Michael Jordan spent many years as a player for the Chicago Bulls. He started his career with the Chicago side in 1984 and played for the same team till he retired for the second time. The six-time NBA Champion hadn’t won the ultimate prize in basketball until 1991. But he was still talked about a lot for the unfathomable player that he was.

Recently, fans are going crazy over an unearthed photo of the Chicago Bulls Legend and a former legendary quarterback for the Chicago Bears. The picture is from the time the two-time Superbowl champion was playing for the Chicago side, explaining the connection between the two athletes.

Michael Jordan and Jim McMahon

Michael Jordan and Jim McMahon had their timelines intersect when both athletes played for a Chicago team for different sports. Naturally, both of them would live in Chicago for a few years during that time.

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Jim McMahon played for the Chicago Bears from 1982 to 1988. And the five-time NBA Champion started playing for the Chicago Bulls in 1984. The NFL icon and Jordan hung out together regularly, engaging in games like pool and golfing at each other’s places.

There are many stories about the pair. And fans had fun things to say about the photo, which was unearthed recently. Let’s look at some of them.

The two-time Superbowl champion once recalled Jordan’s knack for gambling as the Bulls no. 23 once bet $1 million on a game of golf with him. “We’re playing a $100 Nassau, good bet for me, I had little kids at the time, I was still playing with Chicago so I wasn’t making a lot of money. And I was playing really well and probably had him down two or three bets on the front,” McMahon said.

The NFL icon added “ I tee my ball up on 10, and before I take a swing, he says, ‘All right, I’ll play you on this side for a million.’ And he was dead serious.” 

McMahon jokingly explained his denial of the offer because he knew he’d lose with that much money on stake. And suddenly his kids “don’t go to college” anymore.

Michael Jordan before winning his first championship

The Chicago Bulls legend was the same player he was before winning his first championship ring in 1991. Jordan averaged 32.8 PPG, 6.3 RPG, and 6.0 APG before the 1990-91 season.

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The Bulls and Jordan had trouble overcoming their main hurdle, the Detroit Pistons. They comfortably defeated them in the Conference Finals in 1991, on their way to the Championship.