- Jordan wore the shoes during the melee in 2010 around his 47th birthday
- This happened while he owned the Charlotte Hornets, a team he gave up on this year
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As the saying goes, “You can take a dog out of a fight, but you can’t take a dog out of fighting,” and if there’s one athlete who embodies that, it’s Michael Jordan who might take the top honors.
Earlier this year, Jordan sold the majority of his stake in the Charlotte Hornets (formerly the Charlotte Bobcats) to a consortium, exiting the ownership game after 13 years at the helm.
It was largely an unsuccessful venture on the court, but Jordan still owns a piece of the team — which is now just under a new majority ownership.
Although Jordan retired in 2003, he never lost his competitive spirit and decided to offer it to anyone in need, including his own players.
According to former Charlotte guard Gerald Henderson, the team’s owners are still eager to compete with the league’s newest crop of athletes.
He revealed to The Athletic’s Mike Vorkunov that Jordan was involved in a scrimmage in 2010 when “his flier” was about to turn 47.
“He joins our second team,” Henderson said. “Our first team had Stephen Jackson, Gerald Wallace, Ray Felton and – who else started that year? – Boris Diaw.
“Our second team was me, Derrick Brown, DJ Augustin, maybe Taylor (Thomas) and others. He looked like Michael Jordan in his prime, but without the speed and jumping ability. But that’s all Jordan does. He always curses.
“He’s been going back and forth with Stephen Jackson. Jack was like on the verge of an All-Star at that point. He had a really good season last season and I think he was talking in the media about how he should be an All-Star.
“I guess Jake goes to the basket and shoots, and the coach doesn’t call a foul. Jake yells, ‘Yo, that’s a foul,’ or something like that.
‘Jordan came down and hit the game-winning shot. The game was over and Jack was still saying, “That’s a foul.” Jordan said, “This MFer has never been an All-Star, but he wants to get every All-Star opportunity.” We were like, “Oh, shit.” That’s a little harsh.”
In his 13 seasons as majority owner, the Hornets only managed three wins and made the playoffs twice. Both times they lost to the Miami Heat in the first round.