Nov 4, 2026 · 50 min · 8 segments
We’ve arrived at the final step before the top spot. Episode 6 is a full single-player deep dive into the #2 greatest NBA player of all time. There was simply too much ground to cover to share the…
He was born in 1963 in Brooklyn, New York, which is a little bit surprising to me.
Growing up and to this day Michael Jordan still talks about the number one person that pushed him and made him Michael Jordan not Mike Jordan Michael Jordan was his older brother Larry Jordan Now Larry Jordan was apparently incredible.
So he's a It's a bit like Wilt Chamberlain, honestly, where it was random that Michael Jordan was tall.
And actually, just to interview the other day, I say the other day, it was probably like 10 years ago, but a post-career, Michael Jordan came out and said, if Larry Jordan was 6'6", Michael Jordan would be known as Larry Jordan's brother because he would be so incredible.
So, you know, and they were so competitive and they beat up on each other all the time.
So he did track and field, he played baseball, all the different sports, but he started playing basketball only at seven years old.
And in 1977, he was age 14, and he was finally old enough to play high school, which he went to, once again, this is terrible, I'm terrible at pronunciation, Emsley A. Laney High School.
In his freshman year, he played basketball, baseball, and football, but not for varsity, but he played it.
And in 79, 78, 79, it was his sophomore year in high school, he was only 5'11", and he tried out for the varsity team and didn't get selected, which is so weird, like, I mean, I guess he's 5'11".
He was born in 1963 in Brooklyn, New York, which is a little bit surprising to me.
Growing up and to this day Michael Jordan still talks about the number one person that pushed him and made him Michael Jordan not Mike Jordan Michael Jordan was his older brother Larry Jordan Now Larry Jordan was apparently incredible.
So he's a It's a bit like Wilt Chamberlain, honestly, where it was random that Michael Jordan was tall.
And actually, just to interview the other day, I say the other day, it was probably like 10 years ago, but a post-career, Michael Jordan came out and said, if Larry Jordan was 6'6", Michael Jordan would be known as Larry Jordan's brother because he would be so incredible.
So, you know, and they were so competitive and they beat up on each other all the time.
So he did track and field, he played baseball, all the different sports, but he started playing basketball only at seven years old.
And in 1977, he was age 14, and he was finally old enough to play high school, which he went to, once again, this is terrible, I'm terrible at pronunciation, Emsley A. Laney High School.
In his freshman year, he played basketball, baseball, and football, but not for varsity, but he played it.
And in 79, 78, 79, it was his sophomore year in high school, he was only 5'11", and he tried out for the varsity team and didn't get selected, which is so weird, like, I mean, I guess he's 5'11".
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