Regardless of the state of his relationship with Jordan at the time, having feuded since 2012, Barkley did not use the opportunity to slight MJ. In fact, the prominent NBA analyst even notably said Mike would average " close to 40 a game " if he played in this era.

Today marks the day that Michael Jordan retired from playing basketball on January 13, 1999, for the second time. Jordan's career is not only known fo.

Michael Phelps weighs in on the NBA’s greatest player debate, saying Michael Jordan’s legacy still towers over LeBron James and other sports stars.

Thomas went on to clarify that he's "not a hater," but his choice of James as the GOAT is simply based on statistics. The Los Angeles Lakers star is the NBA's all-time leading scorer, and Thomas pointed out that Jordan "leads in no statistical basketball category."

1999: “It’s not really 100 percent,” Michael Jordan said, “but it’s close. That’s where I stand. I’m not going to say never. But I will say 99.9 .” Jordan retired from the Chicago Bulls for the second time.