An unhealthy obsession settled in Utah in the late 90s and they still haven’t managed to get rid of it. The blame lies with Michael Jordan, the Jazz’s executioner in two consecutive NBA finals, in 1997 and 1998.after winning both series 4-2 with the guard as MVP.
25 years have passed since that and in Salt Lake City it still hurts. Above all, the second final, when in the sixth game Jordan scored a shot to win that ended up being iconic, a historic image of the NBA. But before that shot he had to get rid of the defense of Bryon Russell, whom he pushed with his arm. The referees did not consider that the intensity of it was enough to call a foul.
‘Air’ got up, scored what would be his last basket with the Bulls before retiring for the second time and getting his sixth ring destroying the illusions of Karl Malone, John Stockton and all Jazzwho have that action marked in their memories.
Of the traumatic defeats
So much so that The Wi-Fi network at Vivint Smart Home Arena, formerly Delta Center, is named ‘JordanPushedOff’. One more example of what in the franchise They have not overcome those two traumatic defeats against the Bulls.
This season, In the official Jazz store they had to remove some t-shirts in which the image of Jordan jumping, the mythical ‘Jumpman’ of his sports brand, flew over the team’s name. They were made with many other franchises, but only in Utah were they considered offensive. After 25 years, they are still marked by the best player of all time.
2023-11-10 11:48:33
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