WATCH: Stuart Scott recaps Michael Jordan’s Flu Game
Game 5 of the 1997 NBA Finals is known as Michael Jordan’s “Flu Game” as he was dealing with flu-like symptoms ahead of the showdown with the Utah Jazz. The story out there is that Jordan ordered pizza while the team was in Park City the night before and suffered from food poisoning.
Leading into the game, there was doubt that Jordan would play in the crucial game. With the series tied at 2-2 this was the pivotal game that would swing the series and Jordan put on a magnificent performance.
Jordan played and scored 38 points and dished out 5 assists in the 90-88 win over Utah to give the Bulls a 3-2 series lead. A few days later, the Bulls would win Game 6 and capture their fifth title and second straight.
Following the game, UNC Alumnus Stuart Scott was hosting SportsCenter and had the honors of doing the highlights for the Flu Game. Enjoy this masterpiece from Scott as the UNC world connects once again:
The late great Stuart Scott doing the recap of MJ’s “Flu Game.”
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While Jordan was the best at what he did, Scott was the same in the sports anchoring world and the video above is a good reason why.
Miss ya, Stu.
