The following year is 96 and I& #39;m asked to go with Jerry Stackhouse to play in Fred Whitfield& #39;s "Greatest Pickup Game"...I& #39;m a college kid in a lockeroom w/ Scottie, Rod Strickland, C Webb, Allan Houston, Ron Harper, etc...We& #39;re down 1 & Ron Harper (Coach) calls Timeout.....Cont& #39;d
MJ says "Give me the damn ball so we can get the hell outta here and party tonight". MJ catches the ball at the hash and hits a 28 foot contested jumper. The ball sits on the rim for 2 seconds, and drops in...I& #39;m in disbelief. Cont& #39;d
I turn and look at MJ and he& #39;s running to the lockeroom escorted by security...The most insane moment Ive seen with my own 2 eyes.... #thelastdance https://abs.twimg.com/hashflags... draggable="false" alt="">
Later that night, we& #39;re at the Greensboro Coliseum for a Will Downing concert and to hear an unknown comedian named Bernie Mac...In an arena of 15,000 ppl, I& #39;m sitting at the front table with the Chicago Bulls....Cont& #39;d
Mind you, I& #39;m scared as hell. Everyone is dressed like millionaires and I& #39;m a college student with khakis and a polo shirt. Jerry Stackhouse tells me "Bernie Mac, is gonna destroy you if he see you with that BS outfit on"..I& #39;m nervous as hell as Bernie takes the stage...Cont& #39;d
True to form, Bernie takes his shots at everyone at our table. He crushed Scottie, destroyed Ron Harper about his speech impediment, then he looked me dead in my eye. I slid down a bit in my chair and skipped over me and joked MJ for a few seconds... Afterwards, we went in the
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