they showed mj making the free throw with his eyes closed

[rsohlich1]

MJ makes all others look weak

[336freeman]

anybody can be the best in the NBA according to yourself. Its just who you look up to and can relate to the most. Sometimes its not about rings. But yes MJ is my favorite.

[wckusaka]

The Shrug was only 5?!? Damn...

[ericsayres]

Flu game should be higher

[Strichpunkt900]

5:08 :DDDD

[slimdogg3325]

im just curious? do u ppl love basketball or r u just stuck n the past, becuz both mj and kobe r beast. i doubt any of u could even dream of doin the shit they do. stop the kobe hate becuz he got his game from mj. if u hate kobe u hate mj.

[MrCrushus]

@slimdogg3325 i wouldnt go that far. Most people hate Kobe because he plays for Lakers, and they were a good team. But the hate kobe jate mj thing, just isnt true.

[psychomajoreflex]

@slimdogg3325 how can one hate kobe and hate MJ? they are two different people, there are things that kobe can do (ie crazy fadeaways, jumpers, long range) that MJ cant and there are things that MJ can do (ie hangtime layups, rock the cradle, flying) that kobe cannot do

[slimdogg3325]

@psychomajoreflex u think mj cant hit crazy fade aways? u think kobe doesnt exhibit hangtime on a nightly basis? they have more similarities than differences. u would only love mj and not kobe if u r a hypocrite. they r the same player in different eras. its really interesting if u look at it.

[psychomajoreflex]

@slimdogg3325 the same player but no player in today's era can do all the things that MJ could do, note that i said ALL, but i know that kobe can do 90% of what MJ could do, obviously he literally cannot do ALL the things MJ did. any why you use the word 'hate'? im stating facts and you and many of the youtubers use hate when KOBE is the greatest player in today's generation and is beloved by many all around the world. its obvious! get a grip will ya?

[slimdogg3325]

@psychomajoreflex well i havent read any facts. u misunderstand my position. ppl praise/love jordan for the same things they criticize/hate kobe for. controversy, domination, cockiness, even flat out scoring. all things kobe and mj share yet the response is different, which is credited to playing in different eras like i said. im only speaking on the ignorance i see mj and kobe fanatics say. i watch an mj video scroll down and see "kobe sucks". thats y i say if u hate kobe then u hate mj too

[psychomajoreflex]

@slimdogg3325 what do you mean KOBE gets hated for scoring and domination? he is beloved around the world. everyone has haters, even LEBRON and MJ? what makes you expect that kobe would be the recipient for so much hate? i dont think 80% of the population hate kobe, but everytime I hop on to YouTube, and look up kobe videos, people, including you always use the word 'hate' or 'hater' just to personify kobe's greatness, when in fact he is not hated as much as LeBron is.

[slimdogg3325]

@psychomajoreflex lebron gets called lebrick or booed. kobe literally gets called a fucking rapist on the court. dont think that compares. anyway, i think hate is the right word. the difference is i am responding to posts that criticize kobe. if i see "kobe sucks" or "slowbe bryant" which is a top comment, its obviously hate because he obviously isnt trash nor is he slow. if they dont like him thats 1 thing, but to utter such nonsense is disrespect to basketball and mj. thats my point.

[psychomajoreflex]

@slimdogg3325 so why are you only posting anti-criticism against kobe? are you one sided? let me guess, you hate lebron, and now you want kobe and MJ to be the same so that is why you are making such comment? i could judge kobe all i want and nothing will stop him from greatness thats one thing, but putting kobe the same as MJ is also a disgrace to MJ as well. against all odds kobe stated himself in an interview that he tired of being compared to MJ, let alone doing ALL that MJ can.

[slimdogg3325]

@psychomajoreflex i dont follow lebrons career much so i cant speak on him like i can on mj or kobe. ur half right though. it wont stop his greatness. maybe my comment wasnt for u because u seem to appreciate great players. putting kobe on par with mj is merely my personal opinion and was not the main focus of my argument. i can tell u still dont get what i meant. kobes game and mjs game are damn near identical. so u cant hate one and love the other, unless u dont know basketball that is

[psychomajoreflex]

@slimdogg3325 their game may seem identical to you unless you really live in chicago in the 80's and 90's and watch daily bulls games. i was born and raised in ny, but i lived in chicago for 18 years already, and for the past 8 years i live los angeles. if you compare the way mj played, where there was handchecking and physical defenses being applied, and you compare the way kobe defeats defenses in a little to no-contact, free-perimeter initiative, then you would see a difference.

[slimdogg3325]

@psychomajoreflex i agree, but that doesnt go against my point. i've already admitted to their differences and similarities. when i say they r the same, i dont mean 100%. just that they represent the same kind of player. i think mj can do anything kobe does and vice versa. of course one will edge it out in different categories but overall, the same kind of player, playing to a different beat. i can tell u love the game. i respect that.

[psychomajoreflex]

@slimdogg3325 why thank you, i respect your opinions as well:P. if your not taking stats, you can also talk ballmoves, in which MJ can do but kobe cannot. i can already see one move that MJ did which kobe never did. you know the infamous game against the nets, where he jumped from the middle land on one side to fake three defenders in mid air to reverse a layup on the other side? kobe could never do that! but in exchange MJ couldn't have shot better threes than those kobe did against portland :P

[psychomajoreflex]

@slimdogg3325 cont's i also like you to know that just because one dislikes kobe doesnt mean that they should dislike MJ, both are different human beings. MJ is MJ kobe is kobe, you cannot change peoples' minds, MJ lovers will always be MJ lovers and the fans of kobe will be kobefans. one can hate kobe but love MJ, or vice versa. one can always love both or hate them.

[slimdogg3325]

@psychomajoreflex i prefer not to converse with fans of players but rather fans of the game. fans of players include personal emotions in their argument which makes them biased. hope i dont lose u with this analogy. mj made a sword. he will crush u with a stronger and heavier sword. kobe also made a sword. he would beat u with a sharper and lighter sword. i prefer a sharper sword. others prefer stronger. just depends on if u look past the wielder. imo kobe skill >, but mj career >

[psychomajoreflex]

@slimdogg3325 lol i get the analogy a bit, but i still dont get how kobe made a sharper sword :P i am a fan of team basketball, how each team makes adjustments and how each team wins the game much more than the individual player, cuz one player alone cannot win a game, let alone a championship. so which one of these player you think is the greatest of all time?

[slimdogg3325]

@psychomajoreflex kobe is sharper because he is fundamentally sound and technically precise. mj is stronger because he is raw talent and drive. shooter vs scorer. a scorer attacks while a shooter waits for u to commit. but what makes them great is they can switch their styles of play to adapt and overcome. 1 player can in a sense win a chip through sheer motivation and will to win which fuels the team. but if i must choose 1 or the other, jordan. but kobe isnt done yet.

[psychomajoreflex]

@slimdogg3325 by 'fundamentally sound' and 'technically precise' do u mean in terms of shooting and ball handles?

[slimdogg3325]

@psychomajoreflex i mean in terms of his all around game. its really frightens me when i watch it. jordan was exceptional but this is something else. the only thing is, it ends up making him put up a lot of bad shots and causing turnovers. i dont think a higher % means makes you more precise. just means you know your limits. jordan has the better ball control, but kobes handles are better. crossover footwork. but when you use it that much you risk turnovers.

[psychomajoreflex]

@slimdogg3325 how about physically? like built in physical gifts, such as a high vertical and large hands, gives him plenty of talent. with those you could do more like create shots using one hand in mid air, or having the ability to dunk high. jordan had more physical gifts than kobe, which i believe puts him in more advantage. kobe came into the league having small hands and a 36" vert. MJ had a 48"

[slimdogg3325]

@psychomajoreflex mj does have the talent advantage. no player has more natural talent than mj. and he was extra creative with his talent.

[psychomajoreflex]

@slimdogg3325 i knowwhatursaying :P i like how kobe knows how to play and dominates games like MJ does, so does lebron, wade, carter..etc. what kid in the street doesn't want to be MJ when they bball? kobe does it best in the league. but, just because he plays like MJ doesn't mean he is MJ. in your opinion, maybe. but not all things that MJ can do kobe can do. stats, accolades, awards, numbers and single game achievements MJ is far from kobe. you are talking about Finals MVP's and more...

[psychomajoreflex]

@slimdogg3325 seriously, i dont see why you march right into a MJ tribute vid just to state this, this vid has nothing to do with KOBE unless of course, you are a troll...

[slimdogg3325]

@psychomajoreflex "I WATCH AN MJ VIDEO SCROLL DOWN AND READ "KOBE SUCKS". did u skip over that part in my last post? thats y. because a video that has nothing to do with kobe ends up bashing him to praise jordan. read and comprehend please

[psychomajoreflex]

@slimdogg3325 show me where you find that please XD

[slimdogg3325]

@psychomajoreflex go to any mj video and look at the comments. guarantee u will see unwarranted anti kobe posts.

[psychomajoreflex]

@slimdogg3325 you also see lebron posts, more so than kobe posts. anyways, why are you wasting your time stating that they are the same? if they are the same, then kobe should have put up the same numbers offensively and defensively, or maybe a little more than MJ, in order to make this extreme comparison, and im not talking about rings here...

[22jasond1]

How did the flu game only come in at 15?

[Dnll55489]

Flawless Basketball player ever lived XDD. He's the king of basketball.

[shakel32]

i dont agree with the list, flu game should be in the top 5

[mustang4sho]

At :21 thats Mutumbo that ask him I think?

[sammerzoug]

Nig got push LOL on dat last shot. Dat wus dirty!

[titanium1228]

im asian!!! 5''7 vids like this makes me wish i was born black!!!

[marlon95511559]

1:35 Most hilarius face from the coach XD

[MrJoelouisbarrow]

i just heard HE DID IT AGAIN

[Jason11k]

MJ makes it look too easy... I wish there was another Jordan... the NBA isn't nearly as entertaining.

[vz2424]

Truthfully, I think winning the title on Father's Day after his dad died is the greatest moment, and it probably is for him.

[adeldennaoui]

Come one....there are 228 likes but who are the 2 who disliked this video!But the 9th and the 3rd moments were the best! :P

[oldmanwithers1]

anyone else think number 2 is overrated?

[kratos01510]

@oldmanwithers1 if anything i think number 1 is overrated. Atleast number 2 introduced a move that was never seen in the NBA before. Number 1 was just a clutch shot to win the 1998 championship... which honestly in my opinion was a push off and should have been called a foul. Jordan is still G.O.A.T none the less.

[roughrida24]

i love how every game winner he makes the announcer says the same thing "HE DID IT AGAIN" hahaha

[TheMralltimelakers2]

i stole mj 23 jersey

[Steewhy]

mj is the best.

[Steewhy]

i like this because michael jordan scored 69 points.

[rem11israel]

@5Ds1Spoof no,its kobe and lebron

[135797524]

are you kidding who are the 2 dislikes?????

[5Ds1Spoof]

@135797524 Craig Ehlo and Byron Russel.

[CoachKlover390]

if you think kobe or lebron is better than michael jordan, you have no intelligence of the game of basketball at all.

[Erockin820]

awww they didn't have the finger wag!!!

[GunGemini]

Mike playing with heart at an older age..even with the FLU dude was BEAST!

All you KOBE fans saw what your "hero" did against the Mavs? NOTHING!

NO HEART NO LEADERSHIP.

KOBE=SLOWBE BRYANT AKA Diet Jordan No 6th ring for him

MJ=GOAT!

[HIfinest]

im a laker fan and kobe is my man. but i would never say he's better then MJ. just look at his highlights is just so much better, he NEVER fails you. you even still love him if he doesnt win.

[chichoos07]

@HIfinest finally a man with some sence when it comes to kobe..

[SmooveDoctor]

5:15 When dunking gets boring...

[jmzmills]

@4:36 Bottom right , Ha .

[nolanrandall30]

2 people are clearly Cleveland fans.

[KWCline91]

#15 should be in the top 5

[kneub6]

Flu Game at #15? List is invalid after that nonsense

[campbell6202]

I don't get it. Why make his first championship against the Lakers a defining moment as well as that hand-switching lay-up a whole other moment in this list? They were both in the same series, just combine the two and give us an extra Jordan moment!

[Prot02]

his block to a Chicago Bull when he was a Wizard should be here though...

[THEATLANTEAN4]

I never thought I would compare ANYONE to HIS AIRNESS, but Kobe does remind me of Michael. You can tell that Kobe watched a lot of Jordan's games as a kid, and mimicked him to a T.....Kobe is by far the closest one to Jordan, but he still is a close second. I love watching Kobe, and love playing as Kobe in the NBA 2k 11 game, but Kobe is 2nd, and Michael is 1st when it comes to who the better player is. Compliments to Kobe though for even being compared to HIS AIRNESS. Beauty........

[188Sozum]

@THEATLANTEAN4 Well said.

[SellsZac]

Videos of M.J make me realize why i dont watch the NBA anymore lol

[Mr12212122]

haha 4:00 awkward moment after the guy says 69

[madpuppy54]

how did the shot versus the Nets only make it to #23?

[Client312]

Who is Lebron james???

[ibrahim2788]

as typical for all 1- year old kobe fans, you know nothing about basketball.

jordan's 63 are a PLAYOFF record, kobe never got near this number in postseason because his performance drops when it counts.

his 81 points were in a regular season game against the worst defense in the league,jordan did his 63 against the toughest defense in history. and 81 is not even an all time record because wilt scored 100 points, probably 60 more than your IQ score.



[Client312]

@ibrahim2788 Point... and.. Point.

[alejandrothefader]

@ibrahim2788 not wanting to hate on great MJ, but kobe's numbers fall in the playoffs indeed, you know what comes up (last year last game in finals excluded) cluch performances, assists and leadership! you don't need to score 63, you can score 43 and make 6 of them in the last quarter when it matters! or play when you got your knee, waist and finger injured! it's okay to love jordan... i do, but please, don't hate on kobe bryant... he doesn't deserve it! he set his own icon in the nba

[thtonekid17]

jordan is the greatest basketball plyer ever and always will be if you think different...well then you will always be wrong

[tbird09100]

@danflackyo yea because white guys back in the day actually had what it takes to have successful careers in the nba. i have no idea whats happened to them now. also not racist

[looausgdhw85678]

everytime he'd drive to the hoop and do that little jump and keep the hangtime with his arms so he wouldn't get blocked, signature jordan

[Kobeownzu81]

there were a lot of great moments they missed not even plays just little famous mannerisms that he would do. the commercial with the kids recreating some of his best moments has the best stuff in it

[LegendElTerror]

hey only guy to do a TRIPLE DOUBLE in a ALL STAR GAME a GOD among the stars thats MICHAEL JORDAN!!!!!

[SuperSaiyenBandit]

@LegendElTerror lebron did it also if you watched the all star game this year

[LegendElTerror]

@SuperSaiyenBandit Yeah i see it,the difference he still lose Jordan win when he done it!!

[THETOYOTAable]

mj got 32 game winng shot.

[SlayerInBlood]

The flu game should have been in the top 5 no doubt about it! He scored 38 points with the flu!!! I can barely get on the computer with the flu! I just feel like staying in bed until i feel better.

[WeAndWeR1]

No.2 is sooooooooo over rated, its nothing, No.3 is avg, he's a winner so his game winners, big dunks and circus shots are better than ESPNs list, but great to see

[mitchhak2]

what team was he playing at number 2???

[acstine]

@mitchhak2 purple and gold. must be the vikings.

[MrZinkle]

worst fake punch ever at 5:05

[Salvy102]

CSUN @4:59 thats my school

[zzyzx0788]

Ohhh I think the 96 championship game should have been in the top 5. Either that or the flu game.

[sungod1019]

Kobe is on Jordans level of course with five rings of his own, how could he not be. Kobes signature move is shooting and making it in your face like a can of maze!!!!

From almost any where on the court. To me jordan is only one championship ring better then Kobe. To bad for Kobe, the heat will win the next four in a row making Kobe and all his talents irrelevant.

[ryanrama21]

@sungod1019 being the greatest doesnt mean winning more championships. its how you played the game and how your play made an impact to basketball. Kobe is good. but MJ is better. A good player performs great moves (KOBE) but a better one invents them (MJ).

[LinkinW]

@ryanrama21 Amen bro!!!!!!!!!

[ryanrama21]

@LinkinW yeah!i hate ignorant kobe fans arguing that kobe is better.i grew up watching the Kobe era. i only watch videos of MJ playing the game in youtube and downloads and there is no question MJ is the GOAT! These fans dont realize how good MJ was compared to KOBE.

[Vitasphere]

@ryanrama21 amen, brother

[jackliu913]

@sungod1019 Robert Horry has 7 rings, that means he's better than MJ? LOL

Remember Kobe realistic was the leader only for 09/10

first 3 his ass got carried by Shaq

[crawdaddycon1990]

@sungod1019

Hes 2 levels below jordan not even close to jordans level, why do you question this.  Hes an all star, but hes been overhyped because he resembles jordan.

[minamototsuki]

They should have made it 2300 greatest Jordan moments

[rmur23]

An all star game over the flu game??? This is absurd.

[hugocasarrubias]

i know some of you wont agree with me but one special moment was when he did his firts homerun with the white sock it met so much for him cause of his father wanted him to be a baseball player ...next time they should make the 1000 greatest MJ moments ....for some of us we were bless to see this talented player. lord i thank you for that ...

[jadeshuriken]

kobe admits that jordan is still the greatest

[YawningBoy]

@jadeshuriken i think he just wants to sound like he doesn't have an ego but i think he does

[jackliu913]

@jadeshuriken Of course, what, say "Im the greatest and better than MJ?" I dont think anyone can ever make that statement.

[sungod1019]

NO kobe is good as fuck, infact he's catching up to MJ as we type!!!!! LBJ hasn't done squat, but he'll will win at least 4 championship with the Heat before its all said and done... BELIEVE IT!

[Zulluhead]

@sungod1019 NO,a GREAT player makes his OWN signature moves like MJ did with tons of his, Kobe hasnt made 1 signature move yet.

[ryanrama21]

@Zulluhead i really agree!!!!

[jackliu913]

@Zulluhead and Kobe copied like 50 moves of MJ.

[jmordan]

kobe still wears michael jordan pajamas

[CMB206]

Kobe STILL watches Jordan videos to try and get better haha