Comments on: Michael Jordan Jersey in Miami: A Classic NBA WTF

By: Terrell

Terrell — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 04:42:56 +0000

Problem with your article: Riley was nowhere near Miami in 1993. He was still coaching NYC. And to the guy who said nothing like this would happen in NYC, who cares? The Knicks are not a valuable franchise in terms of championships won and league history. The most valuable franchise in league history is LA, followed by Boston, Chicago then San Antonio. Win some titles and we can include the Knicks. Until then, you’re right down there with the Sonics. They won in the 70′s, were competitive in the 90′s and are non-existent today as well.

By: jchunter

jchunter — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 00:43:33 +0000

woww, ive watched many heat games and I’ve never seen Jordan’s jersey hanging, I’d be shocked to see it actually…Is this why ‘Bron changed his #??? WOW, his decision was made a long time ago..

By: maw

maw — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 19:56:38 +0000

Damn you blogosphere! You have murdered journalism! Now anyone can write poorly constructed articles from their basements like this wanker!

By: Kyle Weidie

Kyle Weidie — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 17:37:40 +0000

Edited.

Thanks bitches.

Sincerely,

The author.

By: art peterson

art peterson — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 17:28:44 +0000

loose hahah

By: johnny

johnny — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 12:23:08 +0000

haha editor wannabe, you said it perfect.

By: Editor Wannabe

Editor Wannabe — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 03:24:59 +0000

While I agree with everything you said, you lost me on the fact that you cannot spell “lose”.

I just loosed all respect for you.

By: Benny J

Benny J — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 03:02:25 +0000

if it was anyone BUT pat riley making this decision, it would be ridiculous. this is just greatness recognizing greatness.

By: deeonli1

deeonli1 — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 21:40:07 +0000

michael jordan resides in Miami
and is a close neighbor abd golfing buddy it was a sign of respect , jordan also contributes to the team(financially)as part of an owners group

By: emo kid

emo kid — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 14:07:47 +0000

this isnt what i wanted i wanted to know why Michael cared what number he wore thats it

By: Jbuggy

Jbuggy — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 20:44:29 +0000

That is all class, there is nothing fake with Riley. He can do that because he is only showing him respect. He is the first to officially and publicly retire that number out of respect. So why does Lebron want to do the same, because the greats recognize greatness.

By: LeBron to Switch Jersey Numbers Out of Respect for Jordan

LeBron to Switch Jersey Numbers Out of Respect for Jordan — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 14:16:06 +0000

[...] The Heat drew mostly guffaws when it retired the jersey of Michael Jordan, who never played one second for the franchise. Heat prez Pat Riley suggested it was a move to honor the game’s greatest player, but most saw it as a silly bit of marketing showmanship. [...]

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 25 May 2009 14:11:51 +0000

I love Jordan and have much respect for him, However I am from New York and that nonsense would never happen here. That is just stupid Riley…

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 05 May 2009 21:56:00 +0000

There is only one acceptable case where you can retire a jersey from a player that never played on your team, i.e. if the league retires the players number.

By: MrBill11

MrBill11 — Tue, 05 May 2009 14:06:00 +0000

It’s not like the Bulls and the Heat are huge rivals. Sure, they played twice in playoffs the last few years, but when Jordan was playing? The Heat were just happy to be in the playoffs two of those times.

So no, this isn’t the Wizards retiring LeBron’s number, b/c Wizards fan HATES LeBron. Heat fans, we didn’t hate Jordan. Now, if Riley tried to retire John Starks’ 3 or Rasheed’s 30… THEN we’d have a situation on our hands.

Besides, we retired the longtime trainers smock… It’s right up there next to Mourning’s 33… THAT’S a bad banner.

By: David J. Verjano

David J. Verjano — Tue, 05 May 2009 02:40:00 +0000

I think it was Pat Riley’s idea to hand Jordan’s jersey up. It’s similar to the Jackie Robinson situation in the MLB, except he broke the race barrier. To be the devil’s advocate, Riley would argue that Jordan was so great that nobody in his organization deserves to wear the number 23 – it’s a show of respect. He does not care for the fact that Jordan and the Bulls beat Miami quite a bit, he’s focused on the legend that he left behind. He just wants to honor the man.

You might not agree with it, but as a loyal Heat fan I don’t care much for it. It does not bother me one bit, neither does the Marino jersey. I just love sports in general and not the type to hold too many grudges.