80’s Michael Jordan vs 80’s Magic Johnson - Epic Shoot Out In Chicago Stadium Bulls vs Lakers

80’s Michael Jordan vs 80’s Magic Johnson - Epic Shoot-Out In Chicago Stadium Bulls vs Lakers Michael Jordan vs Magic Johnson at Chicago Stadium in Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s final game in Chicago. This was an incredible match-up of NBA legends featuring the world champions of the future against the Reigning World Champion Lakers! Watch 80’s Michael Jordan & 80’s Magic Johnson go toe to toe!!! Magic & Michael trade shots back & forth! At the beginning of the video you will hear comments from Michael Jordan about his frustrations with his teammates on the Chicago Bulls. Context is king when it pertains to these comments. First of all, Michael had every right to feel that way. This was a grind. Jordan was not happy about the Bulls trading away Charles Oakley, and Bill Cartwright clearly did not have top center talent. Draft picks Scottie Pippen & Horace Grant had produced inconsistent results, and Pippen was currently coming off the bench. And with the #1 overall pick that year, who did Jerry Krause draft to help Michael Jordan? He drafted Will Perdue 11th overall, which was a brutally bad 1st round draft pick. Imagine how Jordan felt as he spent months in anticipation for help, and Jerry Krause drafts... Will Perdue? Can anyone find film that exists where Will Perdue shows NBA talent? Michael Jordan was frustrated, after years of going to battle with inferior teammates. In context, this was not a championship caliber team & Jordan would be proven absolutely correct in his assessment that this team was not championship material, yet. He helped some of his teammates become championship material, through patience & hard work... but Michael was correct in his assessment at this moment in time. He didn’t demand a trade. He didn’t demand for teammates to be traded. He did absolutely, however, let teammates know, when he thought they weren’t good. Jordan’s dislike for [Will] Perdue was palpable. He called him “Will Vanderbilt.” “He doesn’t deserve to be named after a Big Ten school,” Jordan would explain. So, that’s the context behind Michael Jordan’s comments, in the video. Jordan had been working hard at attempting to turn around the franchise, and maybe he felt by making these statements he could motivate his younger teammates to stop wasting time. Jordan wanted to win, NOW. This was such a fun game & there was some North Carolina Tar Heel vs North Carolina Tar Heel action featuring former NCAA National Championship teammates Michael Jordan vs James Worthy. Michael didn’t just have Magic Johnson to deal with, he had his ex-teammate to deal with, in crunch time, as well. Enjoy! (1988-89 Season) TIMESTAMPS: 3:59 - Game begins 4:59 - Michael Jordan to Horace Grant layup 5:10 - Michael Jordan jumper 5:23 - Michael Jordan hesitation pull up jumper 5:48 - Kareem Abdul-Jabbar dunk 6:05 - Magic Johnson post up hook shot 6:22 - Michael Jordan driving layup 7:13 - Magic Johnson jumper 7:44 - Michael Jordan steal 9:15 - Byron Scott jumper 9:30 - Michael Jordan 3 point jumper 9:45 - Magic Johnson jumper 10:05 - Horace Grant put back layup 11:05 - Magic Johnson off balance runner 11:16 - Michael Cooper 3 point jumper 11:53 - Michael Jordan drives past Magic Johnson for the dunk 12:31 - Replay of Michael Jordan vs Magic Johnson baseline dunk 13:51 - Michael Jordan steal from Magic Johnson 14:02 - Magic Johnson hook shot 14:15 - Pippen 2 handed dunk 14:59 - Michael Jordan Wheaties Newest Champion Commercial 15:29 - Walter Payton in the crowd with Jim Belushi 16:29 - Scottie Pippen knocks Magic Johnson to the floor 17:27 - Michael Jordan transition 3 point jumper 17:59 - James Worthy dunk 19:15 - Michael Jordan’s defense forces James Worthy traveling violation 22:14 - Magic Johnson driving layup and 1 23:25 - Magic Johnson step back jumper 24:30 - Magic Johnson jumper 24:35 - Bill Cartwright elbows Magic Johnson 25:29 - James Worthy fadeaway jumper 25:35 - Magic Johnson steal & transition layup 26:03 - James Worthy post hook 26:11 - Michael Jordan baseline drive 26:32 - James Worthy fadeaway jumper 27:00 - Byron Scott jumper 27:20 - Kareem Abdul-Jabbar final game in Chicago, Bulls presentation 28:55 - Kareem Abdul-Jabbar layup 29:06 - Byron Scott driving layup 29:52 - Michael Jordan pull up jumper 30:16 - James Worthy reverse pivot jumper 30:34 - Michael Jordan jumper 30:54 - Orlando Woolridge dunks on Horace Grant 32:01 - Rick Barry’s All Time Gum Chewing Team Candidates 33:04 - Byron Scott jumper 33:09 - Michael Cooper 3 point jumper 35:12 - Byron Scott 3 point jumper 36:46 - Magic Johnson alley-oop to Orlando Woolridge 37:56 - James Worthy jumper 39:56 - James Worthy jumper and 1 42:59 - Magic Johnson clutch elbow jumper 44:23 - Michael Jordan clutch offensive rebound & free throws 45:25 - Michael Jordan clutch driving layup 46:59 - Michael Jordan clutch driving layup attempt & free throws 49:50 - Michael Jordan poster dunk on James Worthy 50:47 - Alternate angle replay of Michael Jordan poster dunk on James Worthy