The only man to get the better of MJ in his prime! 👀 #michaeljordan #nba #nbanews #basketball
michael Jordan dominated the entire decade of the 90s but there’s one man that got the better of him And for whatever reason nobody talks about it This whole story starts back in 1995 Jordan had just made his return from baseball wearing number 45 and the Bulls were still dangerous but not quite ready And in the playoffs a 23-year-old point guard lit them up I’m talking about Penny Hardway With Shaq in the middle and Penny running the show the Magic eliminated Jordan the only time MJ lost a playoff series in the ’90s Orlando made the finals Penny was being called the next Magic Johnson It should have been his time but they ended up getting swept by the Rockets in the finals MJ came back with a vengeance and three repeated again and Penny’s career was never the same But he was still the only player to get the better of MJ during his prime But history doesn’t remember who almost won It only remembers who finishes the job And sadly for the magic that just wasn’t
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He was so talented but the injuries destroyed him
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Like curry did to bron
Penny was one of the best players i grew up watching.. hes so underrated because of injuries but very possibly could have been better than MJ.. same thing with grant hill and T-Mac.. than came Kobe.. No one even in this ers could even touch these guys and injuries ruined what could have been exception being the mamba that still went through injuries
He lost to Detroit in the 90s as well