Michael Jordan boasts of 'really high' basketball IQ and reason behind choosing the sport

Six-time NBA champion Michael Jordan is widely regarded as one of top three best players in NBA history. Winning two three-peats with Chicago Bulls established Jordan as an NBA legend and he still remains associated with league. Charlotte Hornets owner will give his fans a chance to relive his career through his latest documentary, Last Dance.

Michael Jordan documentary will explore Jordan's 1997–98 NBA season and will feature interviews from several key individuals from his legendary career. However, before delving into details of documentary, here is his famous 1998 interview with ESPN.

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Jordan spoke to ESPN just before he went on to lift his sixth and last NBA title of his career during tail end of same season on which documentary is set to revolve around.  interview has Jordan addressing several key details of his time with Bulls - winning first three-peat, first retirement, mentality of his Bulls roster, playing under legendary coach Phil Jackson and several or things were discussed by Jordan.

Speaking about w famous, 'Michael Jordan basketball IQ', Jordan told Rick Telander that he always thought he had a high basketball IQ. Jordan believed his basketball kwledge was very high and that he knew every facet of game with every minute detail and little techniques in basketball always catching his attention. 

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Probably one of reasons why Michael Jordan opted to make his career in basketball, Jordan addressed his interests in or sports stating he could have been a wide receiver in American football and always wanted to play in positions that allowed him to dictate game like a pitcher or a base-stealer in baseball. However, ultimately, it was basketball where Jordan found his groove as he admitted he always liked to play an attacking game. 

During Michael Jordan's peak years in NBA, opponents usually used a double-team approach to keep Bulls star out of game. Michael Jordan revealed with time he learnt how to beat double-teams and even used to predict m coming beforehand. This helped him exploit his opponent's tactics and excel in game, according to Jordan. 

It is highly likely Michael Jordan basketball IQ story will be explored in documentary. Along with his legendary NBA career,  Michael Jordan documentary will also reveal some unheard anecdotes from his career. first two episodes of documentary aired on Sunday, April 19 and subsequent episodes will be aired on ESPN for coming four weeks.

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