By the time Hardaway joined the Orlando …

By the time Hardaway joined the Orlando Magic in 1993, Jordan had already retired in the wake of his father’s murder and gone on to play professional baseball. But the six-time NBA champion returned to basketball in March 1995, and later faced Hardaway’s Magic in the Eastern Conference semifinals. In Game 3 of the series, Jordan wore a pair of Hardaway’s signature Nike Air Flight One sneakers — the only time he wore any shoe other than his own in an NBA game. That’s something that still amazes him, especially knowing how competitive Jordan is.