Bryon Russell and Michael Jordan are back in the news.
Russell has challenged Michael Jordan, recently inducted into the Hall of Fame, to a pick up game after getting called out by Jordan in last week's HOF speech.
Hearing about MJ's trash talk on the mike, the former Utah Jazz forward responded that he'd "play [Jordan's] a** right now", inviting his Airness out to California for a one-on-one scrapdown in Calabasas.
Russell even cautioned Jordan that he "keeps [his] basketball shorts on" even to this day to stay game-ready (which makes him exactly like the rest of America's non-working male population).
As the world awaits MJ's response, I'd like to say how much I really want to see this pick-up game happen. Not only would it generate some buzz in the middle of the NBA's relatively quiet o ...
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Michael Jordan vs. Bryon Russell: Settle a Score, Make Offseason Less a Bore
Posted: 15th September 2009 by Neil Ferro in NBAComments Off on Michael Jordan vs. Bryon Russell: Settle a Score, Make Offseason Less a Bore