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 Not all of the NBA took to Jordan right away. There was the famous freeze-out at the '85 All-Star Game, at which Isiah Thomas and several veterans teamed up to keep the ball out of the hands of their rookie teammate. At that point of time, Jordan was the young upstart of the NBA. No sculpted arms, no airs but there were clear signs of the champion who would soon rule the game. Critics pointed out that Jordan didn't make the players around him any better. |
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Did you know? For 22 games Jordan wore his No. 45 jersey in place of his No. 23 jersey. Jordan donned No. 45 for 17 regular-season and five playoff games in 1995. (He also wore No. 12 once, when his jersey was stolen in a trip to Orlando in 1990.) |
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