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Oh Gretzky has his 99 retired league wide?
Yup - Jordan is ABSOLUTELY getting his number retired eventually.
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Oh Gretzky has his 99 retired league wide?
Yup - Jordan is ABSOLUTELY getting his number retired eventually.
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Mister Meaner
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I can’t speak for Gretzky, but I recognize that having your number retired league-wide goes beyond the sport.
I love MJ the competitor but he doesn’t deserve that distinction over Bill.
Don’t believe he deserves it but I understand the case for him.
I love MJ the competitor but he doesn’t deserve that distinction over Bill.
Don’t believe he deserves it but I understand the case for him.
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21 for D Miles
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Sengun was playing for turkey in a previous game too
Their roster is lit
Tobey is playing once again for Slovenia, he should have been a Mav two seasons ago
Their roster is lit
Tobey is playing once again for Slovenia, he should have been a Mav two seasons ago
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Says WHO?
Again...only THREE people have this distinction and it was TWO up until last week. Where was the standard established that this stuff goes "beyond the sport"?
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I bought one though
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It wouldn’t mean Jordan is getting a higher distinction over Russell, though
He isn’t the standard or at least he doesn’t have to be
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Wore 21 growing up because of my cuzzo
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30 because of Terrell Davis.
And 5 since it’s my favorite number.
And 5 since it’s my favorite number.
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I bought one though
Unpopular opinion.
Jordan should have kept the 45.
Could have made two numbers iconic for the next 100 years.
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These Slovenia Jordan jerseys are so fire man.
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Yawn
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These Turks are booing TF out of Luka 
Good atmosphere for a friendly.
Good atmosphere for a friendly.
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Obviously we don't know, but since there's only one person in the NBA with their number retired, we can only use that as the standard for now. We just had one of the most iconic basketball players tragically pass away and not have his number retired. (There's some nuance there) I can't speak on the NHL cause I'm so far detached from that sport and those fans. For now, 2/3 players with their number retired accomplishments went beyond their sport.
Even if you wanted to keep it at basketball, Bill was a trailblazer. Looking beyond the rings, he was the first black head coach in all of sports, first player-coach, & helped organize one of the first NBA protest. Dude helped integrate the league for players & front offices. As time goes on we'll be able to gauge the standard more, but we can only go off what we know and what the NBA said for now.
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I don’t think it’s too soon to consider what jordan did for the league and the game to be enough to also retire his number some day
He took the game global. He took what magic and bird did to another level
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I don't either, but with him being retired for over 20 years and not having his jersey retired, I don't think it'll happen until he passes away & I hope that's a loooong ways away. Don't see it happening some random year, but stranger things have happened.
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