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27-year-old Michael Jordan walks into a Ballsporthalle in Frankfurt and puts on the uniform of Steiner Bayreuth the German Bundesliga runners-up for an exhibition against an All-Star team made up of US servicemen stationed in Europe 1990
1.3mBill Simmons on the Lakers It couldn't be Luka's team if LeBron was there A lot of white guys They fit right in in Slovenia
1.3mPat Bev says there are NBA superstars who couldnt play basketball in Europe I really mean that They simply couldn't Because the adaptation is completely different The coach controls everything It's almost like a college team made up of adults The team comes before every individual
1.3mDarko Rajakovic I think there is no success without the players Phil Jackson isnt Phil Jackson without Michael Jordan My Michael Jordan is Scottie Barnes A young guy with a big heart a great worker I am very grateful for him
2.8mKlay Thompson on Giannis Antetokounmpo and his impact His interior scoring is one of the best ever and his jump shot is greatly improved Now you can't sag off him like you used to He will punish you and he's just an incredible talent who has a great will to win
1.3mKD on international players Its about time They been coming into the league since the 80sreal argument should be who are they influenced by Americans Its cool getting MVPs and stuff but who did you watch They tryna play like us Shai is he international Whered he go to high school
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