{"id":1560576,"date":"2023-05-04T11:39:00","date_gmt":"2023-05-04T15:39:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/?p=1560576"},"modified":"2023-05-04T11:39:11","modified_gmt":"2023-05-04T15:39:11","slug":"michael-jordan-didnt-give-lebron-james-advice-when-they-met-something-more-important","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/news\/michael-jordan-didnt-give-lebron-james-advice-when-they-met-something-more-important\/","title":{"rendered":"Michael Jordan Didn't Give LeBron James Any Advice When They First Met, but He Left King James With Something Even More Important"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

These days, Michael Jordan<\/a> has something of a complicated legacy. On one hand, the living NBA legend is remembered as an elite talent, capable of doing almost anything he wanted on the hardwood. On the other, though, MJ could be something of a jerk<\/a>; he was more than willing to talk trash, push teammates to the limit, and take things personally. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

And while an encounter with a young LeBron James <\/a>could have brought out all of Mike's worst instincts — this teenager was, in theory, coming to replace him on the global stage — the former Chicago Bull actually took the opposite course of action. While he didn't dispense any advice the first day they met, he did leave LeBron with something even more meaningful: His phone number.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Curious how that initial interaction between two NBA greats unfolded? Let's hop in the time machine and check it out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

LeBron James first met Michael Jordan in high school and left the gym with MJ's phone number <\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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