{"id":1383030,"date":"2021-07-08T17:14:21","date_gmt":"2021-07-08T21:14:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/?p=1383030"},"modified":"2021-07-08T17:14:22","modified_gmt":"2021-07-08T21:14:22","slug":"michael-jordan-long-forgotten-short-film-inspired-chris-paul-fall-in-love-basketball","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/news\/michael-jordan-long-forgotten-short-film-inspired-chris-paul-fall-in-love-basketball\/","title":{"rendered":"Michael Jordan's Long-Forgotten Short Film Inspired Chris Paul to Fall in Love With Basketball: ‘I Wanna Be Like Mike'"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Many of today's NBA stars first started playing basketball solely because of Michael Jordan. MJ's diehard passion for the game, win-at-all-costs mentality, and breathtaking skill on the court attracted so many young players to the sport in the 1980s and '90s. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Chris Paul<\/a>‘s love for the game was also inspired by Jordan<\/a>, but not in the way you might think.<\/p>\n\n\n\nMichael Jordan is Chris Paul's basketball idol<\/h2>\n\n\n\n