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Michael Jordan Day? Please. These are the greatest No. 23s in Detroit sports history

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Today is Feb. 3, 2023.

It’s a perfectly innocuous date, at least until you shorten it to just the digits: 2/3/23.

That’s 23-23, or as ESPN (and its ACC Network) has dubbed it: “Michael Jordan Day.” It’s all fine and good, we guess — there are worse ideas than a day devoted to Jordan’s greatest moments … again.

And yet …

NO LOVE LOST:Jordan still mad over Pistons walk-off: 'That hate carries over even to this day'

Look, this year has already been a big month for GOATs and their would-be successors: In January, Alex Ovechkin finally passed Gordie Howe for No.