Wednesday, April 17, 2013

Michael Jordan was "POISONED" before game 5 of the 1997 Finals!!

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Michael Jordan didn’t have the flu against Jazz, he was poisoned: trainer 

Long-time trainer Tim Grover told ESPN that a bad pizza was actually to blame for Jordan's 'flu.'

BY / NEW YORK DAILY NEWS

UPDATED: WEDNESDAY, APRIL 17, 2013, 6:36 PM
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Michael Jordan collapses in the arms of teammate Scottie Pippen (r.) at the end of Game 5 of the NBA Finals against the Jazz, commonly known as ‘The Flu Game.’

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This might make Michael Jordan fans sick to their stomach.
One of the signature moments of Jordan’s second act with the Bulls was his performance in Game 5 of the 1997 NBA Finals, often referred to as The Flu Game. But there’s one small problem: He didn’t have the flu.
“He was poisoned for the ‘flu game,’” Jordan’s long-time trainer Tim Grover told ESPN. “Everyone called it a flu game, but we sat there. We were in the room.”
While the poisoning sounds sinister, it’s really not. Grover, who lists Jordan, Kobe Bryant and Dwyane Wade as clients, recaps the night before the game in his book, “RELENTLESS From Good to Great to Unstoppable,” and told ESPN that a bad pizza was actually to blame for Jordan’s “flu.”
“We were in Park City, Utah, up in a hotel. Room service stopped at like nine o'clock. He got hungry and we really couldn't find any other place to eat. So we said eh, the only thing I can find is a pizza place. So (Jordan) says all right, order pizza.”

Grover says that everyone in town knew that Jordan was staying at the hotel and added that when the pizza was delivered, five people accompanied the pie to M.J.’s room, which he thought was odd. According to the trainer, Jordan was the only person in the room to eat the pizza and ...
“Then at two o'clock in the morning I get a call to my room. ‘Come to the room.’ He's curled up in the fetal position. We're looking at him, finding the team physician at that time,” Grover said.
“Immediately I told him it's food poisoning. Not the flu.”
Jordan’s performance in the game — 38 points, seven rebounds and five assists in 44 minutes — has only added to his legend. The black and red Air Jordan XII’s he wore in the playoffs that year are commonly referred to as the “Flu Games” and clips of the game are shown in an over-dramatic Gatorade commercial where Phil Jackson says, “It made me a believer. Not in luck, or fate. But in the will to win.” Apparently Jordan hadn’t proved that to the Zen Master in the five prior championship seasons the pair was a part of.
While this revelation won’t tarnish Jordan’s legacy — whether it was the flu or bad pizza, it’s clear that he was less than 100 % that night (maybe less than 50%) — Grover’s tale is still a useful, and obvious, one.
Utah is not the place to order late-night pizza.


Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/basketball/jordan-flu-game-result-poisoning-trainer-article-1.1319495#ixzz2QlbbwCEo
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