Michael Jordan has plenty of legendary moments that have legendary tales attached to them. Magic Johnson added his own backstory for Jordan’s memorable shrug from the 1992 NBA Finals.
Jordan famously made six 3-pointers in the first half and had 35 points by halftime in Game 1, a blowout win for the Bulls. After the sixth 3-pointer, Jordan turned to the broadcast table and shrugged. Jordan wasn’t known as a 3-point shooter, but couldn’t miss that half.
In Chicago for All-Star weekend, Johnson explained that he was playing bid whist, a partner card game, at Jordan’s house the night before.