{"id":274240,"date":"2024-01-04T08:04:56","date_gmt":"2024-01-04T16:04:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ballislife.com\/podcast\/jordans-flu-game-with-scoop-jackson\/"},"modified":"2024-01-04T10:10:40","modified_gmt":"2024-01-04T18:10:40","slug":"jordans-flu-game-with-scoop-jackson","status":"publish","type":"podcast","link":"https:\/\/ballislife.com\/podcast\/jordans-flu-game-with-scoop-jackson\/","title":{"rendered":"Jordan's Flu Game with Scoop Jackson"},"content":{"rendered":"
The Flu Game. Game 5 of the tied 1997 NBA Finals and Michael Jordan, despite being ravaged by the flu\u2026 drops 38 points to secure a miraculous win. Joining the pod is ESPN sports journalist, author, and cultural critic Scoop Jackson, who breaks down the moment, talks about almost quitting SLAM, and discovering NSYNC.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Timecodes:\u00a0
\n(5:56) Scoop almost quitting SLAM magazine
\n(10:04) Kobe's Philly Homecoming
\n(15:47) Scoop getting his flowers
\n(24:14) Why 38 points matter
\n(27:07) Michael's \"reserve\" defense
\n(29:40) MJ looked like doo-doo brown
\n(31:02) Auctioning the Flu Game Jordans
\n(32:30) Scoop's take on Jordan's sickness
\n(35:06) The beauty of the lunacy of this moment\u00a0
\n(38:01) Jordan spit on the pizza
\n(40:10) Seeing MJ sick in person
\n(43:11) The mythicality\u00a0of Michael Jordan
\n(45:00) What Rodman said about Mormons
\n(48:39) Jordan's performance when he's sick or injured
\n(55:02) Growing up with Tim Hardaway
\n(57:17) MTV Rock N' Jock and discovering NSYNC
\n(01:00:42) Isiah Thomas and the bad ankle
\n(01:14:56) MJ vs Lebron\u00a0
\n(01:20:33) Annie Sarnblad's analysis of MJ's face<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The Flu Game. Game 5 of the tied 1997 NBA Finals and Michael Jordan, despite being ravaged by the flu\u2026 drops 38 points to secure a miraculous win. Joining the pod is ESPN sports journalist, author, and cultural critic Scoop Jackson, who breaks down the moment, talks about almost quitting SLAM, and discovering NSYNC. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"class_list":["post-274240","podcast","type-podcast","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n