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  1. Jordan mentioned (jokingly?) possibly playing at 50. Kevin Willis retired two years ago as NBA's oldest. He was "only" 44. 5:59 PM Sep 11th from web
  2. MJ's famous Jumpman logo debuted in '88 on the Air Jordan 3... Jordan Brand now accounts for 40 of the top 50 selling basketball shoes 5:54 PM Sep 11th from web
  3. DYK: Jordan and Riley were rivals in the 90s when Riley coached the Knicks and Heat, but Riley retired Jordan's No. 23 in Miami 5:51 PM Sep 11th from web
  4. DYK: Michael Jordan scored 5,987 postseason points in his career, more than 200 more than Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5:33 PM Sep 11th from web
  5. The 20.0+ PPG list: Pettit, Petrovic, Arizin, West, Bird, Yardley and Jordan 5:30 PM Sep 11th from web
  6. DYK: Michael Jordan averaged EXACTLY 20.0 PPG in his final season. Six other Hall of Famers have averaged at least 20 in their last year 5:29 PM Sep 11th from web
  7. More on Thompson: he scored 73 points on final day of '77-78 season, but George Gervin (Robinson's presenter) scored 63 to win PPG title 5:25 PM Sep 11th from web
  8. DYK: Michael Jordan's presenter, David Thompson, led NC State to 1974 NCAA title, ending run of 7 straight by UCLA 5:24 PM Sep 11th from web
  9. Jerry Sloan not being inducted as a player, but does rank 4th in Bulls history in rebounds with 5,385 (Jordan is 1st) 5:11 PM Sep 11th from web
  10. DYK: Only 2 players have played at least 1,000 games for same coach: Karl Malone and John Stockton, both for Jerry Sloan 5:09 PM Sep 11th from web
  11. DYK: Jerry Sloan started his career with the same franchise Michael Jordan ended his with... but back then they were the Baltimore Bullets 5:00 PM Sep 11th from web
  12. Jerry Sloan picked Charles Barkley as his presenter. Sloan's Jazz beat Barkley's Rockets in playoffs in both '97 and '98. 4:58 PM Sep 11th from web
  13. DYK: Stringer is only women's coach to lead 3 teams to Final Four. Only men's coach to do it is Rick Pitino (another Big East coach) 4:44 PM Sep 11th from web
  14. Big East basketball will have a Hall-of-Fame feel this season with Stringer, Auriemma, Boeheim and Calhoun 4:37 PM Sep 11th from web
  15. DYK: Stockton averaged 7.7 APG in his final season. That's the most for a Hall-of-Famer and 2nd-most all-time behind Terrell Brandon 4:34 PM Sep 11th from web
  16. Another link for the 3 players enshrined in HOF today: all on NBA's 50 Greatest list. Last 3 not in? Pippen, Malone and Shaq (still active) 4:27 PM Sep 11th from web
  17. John Stockton's presenter, Isiah Thomas, had 9,061 career ast - or 6,745 fewer than Stockton (only 15 NBA players have at least 6,745 ast) 4:15 PM Sep 11th from web
  18. DYK: Stockton is the all-time leader in assists and steals, ahead of an MJ in both (Mark Jackson and Michael Jordan) 4:11 PM Sep 11th from web
  19. DYK: David Robinson won ROY in 1st yr, title in last yr. Others in that group: Mitch Richmond, Tom Heinsohn 4:01 PM Sep 11th from web
  20. Robinson's presenters: Larry Brown (5th-most coaching wins in NBA history) and George Gervin (8th-best PPG in NBA history) 3:54 PM Sep 11th from web