Tag: Michael Jordan

The points that matter: All-time leading scorers in championship seasons

In the narrow perspective of Ringz Culture, winning the championship is the only thing that matters in the NBA. Taking that rationale to the extreme, one could argue that any statistical production that doesn’t result in a title is meaningless, and …

In the narrow perspective of Ringz Culture, winning the championship is the only thing that matters in the NBA. Taking that rationale to the extreme, one could argue that any statistical production that doesn’t result in a title is meaningless, and only performances during championship years are significant.

If that is the case, who would be the top scorer in championship seasons? The answer is clear: Michael Jordan would be at the No. 1 spot in this made-up ranking with 18,580 points, well ahead of Bill Russell, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, LeBron James, or anyone else typically mentioned in GOAT debates.

You can keep scrolling down to see the Top 50…

The players who are on the record saying Michael Jordan is the GOAT

Just as fans argue about who the GOAT of the NBA is, so do the league’s current or former players. The debate is most often between LeBron James and Michael Jordan, though Kareem Abdul-Jabbar has some backers, too. Prior to the James era, the …

Just as fans argue about who the GOAT of the NBA is, so do the league’s current or former players.

The debate is most often between LeBron James and Michael Jordan, though Kareem Abdul-Jabbar has some backers, too. Prior to the James era, the consensus pretty much was that Jordan was the NBA’s GOAT, but now there is very much a debate.

And this debate is not one that is going away anytime soon unless James pulls a Tom Brady and unequivocally ends the matter by winning another championship or two before retiring.

Either way, it’s a fun argument, with multiple players making a strong case.

Jordan has 47 endorsements from players since we began keeping track, compared to James’ 31 endorsements.

Below, check out all the players who have gone on record as saying Michael Jordan is the NBA’s greatest player of all time.

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Former Patriots 11-game starter signs to Packers practice squad

Former Patriots starting guard Michael Jordan has signed to the Packers’ practice squad

The Green Bay Packers announced on Monday that they signed former New England Patriots guard Michael Jordan to their practice squad.

Jordan was an 11-game starter for the Patriots this season before he was ultimately released and replaced by rookie Layden Robinson. He ranked in the bottom half of all Patriots offensive players with a 51.4 Pro Football Focus grade.

Granted, he’s a good depth option for the Packers. He’s played in 67 games and started in 40 of them. So they’re getting a player with a lot of NFL experience.

That’s what the Patriots hoped to lean on with their struggling offensive line, but it never worked out with Jordan in New England. They’ve now shifted their attention to the future, along with the hope that Cole Strange will return at some point as well.

They also recently signed guard Lester Cotton and interior blocker Lecitus Smith. This is as good of an opportunity as any for Jordan to hit the refresh button in Green Bay.

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Packers bring back veteran OL on practice squad

The Green Bay Packers returned veteran offensive lineman Michael Jordan to the team’s practice squad on Monday.

The Green Bay Packers returned veteran offensive lineman Michael Jordan to the team’s practice squad on Monday. The corresponding roster move was releasing offensive tackle Spencer Rolland from the practice squad.

Jordan, a fourth-round pick of the Cincinnati Bengals in the 2019 draft, spent most of the 2023 season on the Packers’ practice squad. The 26-year-old went to New England and appeared in 12 games and made 11 starts — playing 685 snaps on offense — for the Patriots this season. He was released by the Patriots on Dec. 3.

Jordan played almost all of his snaps at left guard for the Patriots. He committed two penalties (one holding, one false start) and allowed three sacks and 23 total pressures while struggling as a run blocker, per Pro Football Focus.

Jordan previously started 19 games for the Cincinnati Bengals and 10 for the Carolina Panthers. He has appeared in 67 career games, playing almost 2,800 snaps at left guard at the NFL level.

If nothing else, Jordan gives the Packers an experienced interior offensive lineman who knows the system and could play in a pinch down the stretch of the 2024 season. He will have three practice squad elevations available.

Jordan originally signed to the Packers practice squad on Sept. 12, 2023. He signed a futures contract with the Patriots on Jan. 24 of this year.

Ranking: The players with the most buzzer beaters in NBA history

HoopsHype put together a list of players with the most game-winning buzzer beaters shots in NBA history, including Jordan, Kobe and LeBron.

5… 4… 3… 2… 1… BUZZZZZZ.

If you grew up a basketball fan, chances are that at some point, you have been in your driveway, local park or in the gym shooting around, dreaming about having the ball late in a close game and hitting a game-winning buzzer-beater.

Today, we put together a list ranking the players with the most buzzer-beaters in NBA history, a list featuring the likes of Michael Jordan, LeBron James, Kobe Bryant, Larry Bird, Dwyane Wade and more all-time, memorable players.

Some players surprisingly not on the list include Stephen Curry, Kevin Durant and James Harden.

Check out the full list below. (For the record, the average stats are for games where the player hit buzzer-beater game-winning shots).

Patriots release former OL starter from practice squad, sign new DE

The Patriots continue to shake up their practice squad

The New England Patriots continued their slew of practice squad moves on Tuesday by announcing the release of offensive guard Michael Jordan and the signing of defensive end Truman Jones.

Jordan has played in 12 games and started in 11 of them for the Patriots this season. He was demoted last week when the team opted to start rookie Layden Robinson at left guard. The Patriots initially cut him but then re-signed him to the practice squad after he cleared waivers.

Now, they’re cutting him from the practice squad to make room for another defensive player.

Jones was signed by the Kansas City Chiefs as an undrafted rookie free agent in 2023. He didn’t play a single snap for the team and was ultimately released last week. The Patriots are hopeful to unlock some of the potential Jones showed during his college run at Harvard.

He played in 30 games and posted 88 total tackles, 14.5 sacks, four pass deflections and 28.5 tackles for a loss.

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Patriots re-sign 11-game starting offensive lineman to practice squad

The Patriots have re-signed Michael Jordan to the practice squad

Offensive guard Michael Jordan cleared waivers and signed with the New England Patriots practice squad, per a news release from the team on Friday.

The Patriots released Jordan earlier in the week after claiming guard Lester Cotton off waivers. They are clearly looking to shake things up along the offensive front after getting blown out by the Miami Dolphins in South Beach last week.

Cotton is a fresh body for the team to work with while they wait for Cole Strange’s eventual return.

Meanwhile, Jordan started in 11 games for the team and played in on 96 percent of the offensive snaps. The team didn’t get the desired production level from the veteran offensive lineman when playing musical chairs along the offensive front.

But they liked him well enough to bring him back on the practice squad and continue to work on his development. In a corresponding move, the Patriots also announced the release of offensive tackle Jalen McKenzie to make room for Jordan on the practice squad.

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Patriots announce two roster moves, including release of OL starter

The Patriots have released starting OL Michael Jordan

The New England Patriots announced the release of interior offensive lineman Michael Jordan on Tuesday. In a corresponding move, they also announced they had claimed guard Lester Cotton off waivers.

Jordan was a key figure on the Patriots’ offensive line this season. He started in all 11 games at guard, but he has struggled throughout the year. Coach Jerod Mayo acknowledged there could be changes along the offensive line after Sunday’s blowout loss to the Miami Dolphins, and this seems to be one of those changes.

What will Cotton bring to the table?

The former Alabama alum is a powerful interior guard with nine career NFL starts under his belt. He played in on 56 percent of the offensive snaps with the Miami Dolphins last season.

There will surely be opportunities for him on a Patriots roster that is thin across the board along the offensive front.

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The first NBA players to reach each salary milestone

HoopsHype presents the first NBA players to reach every single-season major salary milestone, from $100,000 to to $55 million.

Let’s take a journey through NBA history to find out the first players who reached major salary milestones.

Starting in the 1965-66 season, we’ll explore the first NBA player to earn $100,000, $250,000, $500,000, $1 million, and so on, up to the most recent milestone of $55 million in 2024-25.

You’re about to see a lot of legends on this list, though there are a couple of very fun blast-from-the-past surprises.

7 Kendrick Lamar GNX lyrics about sports, including a Kobe reference

One of the songs is called Dodger Blue and it is amazing.

Kendrick Lamar released a surprise album, GNX, and in the process was able to delight his fans around the world.

The project, which includes 12 new songs and did not have any promotional material leading up to its release, is his his sixth studio album. It includes a lot of what music fans can expect from the rapper, including some incredible beats and compelling lyrics as well.

Some of those songs include references to the likes of Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant, John Madden, local high schools in Los Angeles, and his upcoming Super Bowl Bowl performance.

It also has a song called “Dodger Blue” that is, obviously, a shout out to the World Series champions.

With the help of Genius, we looked at a few of the best athlete mentions on this surprise drop.

Track 1: wacced out

“Won the Super Bowl and Nas the only one congratulated me”

Track 5: hey now

“If they talkin’ ’bout playin’ ball, they can take it up with Jordan

It’s bald heads and the heckling for all endorsements”

Track 8: dodger blue

“What school you went to? God didn’t have Compton

Westchester, King Drew, do we function’?”

Track 9: peekaboo

“Peekaboo, eighty pointers like a Kobe game”

Track 10: heart pt. 6

“Punch played Phil Jackson in my early practices”

Track 11: gnx

“I’m in the field for real, UCLA Bruins”

Track 12: gloria

“Preoccupied playin’ John Madden and bull [expletive]”

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