LeBron James, during an episode of the New Heights podcast with former NFL star Jason Kelce and current NFL star Travis Kelce, confirmed the longstanding rumor that, as a teenager, he did indeed play in a now-infamous pickup game in Chicago with six-time NBA champion Michael Jordan and other—at the time—NBA veterans.

Bernie Lee, Butler’s agent, posted a press release on X akin to Michael Jordan’s famous “I’m back” statement, which ended his first NBA retirement in 1995. Leaning into the Jordan theme — or troll — Butler posted photos on his Instagram story wearing the Jordan No. 45 Bulls uniform.

Jill Larson told the crowd during a panel in NYC that the teenage star was also up for a basketball scholarship.

Before becoming an NBA legend in his own right, LeBron James once famously squared off against Michael Jordan and other NBA stars in a pickup basketball game as a teenage phenom from Akron, Ohio. More than 20 years later,

After a 30-point outing, Jayson Tatum is tied with Michael Jordan in this specific scoring statistic. Read more on Boston.com.

The NBA world would have loved to see LeBron James and Michael Jordan play against each other. Surprisingly it actually did happen, but it was when James was a teenager, and it was also a pickup game.

During a recent appearance on the Kelce brothers' "New Heights," LeBron James shared some details about a time when he went head-to-head with the six-time NBA champion.

Hawks 110 (21-19), Bulls 94 (18-23): Atlanta was without Trae Young, Jalen Johnson and Dominique Wilkins, but Keaton Wallace (27 points, six rebounds, six assists, four steals) led the Hawks over a Bulls team that shot 6 of 27 from deep and turned it over 20 times.

Cleveland is out to the best start in franchise history, winning 34 of its first 39 games. Thanks to dominance on both ends of the floor, the Cavs are one of two teams on pace to reach 70 wins during the 2024-25 season,

Today in Sports, January 13 - Basketball superstar Michael Jordan announces his second retirement from the NBA

Looking at what Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has done over the last three seasons, his statistical accomplishments fare similar to NBA legends. He's shared sentences with Michael Jordan, comparisons to Kobe Bryant and mirrors Dwyane Wade's shot charts.