It’s difficult writing a birthday tribute to Michael Jordan. Where do you even start? Bulls fans – actually all basketball fans – know what Jordan has done for the game.
Let’s try to do the impossible and narrow down some of Jordan’s greatest moments and give him the birthday tribute he deserves.
Jordan scores NBA playoff record against Bird and the Celtics
In the first round of the 1986 Eastern Conference Playoffs, Jordan delivered one of the NBA’s most memorable playoff performances. The Bulls were outmatched as a team going up against a veteran Celtics squad led by Hall of Famer Larry Bird.