Michael Jordan bangs his head on the backboard - Amazing block attempt in college

[TheAgentJC]

Jordon can fly like an eagle

[GilbertP23]

Man, I wish I could mess up like that! Dude, nearly took his own head off and EVERYONE is impressed!

[Aerochalklate]

black people cant just jump, black people can fly LOL

[ChronoRusko]

wtf 3 point line...

[KryptoChronicutelite]

@ChronoRusko The 3 point line is smaller in college, dumbass.

[21ChocolateMonkey]

damn.....I wish i had hope like that

[blindswagger]

of that wasnt padded...... there wouldnt be MJ... good thing it was.

[robinching31]

backboard : 1 MJ : 0

[wusta34]

wait, i don't think the ball was on its way down yet? maybe the ref didn't believe anyone can jump that high at that time

[kubus69er]

That young man became the greatest basketball player in the entire universe

[Mrbiggestbawss]

Head banged off the glass is the final baptism in college for future NBA Greats. Griffin is the next great one

[mason1291]

@Mrbiggestbawss i did not just compare MJ to griffen

[r6uocs]

DENIED!

[DrMCdizzle81]

look where the three point lines is

[ccviking80]

wasn't a block attempt...it was a block

[DoJoStan]

Holy shit.

[7DrdOOm7]

dayum

[ranchy888]

He took off like a jet ! Simply amazing

[madsvh666]

THAT IS IMPOSSIBRUUUUUU (jeremy lin)

[ExodusPessoa]

OHHHHH GOD MAN THAT"S GOT TO HURT. I have never seen anything like that in my life.

[TheCicero199]

three point line. lol.

[TheGosu]

Maybe this is the reason why he went go play baseball... and not win several more rings.

[fordmderrick33]

Wish I could go back in time and be at this game and tell all those people in many years he's going to win 6 rings and get 10 scoring titles.

[iTzeXile13]

Kobe never hit his head on the backboard. He never went to college either.

[ExodusPessoa]

@iTzeXile13 And Kobe never won a National Championship.

[yesDBZnoDBGT]

I like how they're not really too concerned if he had hurt himself but more amazed at his bounce haha

[MarloFromTheMo]

years later it transformed him into the greatest

[rdbmerced]

jordan wearing ADIDAS!!!! that's the highlight.....

[OrigLanceR]

@rdbmerced

Converse. UNC wore Converse for years.

[suckerman2964]

its not an attempted if he gets it



[dorianlovestacos]

jordan can dunk from that 3pt line

[TheBenjhouston]

Wow

[sacrekings]

the backboard is jordans Kryptonite

[Lorenshyne]

@sacrekings Michael Jordan was abetter colege payer than Kobe Bryant.

[ExodusPessoa]

@Lorenshyne Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha lol lol lol

[jbis2bad]

If you look closely ur mom has a penis:)

[MrAleper]

if you look closely, lebron traveled

[clearfootball]

@MrAleper to ur mum's house and raped her in the ass, bitch!

[mutualslump1]

From that day forward, he never dunked the basketball again.

[MattSaucee24]

even his shoulders were align to the backboard.. he used to get up so high, it seemed as if he justt breaks the laws of gravity & physics with his hangtime.

[bsbl228]

whaaaat is good with that three-point line?

[MasterBaine]

mj had a 48 inch vert

[TimesEyez]

I don't know whether that was a fail or a win.

[nikboss3000]

@TimesEyez both :D

[ChinaNite89]

damn that hit was really real

[chknman]

My kid could hit a triple from that three point line.

[kudiokid93]

MJ:Come fly with me...

Me:No Thank You

[poopascoopaloop]

i think he was crying a bit... i mean i would too he hit that thing at an amazing speed

[Pateick23]

Tell me he can't jump lol

[dhenzv23]

Come fly with me!!!!

[FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFf273]

Damnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn­nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn­nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn­nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn !!!!

[SDSOverfiend]

Thank God that shit is padded. Nobody told your ass to fly Michael. You should've just jump like the rest of the NORMAL collegiate players.

[ExodusPessoa]

@SDSOverfiend ha ha ha ha ha

[SDSOverfiend]

@ExodusPessoa Mike..... The only Player to Get up higher to block a shot than to dunk. This is a testament to his defense LMAO!!!. This is why he became so good offensively. He knew what moves it would require to get around someone as defensive as him... So when he apply it to basic folks. It was too advanced.

[chito6464]

I laughed super hard , didn't mean to but shit ! MJ is the man and always will be , bball style baby !

[Chicagobulls5555]

Michael Jordan will always be the best player in basketball history period

[rololoo]

Oh shhhit.. I felt that.

[Morepants10]

What an AWESOME POST! Always love to Michael at his "freakish"

[tyrekethefreak]

That sounded painful.

[bookbossyyahurk]

Backboard:1

Michael Jordan: 0 lol

[JoALAn2]

@bookbossyyahurk that isnt funny. nope it is! hahah

[DROSS881]

damn he jump high

[Kaa5im]

look at the 3 point line. hahaha



[MultiMrParkour]

Am I the only one who laughed, after reading the title? :D

[iamkevinism]

imagine Jordan entering NBA at the age 18..

[TheBrownNBlackKids]

I wish I had this problem. *sigh*

[SahrT1]

This guy is inhuman

[sayitm30]

Oh thats not so Good.

i Love Michael Jordan.

He is my Favourite Player for all times.

Nobody is eleganter,smoother,better than him.

Bobody has style like him.

Kobey is a cheap copy from Jordan ha ha ha

[frederik2334]

Too many air on this one for Jordan!

[thebiterz]

how fitting the score was 23 UNC. maybe this was life's snarky way of demonstrating to the world that number 23 was 'heading' for bigger things.

[MsJustJenna]

And that my friends is where AIR JORDAN began.

[crazywolf175]

Damn his number hit the backboard.

[blastweather]

at this age lebron was already the best player in cavs history lol

[bineteran]

Is that the 3 point line?

[AntonSlizzardhands]

It would nice if ESPN replayed all of his college games.

[KennedyCorey]

That guy had some sick genetics!

[ChillyCloth]

@KennedyCorey

I'm afraid so. If only people who didn't have genes with amazing leaping as Michael's abilities could still be able to produce a vertical leap as high as his, but unfortunately for many, it is much close to near impossible, something that most refuse to understand, agree with, or simply accept, and it is perfectly.......Fine. :(

[BreakinAnklesBBall]

@ChillyCloth That is the biggest excuse. If your not a natural jumper you can work out and do some plyometrics to increase your vertical. You proably just can't jump and blame it on your "genes" instead of hitting the gym.

[KennedyCorey]

@BreakinAnklesBBall Yeah one can always work to improve in anything....running jumping, playing guitar, but 98% of the human population could jump, squat, whatever, for 4 hours a day and not have Jordans jumping ability. Thats just reality. As with Shaq or Usian Bolt.  Just lucky.

[ChillyCloth]

@BreakinAnklesBBall

oh.

[TheRealHipHopHeads]

Holy Shit!

[xxreppinxx614xx]

Goaltending? I've Seen Dwight, LeBron and Josh Smith STANDING DIRECTLY UNDER THE HOOP and block shots that are farther out than this MUTLIPLE TIMES AND THEY DONT GET CALLED....

[heydanbud]

that was fucking amazing

[asassin4496]

dam he flew

[VinmanMJ23]

All superheroes have something happen to them that turns them into the freak of nature that they are. Spider-man got bit by a radioactive spider and Michael Jordan hit his head on the backboard.

[brian05fubu]

@VinmanMJ23 haha your comment is awesome!

[23Trixx23]

@VinmanMJ23 ahhahahaha i literally busted out laughing at this comment

[VinmanMJ23]

@23Trixx23 Glad to bring a little humor. :-)

[yeon723]

@VinmanMJ23 Fuck now I need to injure myself somehow

[r0binzero]

@VinmanMJ23 The fuck are you saying? How in the world would hitting your head on the backboard help you at all?? I'm starting to think you've tried this to be that stupid.

[VinmanMJ23]

@r0binzero Humor: a: that quality which appeals to a sense of the ludicrous or absurdly incongruous. b: the mental faculty of discovering, expressing, or appreciating the ludicrous or absurdly incongruous c : something that is or is designed to be comical or amusing.

Get it?

[r0binzero]

@VinmanMJ23 Nope. There wasn't anything humorous about it.... 

[Petawawa8]

@r0binzero It was funny enough. What I thought was hilarious was that you took the time to insult someone over a youtube comment they made a month ago.

[r0binzero]

@Petawawa8 1: When it comes to insulting stupid people over the internet, I always have enough time. 2: What the hell does the date of his comment have to do with shit? 3: I can't believe you thought I was serious. Lmaoooooooooooo

[Petawawa8]

@r0binzero Either you were insulting him for being stupid or you weren't being serious. Not both. The date is relevant because getting pissy about something someone probably didn't even remember typing wastes the time of everyone involved.

[calculussuckshell]

i wish i can get injured like that

[0tni3lMndZz]

Did somebody see how close the 3 point line was?

[gabrielleung]

@0tni3lMndZz It's college

[0tni3lMndZz]

@gabrielleung Mmm the college 3 point like is supposed to be a step farther than the high school 2 point line not closer

[Bryskie7]

i told you he originated the chase down block

[thaRealHERO20]

why jump when you can fly..

[Loudmouf84]

this is amazing

[MrMichaelsantos09]

Now that's AIR JORDAN! :)

[UltimateClassix]

Honestly, I could hit my head on the backboard if I wanted to. Most guys in the NBA can hit their necks on the rim lol. But still, props to MJ!

[scapicoco]

@UltimateClassix lol, how tall are you? where will you take off? What about twisting and trying to block a body and angular-protected layup?

[boredfun91]

@UltimateClassix

Most guys in the NBA CANNOT hit their necks on the rim you retard. Do you realize what that would mean for a player like Rose or Lebron? That would be like a 53-55 Inch vert for Rose and a 48-50 inch vert for Lebron which we know isn't true. And they're like the two most athletically gifted in the league.

[who8thecookies]

@UltimateClassix

Okay let's do the math. LJ is 6'8", that means he would have to have 40 inch vertical to hit the top of his head on the bottom of the rim. That's not the back board, the back board is quite a ways lower than that, atleast when you're talking vertical. in order to hit his neck on the rim he would have to add 8 -12 inches to that? That's 48 to 52... final summation: Maybe, i doubt it. My numbers could be off, this was just off the top of my head guessing.

[nyelement007]

@who8thecookies

if you guys wanna get technical about it.

lebron is 6'8+ 44" vert

dwight howard 6'11+ 44.5" vert

Jordan 6'6 + 48" vert

and dwight can do the kiss the rim dunk.

dwight has also hit his head on the rim too.

and dwight can touch 12.75 feet high. almost top of the backboard.

[gavincorrea]

@nyelement007 what's vince carters?

[lottdominique]

@nyelement007 6'11

[BreakinAnklesBBall]

@nyelement007 Dwight Howard....Does not have a 44" vertical. Sorry to burst your bubble.

[mstha2bad]

this is what going to happen to derrick rose if he keep jumping that fcking high!

[ANTBOND004]

it's crazy. everyone on that court, everyone in that arena, was watching michael jordan that day. and none of them ever knew how successful and amazing he would turn out to be.

[gabrielleung]

@ANTBOND004 Those people should be thankful they got to watch MJ in a North Carolina jersey.  I mean how many people in this world can make that claim.

[mygfhazbigboobs006]

i believe i can fly!! i believe i can touch th-BANG!!!

[GoatAirJordanFTW]

Wish i can touch the backboard with my head, can't even touch it with the tip of my fingers. :(

[thomas3718]

What an incredible leap!

[XxYoungMoney33xX]

Damn this is good quality for 80's television!

[jackyyaobasketball]

what is up with that 3 point line?

[unstoppable5ful]

lol

[SamuelJohnPerez]

is that a 3-point line ? :o

[BaltijosTigras]

what you expect, every time he flies this thing can happen becouse he is flying like an eagle to the sky...

[maskriderrx]

wow!!! look, he can FLY so high!!

[JohnnyMarr03]

look at the height he gets, that is incredible. there has to be hundreds of other hilights that aren't even on youtube that are jordan gems as well.

[lokkarggg]

Bunny Hop too much.

[TammusInc]

The best!

[81broncoman]

god I wish I had that problem when I go up for a block.

[mrmacross]

Watch the light reflecting off the backboard get all shaky at 0:15.

[JonneyeTV]

crazy

[JMKoch3]

no goaltend



[broman113]

lol i can BARELY touch the ring, i cant imagine hitting my head

[2000mrthing]

This must have been when he turned into a compleye fucking asshole for life

[kb24beatles]

imagine if that had been a career-ending injury...basketball would not have been the same

[toblerusseta]

get head shots outta the game

[goalmonds]

we just saw man fly

[kileer7]

ROFL!

[MrSlla222]

dude hes 6ft 4

[darrellbal]

So that's what happened to Mike, he banged his head.

[mdm9690]

@TehJedicake b/c it wouldn't be fair with all the 7 foot centers for them to be able to just jump in the air and take shots out the air or hit them when they are on the way down.

[georgious77]

he didn't hit his head...he hit the back of his neck!!!!!!! dammmnnnnnnnnnn

[itol2z]

damnnnnnnn

that was damnnnnnnnnnnn

[BrittonandElizabeth]

Good Lord, MJ is just beautiful to watch on a court.

[d4seasons]

@BrittonandElizabeth MJ is exciting to watch but this was very dangerous. he could have injured his head very seriously.****

[Zuberi4]

Love him or hate him, the fact still remains. Michael Jordan is one of the greatest athletes that ever lived.

[jwilson770]

That is why he's called air Jordan. 

[badpdx]

@TehJedicake: It exists because otherwise taller players would be able swat everything away, even long-distance shots, thus decreasing scoring.

[badpdx]

That's pretty damn incredible. I think Clyde Drexler must have watched this block:

/watch?v=-klWHGwziLM

MJ's, though, is even more spectacular.

[brian27610]

DAMN he is amazing.

[MsUnpredictable131]

Look at them shorts.!!!! :) lol

[demond557]

the best ever to live

[RicardoRiveraDroid]

Its probably a collage thing

[blk663]

whats up with the three point line?

[andgar923]

The crazy part is not only where he took off from, or how he jumped and how his body body was angled, but more importantly.... he was still ascending when he hit it! The combination of these things is what made that even more special.

[Thebrothersfolife]

@andgar923 no he wasn't he clearly hit his peak when he did it. I like MJ too but let's not lie to people.

[PaulJuliusSokoloff]

@andgar923 You mean descending. Same idea though, since you are trying to point out he wasn't at his highest point when he hit his head, which is awesome when you think about it.

[VinmanMJ23]

If he hadn't hit his head that day, he'd probably have 10 rings. :-)

[DhomzDean]

@VinmanMJ23 i agree :D

[eiroight]

@VinmanMJ23 He definitely would have had 8 rings at least if he didnt retire for those 2 years.

[nitotech]

@eiroight Nothing is for sure. He might have returned and injured himself and never have won anymore rings afterwards.

[laviek2]

@VinmanMJ23

hahaha lmao

[rsx2]

@0:13 listen to his head slam against the glass. daym.

[dimedropper1992]

and these are with shitty basketball technology shoes

[VinmanMJ23]

@dimedropper1992 They were Converse. I remember buying a pair just like them because that's what MJ wore.

[jeditwinz]

I haven't seen this since it happened. Thanks for this

[Gremlin2123321]

Amazing, seen blake griffin do this a couple of times of two feet.

[Amir883]

Wow

[xbxjkz]

GOAT