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Italian Backboard, Meet Michael Jordan
Italian Backboard, Meet Michael Jordan
Video I have never seen before, of Michael Jordan shattering a backboard onto the heads of competitors in a 1986 Nike exhibition game in Italy. A man named Juan Martin posted it to YouTube, and says he shot the video himself for Spanish television, and swears it is not fake. (Thanks Jeff.)
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