Michael Jordan’s note to Bobby Knight before the 1984 Olympic gold-medal game

Posted May 3, 2020
Michael Jordan already won over Bobby Knight, who was starting to confide that Jordan was the best player he’d ever seen. But minutes before the gold-medal game at the 1984 Olympics, where Knight was the head coach and Jordan the star of stars, the player did something else to impress the General. Knight was preparing the pre-game points to make to the team. (NBC Sports)

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