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I've been on a bit of a Michael Jordan kick the past 25 years. I've read "Playing for Keeps." I watch the "Flu Game" when I'm sick. I convinced the Basketball Hall of Fame to let him in (easier said than done). So do you want to know how excited I was when I found out that two lockers Jordan used at the team's practice facility in the 1990s were being auctioned for charity? It's indescribable.

I've got a second bedroom that needs finishing, and the locker would really tie the room together. But if you have the locker, you have to have the locker room chair, obviously. And the locker has to be filled so you'll need the full uniform. And the jersey. And the other jersey. And all three pairs of shoes (the VIIIs, XIs, and XIIs by my estimation). Once you've got all that, the banner seems so necessary. I think I can work $70,000 in to the budget for May; it's for a good cause after all.

The practice shirt is probably overkill though.

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  1. Joshua S
    1. Posted by Joshua S Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:41 pm EDT

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    Maybe LeBron will buy all this stuff and be an even bigger Jordan wanna be than he all ready is!
  2. Anton
    2. Posted by Anton Thu Sep 03, 2009 9:48 pm EDT

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    Whadda about those expensive ass shoes?
  3. tazzmanian34
    3. Posted by tazzmanian34 Thu Sep 03, 2009 9:57 pm EDT

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    Only the best player that ever stepped on the court...ever. no one can guard his ass. how does that crossover taste Bryon Russell?
  4. My teams on steroids
    4. Posted by My teams on steroids Thu Sep 03, 2009 7:14 pm EDT

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    kobes better
  5. E-dub
    5. Posted by E-dub Thu Sep 03, 2009 8:27 pm EDT

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    Wow. That would be awesome to have....
    Kobe LeBron
  6. Kirby
    6. Posted by Kirby Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:21 pm EDT

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    Nice...!!!! jordan!!!!
    long live the true king
  7. Joshua S
    7. Posted by Joshua S Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:41 pm EDT

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    Come on King! Are you cutting and pasting your comments now on every blog you can? No, I don't need an I.Q. test. I am not the guy giving himself pseudo-royal names, who worships some other guy who is has a pseudo-royal name. "King Crab" James will never be eclipse Jordan, Kobe probably won't do it either.
    In this era Kobe is most like Jordan and LeBron is most like Karl Malone, but until either does more to surpass MJ that is the end of the discussion. Again, James is like Malone because:
    1. He puts up stats.
    2. He'll probably be a MVP one day.
    3. The only ring he'll be wearing is the one his wife gave him!
  8. Raphael S
    8. Posted by Raphael S Thu Sep 03, 2009 8:29 pm EDT

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    here will never be another jordan nor another pippen. nor another jordan and pippen in the NBA. Kobe has heart like jordan but his game is still lacking the fundementals jordan had. smae thig with lebron. Stern has turned the game into a circus. Defense is no longer accepted in the NBA...thanks stern. Dwade is not being marketed like he should be. Kobe needs a pippen. Lebron needs a stockton. Dwade needs a "microwave" johnson and dumars. Tracy McGrady needs a heart. Still, none of them will ever touch Jordan's level
  9. Joshua S
    9. Posted by Joshua S Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:41 pm EDT

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    W-w-what the heck does Obama have to do with Jordan's locker anyway? They both stink?!
  10. shaqdaddy
    10. Posted by shaqdaddy Thu Sep 03, 2009 9:17 pm EDT

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    Anybody ever think that just because a kid comes into the NBA and dominates the way Lebron is doesn't mean he's trying to be Micheal Jordan? I'm pretty certain Kobe wasn`t trying to be MJ either, he was and is just trying to be Kobe. I have never heard either of those two great players compare themselves to MJ. The comparison happens because you always compare to the best and MJ was/is the best. Let Lebron be Lebron and Kobe be Kobe, nobody is trying to be MJ.
    Don`t see how Lebron is a Jordan wanna be. Too many haters in the world.
  11. michaels
    11. Posted by michaels Thu Sep 03, 2009 10:04 pm EDT

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    "Anybody ever think that just because a kid comes into the NBA and dominates the way Lebron is doesn't mean he's trying to be Micheal Jordan? I'm pretty certain Kobe wasn`t trying to be MJ either, he was and is just trying to be Kobe. I have never heard either of those two great players compare themselves to MJ. The comparison happens because you always compare to the best and MJ was/is the best. Let Lebron be Lebron and Kobe be Kobe, nobody is trying to be MJ.
    Don`t see how Lebron is a Jordan wanna be. Too many haters in the world. "
    Totally agree. Who else would you compare them to? The Karl malone comparison doesn't work at all... Where's Lebron's Stockton? Plus, Malone could NOT play shooting guard or small forward.
  12. YNOT
    12. Posted by YNOT Thu Sep 03, 2009 10:26 pm EDT

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    The IMITATORS that is what Kobe and Lebron are........Come on get your own style.....And become one of the GREAT ONES just like MJ and others that have played the game "Not like the commercial say I want to be like Mike" MJ is the king and the only true king in basketball..........I just called them the IMITATORS
  13. Noah
    13. Posted by Noah Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:09 pm EDT

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    i love how no one does or made can do and get away with it, cuz the other player would just dive to the court to get a charge called. but the push aganist the guy and fade. that was all MJ
  14. DunkinGonuts
    14. Posted by DunkinGonuts Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:03 pm EDT

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    How can Lebron, Kobe or Dwade (all great players) compare to Jordan? They can't.
    No way will Kobe win 6 championships, and do it in two 3-peats like Mike did. And Mike did it while retiring for a year to play baseball, then come back and dominate. Jordan made everyone around him better and took over when he needed. Kobe needed Shaq to get him to where he's at, Lebron and DWade have only decent players around them who haven't seem to gotten any better under their wing. Mike made a hall of famer out of Pippen, helped tame Rodman, and brought the best out of guys like Steve Kerr, Kukoc, Horace Grant and even Bill Wennington. He changed the world of basketball and everything outside of basketball.
    Everyone else is just riding what he started.
  15. tim k
    15. Posted by tim k Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:50 pm EDT

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    i agree lebron is karl malone with ball handling skills.
  16. Miami use to own -.-
    16. Posted by Miami use to own -.- Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:50 pm EDT

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    People compare Lebron and Kobe and Wade to Jordan because Jordan is the top bar, its what everyone tries to be, doesn't necessarily mean they want to be them its just goals, anyways Kobe will never win 6 championships, Wade will prob never win 3, and Lebron will get his share... anyways where did Kobe Lbj, and dwade have anything to do with this topic, Jordans locker is pretty cool tho.
  17. Miami use to own -.-
    17. Posted by Miami use to own -.- Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:50 pm EDT

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    how is karl malone anything like Lebron in handling.. genius they probably are the same guys
  18. Miami use to own -.-
    18. Posted by Miami use to own -.- Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:50 pm EDT

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    Notice people this discussion has become about lebron instead of Jordan
  19. LD
    19. Posted by LD Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:34 pm EDT

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    my eyes almost swelled up seeing that bright red Jordan 23 jerseys.....no other will ever touch me more than this one...
  20. Ashton B
    20. Posted by Ashton B Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:15 pm EDT

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    M.j. is a good nba playing and he son is to
  21. VITOI
    21. Posted by VITOI Thu Sep 03, 2009 8:00 pm EDT

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    wow!, so many comments. What really matters is that Jordan is the best who has ever played the game, if Lebron or Kobe ever get 6 rings then we can start this conversation again, until then Jordan is Jordan, just for kicks go back and watch the Bulls games with Jordan, it puts Lebron to shame and Kobe to shame, thats not to say that Kobe and Lebron are great players, they really are, but one look at some of Jordans games and yo will see that Jodan is king. with Lebrons size its pretty simple to get to the basket, he pushes his way in there, Jordan flew in there, just rent some of tese games and you will be amazed again just like I am amazed everytime I see clips of the Jodan years
  22. That One Kid
    22. Posted by That One Kid Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:41 pm EDT

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    Last i checked dwyane wades dominating far more then lebron is so u should all quit comparing lebron to mj and start givin d-wade some credirt
  23. NELLY
    23. Posted by NELLY Thu Sep 03, 2009 7:35 pm EDT

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    Omg, i swear everytime i come on ...idiots!
    Lebron is trying to be like Mike?
    what the eff? did you even see Mike play?
    Lebron is nothing like Jordan, nor does he pattern his game after him.
    I can clearly see that Lebron James is trying to be his own player
    someone more well rounded and burdens less of the load than MJ did.
    now Kobe? he is trying too hard to be like Mike...look at how he talks, and how he moves and how
    he gives face to the media, he is emulating MJ23 in almost every way!
    i remember back in the day when Kobe's mind was all over the place, he never knew his identity
    and never knew his role with the Lakers...until Phil came, and then people started comparing Bryant
    to MJ because of his athleticism and i think that blew Kobe's head apart because ever since then
    he has been acting waaaaay different!
    Yup, he started talking like Jordan and emulating his speeches and demeanor and everything!
    believe me i noticed, because i am an ex Laker fan WHEN THEY HAD SHAQ! and have never been since his trade.
    Kobe started then wanting the ball more and shooting all kinds of bad shots and making all kinds of bad decisions with the ball, now i am not saying he sucks...i am not hating on him either, i feel as if Kobe is the best player in the league right now, but this guy stepped on too may backs to get there and that is why he is hated so much! because he is selfless!
    Now LBJ? he is all about team..it just so happens that he hasnt the type of team that Kobe or Jordan had, so he has to burden so much at such a young age, and to be successfully doing so, you guys have to give it up for that!
    Lebron is easy the 2nd best player in the league, and maybe the most versatile, Kobe is great but he hasnt proved that he has the type of greatness to carry a team on his back like Lebron can.
    oh and kobe still never won a title without Shaquille Oneal
  24. RJ S
    24. Posted by RJ S Thu Sep 03, 2009 8:42 pm EDT

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    seal the deal!!! KOBE will definitely buy this!!! the ultimate JORDAN WANNABE!!!

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