Michael Jordan Still Practices With The Bobcats

I guess now that he’s finally drafted a good player, he’s earned a little floor time.

1. Michael Jordan is 49 years old, but he still gets the basketball itch every now and then. Luckily for Michael, he owns an NBA team.

Image by David T. Foster III/Charlotte Observer/MCT

2. As he does from time to time, Jordan recently broke out the sweatpants and joined the Charlotte Bobcats in practice, dishing out some pointers to his young team.

Video available at: http://youtube.com/watch?v=MULAMm1Z__s.

I imagine the Bobcats have mixed emotions about Jordan gracing the practice floor among them, rather than on the sidelines, and the obligatory quotes given out by players revealed as much. Sure, it’s cool to play basketball with the greatest player of all time, but at the same time, Michael Jordan is a 49-year-old man playing one-on-one with his starting shooting guard. Michael Kidd-Gilchrist was born AFTER Michael had already won three NBA championships. Here’s what Gerald Henderson told Rick Bonnell of the Charlotte Observer:

He’s the best ever to play and he’s still got that competitive nature. He always feels he can help you,” said team captain Henderson. “We played one-one-one. That’s always fun. He wants to win…

Via: charlotteobserver.com

Noted scholar of the English language Bismack Biyombo added that Jordan is “pretty good.”

6. So there it is, we finally have a verdict on Michael Jordan.

(Nike)