Michael Jordan

“We did have a relationship for sure” - Dwayne Bacon expresses gratitude to Michael Jordan for giving him a chance in the NBA

“It was surreal; there was an aura about him, and the way people behaved around him” - Chris Anstey on playing against Michael Jordan, says ‘every second felt like it was high pressure’

“It’s Corn Flakes and Frosted Flakes, it’s MJ and LeBron, one got the sugar, one got the flakes” - Charles Oakley gives diplomatic answer to the GOAT question, matches LeBron to Magic, Jordan to Kobe

Watch: Shaquille O'Neal and Michael Jordan playing a light-hearted 1v1 pre-game, in a throwback video from the 1996 NBA All-Star Game

“You can’t sit up here and say Tom Brady is a better athlete than Michael Jordan” - Shaquille O’Neal has no time for Brady-Jordan conversation

"There was Michael with all the paperwork to be a part of the Wizards" - Mark Cuban recalls the story of him trying to sign Michael Jordan for the Dallas Mavericks at the 11th hour

"Nobody started talking GOAT until Michael Jordan started coming around" - Former NBA player Jelani McCoy on picking MJ as the GOAT athlete over Tom Brady

"Oh, Mr. Jordan! We're sorry; Just slow it down" - Charles Oakley recalls escaping speeding ticket with Michael Jordan

“He don’t care who’s in front of him” - Charles Oakley on facing Michael Jordan, recalls treating him no differently than Reggie Miller or Mitch Richmond on court

"He was the house, I was the furniture" - Charles Oakley on being Michael Jordan's 'enforcer' and making him more resilient during their Chicago Bulls days

"He might have to leave LA to get it" - Charles Oakley gets the rumor mill running as he suggests that LeBron James might leave the Lakers to win one more ring

"For us to win and be champions of anything, you've got to have passion" - Michael Jordan's emphatic pregame speech to UNC before game with NC State

Listing the 3 NBA players with most field goals made in a single playoff game

Watch: Michael Jordan drills a cold-blooded game-winning buzzer-beater against the Cleveland Cavaliers, on this day in 2002