Young Michael Jordan puts on a show for Los Angeles - Air Jordan gets some serious California love!

[@victormartin3539]

Los Angeles crowd yelling Jordan please stop trying to compare other players to this dude there will never ever ever be another Michael Jordan

[@raveouscarlias4479]

You know you're the Goat when the HOME TEAM IS CHANTING YOUR NAME! Lol. Jordan was unreal.

[@faronanderson2536]

People who don't believe need to see these videos so they can see why Michael Jordan is the best basketball player of all.Seriously.See for yourself.This guy is the most complete player to ever play the game.He is so strong in every aspect of the game.He has no weaknesses. Thankyou blitzsports for another fantastic video!

[@carlreynolds7043]

Exactly, these fans today think Jordan wasn’t as a complete player as LeBron. Jordan would routinely have stat lines like he had in this game. It’s just he didn’t chase stats, he just went out there and did whatever was necessary to win.

[@sportschannel3637]

@@carlreynolds7043 And even not chasing for stats, in general he has the best because he is leader in PER (all-time) both regular season and playoffs.

[@scabootie]

And in a league of his own is the biggest differentiator. His legacy is the way he transformed the game by bringing up the quality of future generations

[@bradleyboyer9979]

A lot of younger folks have only seen 90s Jordan. He was still great, but to fully understand, they have to watch 80s Jordan.

[@HugoSanchez-eb2pz]

@@carlreynolds7043 when he played point gaurd in 89 he put up 33, 11, and 10 in a 11 game triple double stretch

[@andressanchez3504]

Jack Nicholson went across town to go see young MJ --he knew what MJ could be.

[@xudongliu7232]

Look at the way he moves, long strides in just an eye blink, leaving every defender behind. This is basketball epitome, this is black cat!

[@jarmaincharleston7405]

That’s why it’s so disrespectful for ppl to disrespect his legacy saying he was only a scorer he was a complete player look at his team mates and tell me what kinda team he had there no Scottie only recognizedable name was Charles Oakley

[@Dinojong]

When Pippen came he was trash, as was Grant. They learned to be good/great players bye playing with Jordan. Jordan was box office from day one.

[@honorablejimmielwilliamsjr4574]

THIS IS WHY MICHAEL JORDAN IS THE G.O.A.T….. He filled stadiums that had problems selling tickets..

[@rjam1974]

Brilliant point. The main reason why whatever he was being paid at the time he was GROSSLY underpaid. A lot of teams got rich off of Jordan, Magic, Bird. knowing darn well they could not buy fans to fill the stadium. If your team was in the Eastern Conference like my Wizards(Bullets at the time) it was hard to sell seats. When Jordan came to town it was a circus and when the Bulls became powers they were "must see"

[@satatay23]

And those were people that wanted to see him, not to be seen, or to say they were there, for clout.

[@JBMUSICEXP]

​@@rjam1974 u seen rulands KZbin channel?? It's called the beef bros. It's him and mahorn. He even replies to comments on there. He was a monster!

[@DwainDwight]

I saw the Bulls play the Knicks @ MSG in their last match up of the 90/91 season, as I have relayed many times, there were 14 Knicks fans & 21,000+ Michael Jordan fans there that night. Bulls were down 19 @ half time. Then came the GOAT 24pt, 2 blocks, 3 steals etc... 3rd quarter. He was just on another level. For almost 40 years I have seen them all, and no one is even anywhere near MJ.

[@sportschannel3637]

Easy NBA GOAT. Probably GOAT in team sports.

[@GoGetYourShinebox]

Hard to argue against that

[@alvintp]

Hard to argue there's anyone better than MJ. Such a spectacular and complete player with a fundamentally sound game. Absoluty zero weaknesses and 100% thrill.

[@baritonebroker]

Never gave up and cried like SOME players today who think they’re the GOAT.

[@9211goat]

That's exactly what Jerry West also said about MJ.

[@Sweeptheleg83]

Jordan was so good he could turn your own fans against you. Greatness

[@on24s40]

Best player to ever live and play this game

[@tonyrame7548]

young Michael Jordan's quickness really stands out, he is moving faster than anyone on the court, its crazy to think that anyone could stop him in todays game let alone back then when you could grab and hand check on the perimeter. MJ was out of this world and to this day we have not seen anyone like him, Kobe came the closest but that comp was to MJ's older game with fadeaways and shot making ability around the rim, young MJ could just destroy teams with his quickness and athleticism.

[@alexandrel.9083]

Kobe was absolutely phenomenal but you’re right: the majority of Jordan’s game he copied was the fadeaway/later Jordan and bits of mid-career Jordan (also with his own creative ball handling and footwork ). But…..he was not close to the unstoppable force of younger Jordan. People keep comparing Kobe, Lebron, etc to mainly mid and later career Jordan. Not the young monster who would have been on another planet in todays game as well.

[@hairjordan2620]

Hard to think of another player who had opposing crowds cheering for them like this

[@southbeachtalent]

To be fair at the time the Clippers had recently moved from San Diego and had little to no fan base in L.A. Honestly not too much has changed lol but they've been a good team for the past ten years or so

[@davidcorelli556]

@@southbeachtalent Please view other games. You're wrong if you think it was only here. A lot of crowds everywhere cheered for him loudly.

[@jamesmitchell3615]

@@davidcorelli556 exactly 💯

[@perperikis5501]

How about Larry Bird having the opposite bench cheering for him.

[@Dinojong]

@@davidcorelli556 Even MSG cheered him like crazy on his first few visits.

[@mirvgeorge3290]

Jordan was so ahead of time watching these vids give me goosebumps

[@rjam1974]

The reason why Jordan should have been a billionaire while playing ball way earlier. He brought visiting fans out to see him. His effort on both ends and putting on a show made him "must see" regardless of sports. Very few athletes have had that "it" element that he had.

[@joseaaronleojeruta2122]

Underpaid but brought rings after rings for the chicago. Today's players are spoiled. Nothing to prove yet but earning hundreds of mil and always going from team to team. Just like mj said, they're paid off "potential".

[@gkicks]

MIKE THE GOAT!!!!

[@on24s40]

Facts with out team hopping

[@Stevesautopartsify]

A road crowd giving a standing ovation to a player on the opposite team!!! Yeah, I've NEVER seen that before! 🐐

[@victormartin3539]

Jordan always filled the seats with stars Jack Nicholson was a Laker fan and he's there Michael Jordan Simply the Best

[@josephpiezasb8770]

That sideways or superman dunk! Never gets old. Its a beauty to watch. So simple but its poetry in motion. Thats his signature dunk! Tounge out!

[@GoGetYourShinebox]

The man floated

[@JoseVasquez-sp6kc]

23:18 should be the new NBA logo!

[@rjam1974]

I don't see any besides Jordan even now that routine do that side dunk. He had a artistic graceful way of playing. A Rembrandt on the court

[@nymphopath9816]

I had the poster of that dunk. It was also the cover photo for Come Fly With Me video. This might have been in year 1987?

[@Stevesautopartsify]

Standing ovation from a road crowd!!!

[@kelvingillett5331]

Jordan saved many franchise in the league his jersey should have been retired in every arena .jordan goat forever.

[@victormartin3539]

That's how Jordan played every night the Undisputed goat

[@MrKelly-ll1lx]

A young Michael Cage was a brute and Benjamin Benoit was killing 🏀

[@mostmost1]

Cage was strong as hell

[@mikesubito2345]

His game never gets old no matter how many times you watch it...

[@dwilliams8151]

Please keep posting these Better than anything the fake nba of today has to offer!!!! Great vid

[@hairjordan2620]

Crazy how many highlights he has in this one game!

[@BrianKiddDevDesign]

I love how much passion Jack NIcholson has for basketball.

[@marketcrypto9982]

This is absolutely crazy. The home team cheering one player. Gotta be the only GOAT.

[@andrewa2730]

Jordan was the greatest show on earth during those times.

[@julestroutman2538]

Teams sent everything at him, before and as soon as he touched the ball, dude was phenomenal, unstoppable, had he had 2 Allstar players, he would have 10 straight

[@duanebgipson8694]

MJ knew his sopyr in College that he was head and shoulders ahead of everybody on the planet

[@scottwallace1]

I was very fortunate to see him play in person many times as a news videographer tasked with getting sports highlights for the Cavs. When they played the Bulls, I begged for the assignment. He had a palpable tangible presence that was different than anyone else. Even the way he moved…working on a different level. And as others have pointed out, he wasn’t just a highlight reel waiting to happen. He was COMPLETE. So good in every respect. And added to his arsenal every year. I’m so glad I didn’t fall into the trap of resenting greatness and the attention he got. I recognized even then….this guy is the benchmark. Amazing. The GOAT. And second isn’t close. And, because I can hear the screaming now, second best ever is nothing to be ashamed of LeBron fans. But Jordan? The greatest of all time.

[@ericwright2594]

Rip Johnny red kerr

[@katrinachavez3533]

Jack Torrance in the building cause he knew the GOAT would be shining.

[@TheJesseGladSaget]

Peep his reaction to sipping that Cola @ 3:51. Torrance already succumbed to the booze. Let the demon games begin!

[@nfrancis11]

What a freak of nature! Impossible to deal with.

[@boons32]

Jordan! Jordan! Jordan!! 🏀🐐.

[@eddie-ws6ns]

young mj being doubled and tripled.. imagine if he was played without it😳

[@IDMtv]

🤦🏿 why would u compare ANYONE to this man !!!?

[@cheezezlayer493]

Jordan knows where to go and how to penetrate defenders he's been like that so is so very hard to defend him

[@ketster79]

Fantastic these old school Games!! When I was a young gun I would get up with my dad at 4 in the morning to watch the Bulls!! Greetings from Holland!!

[@springfieldbearpatrol2937]

I’m sure MJ has some extra motivation knowing the great Elgin Baylor was watching somewhere in the building. But frankly MJ was always motivated, simply to be great in almost every game. Love the Cage v Oakley dust up - two strong dudes fighting for position.

[@detroitcity27]

You will never see a player loved so much by the opp fans.

[@corybrown4140]

Jordan defense was crazy!!!

[@Becauseimme]

Only real Clippers fans know that was the only time the LA Sports Arena filled up, was when the Bulls or Fakers came. Real Clippers fans know it was only 50 other people rooting in the building on normal days. Gosh I miss those days, why we fell in love with the Clippers I’ll never know. Maybe it’s because our families couldn’t afford Fakers tickets. The Fakers are Hollyweird’s team and the Clippers are LA’s real team for real blue collar people who aren’t fake plastic wannabes. I’m so happy for our organization moving into our own home the Intuit Dome. GO CLIPPERS!!! TILL I DIE. Jordan & Kobe are the GOATS you’ll never see another player like these two. Bron is just a Magic Johnson that lift weights and shoots 3s.

[@DoubeEdged7]

Tickets were usually cheap until the Lakers or bulls show up

[@panchito1384]

Fakers..lol.. My ankle call them same..

[@algladyou]

What do you mean faker? What is the story behind this? 🤔

[@user-fo6pg6se6i]

You're a bad man when you're getting double teamed every time you touch the ball. GOAT!

[@MrDangelo7777]

and these it's the Clipper home and the people going cray for MJ. Real fans out there.!!

[@RAZORRAZE2K]

Epic! MJ= GOAT

[@BlitzSportsNetwork]

TIMESTAMPS: 3:40 - Jack Nicholson in attendance 4:28 - Game starts 4:58 - Michael Cage vs Charles Oakley 6:30 - Benoit Benjamin face up jumper 6:47 - Benoit Benjamin turnaround jumper 6:55 - Michael Jordan pull up jumper with a double team draped all over him 7:12 - Michael Jordan nasty baseline pull up jumper 9:41 - MJ lightning quick first step tough contested and 1 layup 13:08 - Charles Oakley drills NBA referee Jess Kersey in the face with a pass 14:11 - Michael Jordan pump fake & drive for the up & under reverse layup 14:28 - Benoit Benjamin pull up jumper 14:47 - Michael Jordan blocks Michael Cage (Jordan block party begins) 15:28 - Michael Jordan pull up jumper (he starts running back before the ball goes in) 15:48 - Michael Jordan no look pass 1 v 5 17:07 - Rory White fast break dunk 17:14 - O.J. Simpson in the crowd 17:56 - Michael Jordan breaks Rory White's ankles with an inside out dribble 18:32 - Gravity defying Michael Jordan up & under reverse layup 21:18 - Benoit Benjamin post up turnaround jumper 21:33 - Benoit Benjamin in bounds alley oop dunk 21:42 - Unbelievable defensive effort by Michael Jordan to come up with a block 21:59 - Michael Jordan demonstrates how to defeat a triple team 22:35 - Michael Jordan nasty hanging leaner breakaway dunk (this is what the fans paid to see) 23:14 - Replay of MJ's breakaway dunk 24:14 - Michael Jordan bail-out 3 pointer gets a huge pop from the crowd 24:44 - Los Angeles gives Michael Jordan a standing ovation Hope you enjoyed the show! 🐐

[@dc4690]

Ur awesome bro!

[@Ues2DC]

Awesome

[@nymphopath9816]

Thank you so much for sharing this rare 80s game of MJ. We would love to see more of Jordan from the 80s. So if you could get any rare games from your VHS collection, we will appreciate it?

[@pawemaliszewski9324]

Many thanks for this upload. MJ selling any arena just shows how amazing player he is. Probably could do it right now if he wanted to 😅 I don't watch todays games. I don't need to see bunch of rich kids tryouts. I watched the real deal. MJ was always hungry to win every game. And no shooting some lame 3s all the time.

[@donhasselbach2107]

Love your early Jordan video's keep up the good work

[@frederiklegoff8843]

Dammit his game was so perfect, it is scary!😜😜

[@j.m.flemmingii]

"But I thought Michael Jordan was the only athletic guy on the floor when he played. Everyone else were stiff dinosaurs so that's why he could score so easily". That was sarcasm folks. I've actually heard someone spout that BS nonsense.

[@chy42079]

MJ plays like he knows something no other player knows

[@ShiveringKnight]

Yep, and that thing, "I'm the greatest"

[@julestroutman2538]

Jordan was extraordinary, this league was like these kids think it was, speed, grace, skill, skill, skill and physicality. Kids today are clueless

[@AB_n_C]

That MJ 3 pointer was clutch.

[@guillermomclean8657]

Jack when to a clippers game to see the true goat 🐐 now u know u a bad man when that happens

[@luisrodriguez-mb7cc]

He was still a star even with a crappy team. When the crowd from the opposing team chants Jordan, Jordan, Jordan, you´re an idol. It´s the kind of reaction Rodaldihno , a Brazilian soccer superstar used to get when he put on a show, even in opposing stadiums.

[@venomj8179]

2 Goats in one video Jack Nicholson & Michael Jeffrey Jordan.

[@mikjord]

Michael Cage against Charles Oackley! Two of the strongest players in the league of that time, along A Train, Moses Malone, Barkley, Terry Cummings, karl Malone, Antoine Carr, Lonnie Shelton, Maurice Lucas, Darryl Dawkins.

[@cruzmakaveli9891]

That dunk after the jump ball is simply amazing..........he turned on the after burner flying thought the air !

[@kevtn8]

The leaner against Seattle ( after the steal against McDaniels ) remains the most impressive in-game dunk ever but this was very nice as well.

[@robchesley4591]

Kids have no idea.. you watch any old game an you see epic plays nobody sees on highlights. Those mj passes were awesome

[@NOMAD10671]

17:15 OJ checking out MJ (and a lady's ass) Thinking to himself...Man that Mike's a Killer.

[@AnHebrewChild]

Under-appreciated comment ^ ☺️

[@RyuHazaki]

Thank you so much for these videos. I now play them in the background while doing housework. It always takes me back to a simpler time.

[@my2centsonit]

Thanks for posting. I enjoyed seeing my Dad. Miss him every day.

[@BlitzSportsNetwork]

Our pleasure. We all miss your Dad as well, and are thankful for all the memories he brought Bulls fans!

[@jtremaine23]

Is this the first and only time Jack Nicholson attended a Clippers game without facing the Lakers?!?

[@panchito1384]

Only for watching MJ

[@lawrencewilliams2953]

Jordan game was so, so pretty!!!!!!

[@vincespell]

This is what is sad about the Pippen drama. Mike was Mike before Pippen ever came into the league. Pippen got to be as good as he became because he learned from Mike and had to grow into the player he became if he wanted to compete on Mike's level. Pippen had a great mentorship and now he claims he grew on his own and that if it weren't for him Mike wouldn't be Mike! Pippen wants accolades for doing his job, he was supposed to grow into a great player under the tutelage of Phil Jackson, Tex Winter, Jordan and the "Triangle Offense" Now he wants everybody to believe that he was the steam behind that Bulls ride! Ridiculous!

[@djuanbenjamin9149]

Cage with the beautiful Jheri curl.

[@sananto6896]

It's funny how excited the Clipper's announcers were about Jordan.

[@2Times22]

Crazy defense..!!!

[@LawrenceAugust_]

The whole sequence at 21:40 is such classic Jordan... so tenacious!

[@michaelalando]

Wow!

[@kaukase539]

Jack is only here because of Jordan! GOAT

[@reueljacques]

MJ ♾️🐐.

[@croll5947]

Ooh's and aah's every time he touches the ball. Means you're a BAD man.

[@jhette007]

When the home crowd cheering at you wow!

[@dariusmcintosh8748]

they was hacking the hell out of mike

[@The765Das]

the hits continue. thanks Bruce.

[@Herrera777]

I had that MJ leaner dunk poster on my wall in 1989 also watched the Bulls-Clippers in 1990 at the Sports Arena. Hollywood Harper actually outplayed MJ in a Clippers win. Harper scored 36, MJ had 26.

[@gijoey5912]

Cage and Oakley were beasts on the boards.

[@emack4371]

GOAT

[@mikjord]

During the 1987-88 regular season Cage would, barely win the rebounding title from Oakley.

[@brandonwatlington]

Completely forgot Pete Myers played on the Bulls before the 93-94 season. wow lol

[@eddie-ws6ns]

you would think he was playing in chicago with that crowd

[@katrinachavez3533]

OJ in some killer gear. Only thing missing was the Isotoners.

[@detroitcity27]

Lol

[@franklinterrell9392]

@Katrina LMAO!!

[@vincedidiana5781]

OJ at 17:32! When asked to describe his okay as a high school hooper, OJ, widely smiled and said, “I was a cutter and slasher!” Juice!

[@shaftlamer]

@7:24 OJ looked so innocent :)

[@PA-qv2dy]

OJ watching MJ!! 🤣

[@punyemas9783]

17:56 and 18:05 back to back ankle breakers

[@teaaet1]

Jordan was so much better than LJ and Kobe. We call them a close 2nd, but was it really that close at all?

[@CoolGuyDoingCoolStuff]

17:13 OJ looking guilty af

[@lforte3657]

02:43 WOW That crowd was DEAD until his name was announced

[@2KGrafix]

Johnny Redd is hilarious for the comment on OJ Simpson at 17:19 😂😂.

[@bazookablvd]

They were double teaming the Hell outta MJ 😂, Early and often… This is early in his career.. goat activity, they knew he was A Problem

[@algladyou]

These people are ripped. Daaym

[@rebelgreen2398]

Jordan was the best offensive and defensive player in the NBA for most of his career. Who else can come close to that?

[@austonsmith536]

The only reason anyone would compare anything or anyone to MJ. Its pretty obvious... theyre still trying to make money off the man's name. That's really all that is.

[@peterstark4562]

MJ made Jack Nicholson watch a clippers game in the 80s.

[@mostmost1]

Johnny Red Kerr!

[@thekeylifelessonsshow8125]

Killer!!!!! 17:13

[@masterofpuppets232]

This guy was always on the move no wonder he was averaging 35 for the 80s

[@rooseveltdarbey9493]

17:13 to 17:40 OJ Simpson and Nicole Brown very very spooky when you think about what happened 🥺🥺.