BEST HIGHLIGHTS: Michael Jordan's NBA return to the Washington Wizards 🪄 | ESPN Throwback

[@hekto507]

He is not one of the goats he is the goat

[@redfloyd69]

He didn't want to offend his buddy Lebron and hear him cry again

[@retrosoul8770]

​@@redfloyd69😂 exactly, a shame

[@Wh4L205]

@@redfloyd69right

[@divinedeparture5560]

@@redfloyd69 jordan stan fans glazer are the one's crying

[@GoldROGER-eq8cz]

I find it amusing how Jordan fans try to make his time with the Wizards look good. Compared to Lebron's longevity, Jordan's is a joke. He looked good against trash teams and then didn't make the playoffs. He wasn't a superstar after he moved on. That just goes to show that Jordan had a super team. Lebron, on the other hand, won rings with three different teams. And his opponents were KD, Steph, Jokic, Giannis and now even Wemby. As I said, I think Lebron is the Goat and MJ can be the second choice. For me, Lebron has long since proven why he is the Goat. But as I said, you will never be able to convince long-standing Jordan fans.

[@thecliffold5879]

I'm 41 years old now. I remember I got to see MJ at the wizzards against Charlotte and he dropped 51 points with 55% shooting at almost 40 years old playing all 82 games on one knee!! Come on, nobody will be able to replace that

[@smittywerbenjagermanjensen320]

People forget how good he was in Washington before the knee problems. His FG% was low, but that's to be expected coming off a 3 year retirement and immediately being expected to be the #1 option on the team

[@acs79]

And then 45 next game v nets against RJ

[@hekto507]

In an Era of hard defense and hand checking

[@DoulsTIM]

With no 3's

[@moneymoney3235]

He came off the bench 20+ games too in a weaker east and didn’t make playoffs playing all 82?

[@iamlegend1482]

RIP Stuart Scott

[@high-defRJ]

That block/snatch is one of the best defensive plays I have ever seen

[@jinglebells6378]

Forever the greatest player and the greatest Chicago Bull !!!!!!

[@NotAnAstronaut2k]

💯

[@00Mindi00]

GOAT MEANS ONE. And that one is MICHAEL JORDAN. There’s nobody else. NOBODY.

[@jmgonzales7701]

not foor long

[@GoldROGER-eq8cz]

I find it amusing how Jordan fans try to make his time with the Wizards look good. Compared to Lebron's longevity, Jordan's is a joke. He looked good against trash teams and then didn't make the playoffs. He wasn't a superstar after he moved on. That just goes to show that Jordan had a super team. Lebron, on the other hand, won rings with three different teams. And his opponents were KD, Steph, Jokic, Giannis and now even Wemby. As I said, I think Lebron is the Goat and MJ can be the second choice. For me, Lebron has long since proven why he is the Goat. But as I said, you will never be able to convince long-standing Jordan fans.

[@cheetahturner4576]

Stop posting lies clown

[@arnarnie6844]

@@GoldROGER-eq8czLol cry some more. LBJ is great, but MJ is and will ALWAYS be the GOAT!!!😊

[@GoldROGER-eq8cz]

@@arnarnie6844 No? xD

[@DoulsTIM]

The one and only MIchael Jeffrey Jordan GOAT

[@sammyb5869]

Jordan will always be the GOAT 🐐 Forever

[@tech-no-logictech9743]

About time Wizards MJ got some love. UNDERRATED!

[@godthesonthomas]

MJ is THE GREATEST OF ALL TIME! Period! I watched him as a kid when he was with the Bulls and the Wizards. So when we tell kids today that LeBron COULD NEVER, we truly mean that!

[@JayzoTheNextKobeBryant2.0]

Wow 23 Years Ago Today I Feel Old Asf I'm Only 31 Years old Now I Remember When Michael Jordan Played For The Wizards Back In 2001 I Forgot How Old I Was

[@ronf.2029]

MJ deserves a commission to all players these days and in the Future.

[@techbhoy121]

MJ the goat

[@MyDogSteppedOnaBeee]

I want to see a 40 year old NBA player play ALL 82 games in a season today and nearly averaging 38 mins a game 🤯

[@LeMontreuillois]

With a messed up knee !

[@SilentMovements305]

Not happening to much load managers podcasters n social media influencers

[@MyDogSteppedOnaBeee]

@@LeMontreuillois oh yeah I remember that too, facts

[@mdmccrea]

Today's players don't have the fortitude to rest for three years in order to do it!

[@cherimoneeboone7127]

Nobody plays 38 minutes per game nomore even young players

[@Phins-Heat-Canes]

🐐

[@CompleteProducer84]

Like Mike, if I could be like Mike. I wanna be I wanna be I wanna be like Miiiiiiiiiikeeeee

[@JDOGFTW]

okay okay

[@JayzoTheNextKobeBryant2.0]

Ok

[@oliversplace263]

THE. Not one of.

[@LegendsandLegacies.]

was still a killer with the wizards

[@jeffreytripp-v3w]

Richard meant to say THE GOAT

[@mikeal-lateef_5138]

He want say it, wizard's MJ actually cooked him back then😂😂😂😂

[@ryanmahabir664]

The GOAT Michael Jordan 🐐

[@SojiFro_0]

45 10 7 against the number 1 defense in the league bro. At age 41.

[@OldChanCharlie]

I remember it was we agreed to only use wizards mj in nba street vol 2 cause the other versions were ridiculously good.

[@tech-no-logictech9743]

He dropped 51 the game before. Both games came after his double-digit streak was broken vs the Pacers and the media doubted him.

[@thegrandpencil4374]

Unlike Lebron, Jordan didn't care. He could have easily gotten 10 points in that game like Lebron has done, time and again. But he didn't chase stats. Champions don't do that.

[@HenryLemons-be8gy]

And they still was below 500 😂

[@thegrandpencil4374]

@@HenryLemons-be8gy Yup. Just like Lebron in the 18-19 and 21-22. Lakers couldn't even win 40 games in either season.

[@HenryLemons-be8gy]

@thegrandpencil4374 he got a championship dummy and made the playoffs 2 yrs in a row . U have no argument at all.. the wizards sucked with jordan and without him they were never good.. and jordan defense was horrible

[@thegrandpencil4374]

@@HenryLemons-be8gy The Lakers sucked with Lebron for both those seasons, and so did Lebron. Players get old, and you can't win championships by yourself, no matter how good you are.

[@beto3707]

Before Jordan blew out his knee in 2002, he had led the Wizards to a 26-21 record after starting out 2-9. In those 47 games, Jordan averaged 25 ppg, 6 rpg, 5 apg, and 1.5 spg. In the last 10 games leading up to his injury, they went 7-3, with 6 of those games against playoff teams, and the Wizards were ranked 5th in the Eastern Conference. They were one of the top defensive teams, and Jordan, in the last 10 games, was averaging 29.7 points, 6.6 rebounds, 6.1 assists, and 1.2 steals with a 47.2% field goal percentage. I don't think the Wizards would've won the Eastern Conference, they were showing improvement especially versus the previous season. They had the potential to become a strong team. Unfortunately, Jordan's teammate collided hard with his knee, and Jordan was wasn't the same after.

[@angelkila]

MJ IS GOD

[@SosaGloryDecodes]

2383 days lol. 83 is the 23rd prime number. M 13 J 10. MJ = 23. What a FORCE..

[@jordzbuenafe6239]

MJ is the GOAT , RJ

[@jerrymorel-du-boil6773]

With a bad knee, and played all 82 games in his last season.

[@AHMAD-2324]

One of the GOAT BOISTOP!!! The absolute best to ever do it Michael Jeffrey Jordan.

[@JakeLone-yh3cm]

GOAT 🐐

[@rmrox666]

immaculate mid range and footwork :)

[@ronf.2029]

If MJ have AD instead of Kwame, Wizards will be a contender. If Lebron have Kwame, he will ask for a trade ....throws everyone under the bus and do load management.

[@nate8604]

Zip it up when you done.

[@acs79]

Was top 15 turnoaround seasons in history. Bottom 5 every category to top 5.

[@libfit9068]

​@@nate8604 ahah you mad but you know it's true.

[@Boss3Nate]

😂🥴😂🥴😂🥴😂🥴

[@moneymoney3235]

Makes no sense when Lebron had worse teammates and made it further LOL. mj need Phil Jackson and pippen to even compete. Lebron carried scrubs to the finals at 22 no trades there huh

[@Zeus0886]

Espn seeing all these podcast talking about Wizards Jordan now they want to talk about 🙄

[@richgreen2089]

😂

[@NotAnAstronaut2k]

It's all about money lol, it even feels like it's forced.. deep inside they're still on LeBron's nuts

[@jappy5911]

how'd he do it against a defensive team like new jersey? simple.. just fundamentals

[@moneymoney3235]

Lebron at 18 dominated New Jersey

[@shiningking]

​@@moneymoney32352000s was the best defensive era bro...today is an open lane small ball era

[@jappy5911]

@@moneymoney3235 that's a worse team than the 2001-2002 new jersey team

[@NotAnAstronaut2k]

​@moneymoney3235 01-02 Nets went to the finals bruh lol that's a way diff team.. Plus being younger aint worse than being older

[@coryyoung1857]

​@@moneymoney3235stop pretending to know what ur talking about.

[@aleksandarhadjov8536]

MJ🐐

[@bluenotez3234]

It’s always funny to hear people critique a player doing thing’s they could never do

[@joeymanny]

MJ wizards is still in top 7-10 p[ayer in that time, and even now he will

[@kaidjackson1200]

MICHAEL JORDAN IS THE 🐐, AND IT'S NOT EVEN CLOSE.

[@MultI-Beats]

Michael snapped

[@acs79]

Bron needs to watch MJ wizards. Might learn something lol

[@moneymoney3235]

Why lebrons lakers highlights way better lol. Lebron actually make playoffs too unlike mj in mj weaker east 🤣🤣

[@suntansuperman26]

@@moneymoney3235Let’s be real, LeBron’s first season with the Lakers he didn’t make the playoffs then had to go get AD for the very next season. Jordan didn’t have an AD

[@moneymoney3235]

@@suntansuperman26 he didn’t make the playoffs why?? Solomon hill injured Bron for 25+ games 🤣 when has a team without Lebron made the playoffs. It’s not like it was the bulls who won 55 games without mj and made ecf…. Be honest. Lakers didn’t make playoffs that had rookies and they WERE making playoffs before he got injured. They were 4-6 before

[@moneymoney3235]

@@suntansuperman26 have a small brain or don’t watch basketball if you didn’t know lebrons first lakers year he got his worst injury of his career 🤣

[@suntansuperman26]

@@moneymoney3235 Ok and Jordan was battling injuries the 2 seasons he was in Washington, but yet you were using Jordan not making the playoffs as a knock but using it to excuse LeBron

[@TheRbruin10]

Wizards MJ was a BEAST!

[@alanmendoza3742]

MJ DA’ GOAT 🗣️

[@matthewmensah481]

Michael Jordan 👨🏿🏀 Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame Inductee Class of 2009

[@matthewmensah481]

🐐

[@jamesamorello848]

Ya keep it coming

[@jesuscage]

"Where's Craig Ehlo😅"

[@steelerfan757]

A young Ty Lue on the squad @2:11

[@nickjones3860]

🐐 no comparison

[@enriquesinghjr]

G.O.A.T.

[@jamesmccray6300]

The funny thing I had a story that I can tell everybody I got to see him when he was actually starting to try to get back in shape when he was just an owner the wizards

[@abroadstateofmind5571]

When he said "One of" that came off really awkward 😂he did not want to say that. MJ is the greatest period.

[@LamarA-bq1zz]

Shout to Stu Scott! Cool as the other side of the pillow!!!! Miss you Stu!

[@WOLFOUTATNIGHT-c2q]

sportscenter was cool in the 90s I was a bulls fan I would wake up early for school and watch Stuart Scott on sportscenter and all the others

[@devantejonesm]

🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@NotAnAstronaut2k]

That's a 🐐 when i see one

[@freeguy3751]

There was a juke move almost like a midrange dream shake that i think could be in these highlights. Wish I remember who it was on, but he had some great fakes and jukes with the Wiz

[@NotAnAstronaut2k]

On Shawn Marion vs Phoenix?.

[@GaryCandy-x1q]

There is a lot of talk about Lebrownie and what he does at his age, Jordan put up same numbers after being retired and looked so much smoother doing it at 40. Looks like a 30year old LeBron.

[@Boss3Nate]

😂😂😂😂😂 stop it

[@moneymoney3235]

“Look smoother” ??? 🤣🤣 Lebron does no look passed between players legs checkmate

[@00Mindi00]

@@moneymoney3235LeBron’s dunks barely get off the ground. Mentally he’s slow and wastes time on possessions. He runs like a heavy dog in mud. Literally the only thing he has is his amazing conditioning and advantages due to sports science. That’s all.

[@moneymoney3235]

@@00Mindi00 “minds slow” he plays chess out there Mj never dictate the offense like Lebron you sound crazy. Lebron knows other teams plays he has way more basketball mind than mj not even a debate on that.

[@SilentMovements305]

​@@00Mindi00dur to the juice

[@L.Harris23]

🐐🐐🐐

[@jammpr]

Jordan is the GOAT!!!

[@Jayhaley2385]

"They had the throwback Cavs jerseys on....." Those were literally just their jerseys at that time. Not the blue and orange.

[@doc7sea]

It is always seems a happy memory when an NBA great tells a story when MJ defeated them 😅. Even proud of admitting that their best wasn’t good enough against the GOAT.

[@NotAnAstronaut2k]

I mean MJ beat almost everyone

[@leonidays898]

People don't remember but MJ retired at 35 and came back at 38 (almost 39) with a noticeable downgrade on athleticism. Even with that being said, in his first season he was on fire the first half of the year. Averaging over 25 PPG in a league that only averaged around 80s/90s in total PPG. BUT unfortunately he bumped knees and inured himself. I forget the exact diagnosis but he was never the same after that because he was always in pain. He had to go on minutes restriction for the next season and a half. He tried to fix his knee over the summer but it didn't help. If he hadn't injured himself his number would have only improved. GOAT

[@andrewsadikin5226]

RJ is a must have in this team

[@dresosa9966]

Stuart Scott.....Goat as well!

[@cedricadougba324]

Thanks, Jesus loves you !!!

[@conflicto7575]

This highlights show more competitiveness than the nba over last decade

[@The_Enforcer5]

His Wizards years are super underrated

[@209stockton6]

I DON’T CARE who came before Michael Jordan or who came after him… Michael Jordan is the GOAT

[@thegrandpencil4374]

Whenever anyone says "goats", they instantly look like a five year old. Why? Because GOAT stands for greaTEST of all time, and by definition, only ONE thing can be the greatest. So please, people. Stop saying goats. You can say goat. You can say greats, as in, so-and-so was one of the greats. But you can not say goats. Well, you can, but again... five year old.

[@re11o]

Was STILL a dawg in Washington

[@smoothradio102]

Nets need to bring back the Gray Jersey 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@CensorTube84]

Still haven’t seen a better or more competitive player.

[@jaybrown7811]

MJ makes a comeback at 60

[@isaaspirit9895]

Think about this , Lebron is 40 and people still ask him to win another championship.

[@derek5499]

Thee goat

[@leebron514]

38 yr old lebron would avg 35 8 8 in 2002

[@Sh4dyClass1c]

People don’t like the fact that if this man was on a contender team he would have MORE RINGS

[@NathanKJohnson]

MJ averaged 25 and 5 at 38, and he wasn't 100%, and he had a 3 year layoff. Needless to say, a prime MJ would dominate today's league

[@RebelRebel-rz6cd]

He made da game look so easy at 38-40...he was like a ballerina on da court

[@NotAnAstronaut2k]

And LeBron is a ballerina off the court 😂

[@RebelRebel-rz6cd]

@@NotAnAstronaut2k 🤔

[@jpprophete1988]

It’s crazy how people still wanna ignore the fact that Jordan played for the wizards.

[@NotAnAstronaut2k]

They casuals who don't actually know anything bout ball and just in it for the narratives and drama

[@minister8207]

There is just no way to disrespect the GOAT!!!!!!

[@dantheman8152]

MJ with the Wiz kids

[@nocturnalron69]

He just has a different presents when he walks in the room. It's that of a Mike Tyson or Prince.

[@jaytok7]

hes not ONE of the goats..he is the Goat

[@munoken]

He is the GOAT fool

[@FelipeBarbosa-vo3eo]

They should re-master these videos. Make them crisp clear

[@emsonvergado1066]

Ron Mercer on the highlight twice 😂

[@DrmKing11]

One of the GOATS? Naw he is THE GOAT!!!

[@josephswearington7556]

If MJ would have brought that production to a contending team as 2nd or 3rd option he would have at least have 1 more ring for those 2 yrs.

[@NotAnAstronaut2k]

He easily coulda joined the Lakers and won his 7th, 8th ring but nah that's not MJ.. MJ went to the worst team for competition.. if he only stayed healthy they were one of the best teams in the east

[@josephswearington7556]

@@NotAnAstronaut2k Yea, his ego got in the way. MJ couldn’t see the forest for the trees. Another ring would have added to his legacy.

[@freeguy3751]

I thought Lowe was fired...?

[@carlpoole3161]

Thumbnail was nasty work lol 😂

[@CrimsonUniverse22]

Young MJ is averaging 40 ppg in this era. That’s not hyperbole, that’s a fact.

[@NotAnAstronaut2k]

Effortlessly 40

[@jameskent836]

Nope not even close

[@jameskent836]

25 ppg at most

[@CrimsonUniverse22]

@@jameskent836 😂 Good one

[@p11479]

The big goat not the little one

[@servHis221]

Man...I miss Stuart Scott.

[@makfunck215]

🏴‍☠️

[@cmtruth20032012]

I'm 40 and I remember going to the game wit my high school teammates vs Indy and he scored 6 points. Ant gonna say how many shots he missed. Just saying!

[@Suge8263]

Kluch ain't been paying lately I see 😂

[@sencillo96]

HE COULD'VE GONE TO ANY TEAM BUT HE WENT TO WASHINGTON.....✍️

[@Baelitfamsquad]

He was torching Jkidd in his prime at 40, but LeBron in his prime couldn’t get past Kidd and mavs when Kidd was 40 lol

[@o0oStillWeRiseo0o]

😂

[@Sir_8701]

Hope RJ is alright man.

[@caknelson2254]

...............Now go and Show the REAL G.O.A.T....