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Michael Jordan Disappoints 200 Kids By Still Being The Best Shot Ever, And Why LeBron James Says He’s ‘Chasing A Ghost’

By Stacey Cole
Published on: 03:03 PST, Aug 11, 2016

Michael Jordan has ruined kids’ dream of getting free MJ shoes, according to CSN Chicago. The 53-year-old retired professional basketball player was challenged to a shooting contest, but even at his age, MJ hasn’t missed a single shot.

The shooting contest took place at Michael Jordan’s Flight School camp last week. And although it’s been many years since the legendary basketball player participated in a televised challenge on the basketball court, Jordan still managed to stun the crowd with his perfect technique.

However, not only did he stun the crowd, but he also disappointed them. The thing is that if Michael Jordan missed three shots, every Flight School camper present during the challenge would get free Air Jordan shoes courtesy of Jordan.

And it looks like there were at least 200 kids watching the challenge. The cheapest pair of Air Jordans costs about $100, so if Michael Jordan missed three shots, he would spend at least $20,000.

But Michael Jordan, who’s net worth was estimated at $1 billion last year, didn’t want to lose his money and the reputation of being the best basketball player of all time. Interestingly, Los Angeles Clippers guard Chris Paul and all campers in attendance were trying to distract MJ during his shots.

They did everything: screamed loudly, pounded on the floor, threw a basketball at Michael Jordan’s feet mid-shot, but the legendary basketball player didn’t miss a shot. To make it fair, MJ then challenged Paul: if he delivered all of his shots, every camper would still get free shoes.

And then Michael Jordan also challenged former Laker and Thunder guard and Knicks coach Derek Fisher to do the same thing and make every camper’s dream come true. But neither Paul nor Fisher managed to make all of their shots.

Michael Jordan’s Flight School camp teaches its campers a lot of things, and that shooting contest has taught them something new: never, ever challenge the greatest basketball player of all time.

LeBron James has many of reasons to be proud of himself and to feel satisfied with the list of his accomplishments. But James, who has won three NBA championships, four NBA Most Valuable Player Awards, and three NBA Finals MVP Award, says he is not satisfied with his accomplishments just yet, according to the Washington Post.

The 31-year-old basketball player told Sports Illustrated‘s Lee Jenkins that he is chasing a “ghost” that played in Chicago. And of course, he refers to Michael Jordan.

“My motivation is this ghost I’m chasing. The ghost played in Chicago.”

Michael Jordan has six titles and zero losses in the Finals, and since James can’t build a time machine and erase his Finals losses, he is indeed chasing MJ’s ghost. However, the Cleveland Cavaliers player has had 13 superb NBA seasons and has three rings to his name.

In his interview with Sports Illustrated, James said his career is “totally different” compared to that of Michael Jordan’s.

“What I’ve gone through is totally different than what he went through. What he did was unbelievable, and I watched it unfold.”

No matter how big the difference between Michael Jordan and James is, the latter still looks up to the legendary basketball player, who retired in January, 1999. However, James admitted that even though it’s “cool” to compare himself to the great players, if he can ever become “the greatest player,” that would be something “extraordinary.”

James already has several “extraordinary” accomplishments. In particular, he became the first basketball player to lead both teams in all five major statistical categories, something Michael Jordan has never accomplished in his 18-year long career in basketball.

[Photo by AP Photo/File]

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