The Steal
Down by one point. Karl Malone receives the ball in the low post. Jordan leaves his man, swipes down, and strips the ball cleanly. Possession Chicago.
June 14, 1998 | Delta Center, Utah
The defining moment of the greatest career in basketball history.
Down by one point. Karl Malone receives the ball in the low post. Jordan leaves his man, swipes down, and strips the ball cleanly. Possession Chicago.
No timeout. Jordan brings the ball up the court slowly. The crowd in Utah goes silent. He eyes Byron Russell. The isolation play begins.
Jordan drives right, hard. He stops on a dime and pulls back. Russell slips. Jordan rises up, form perfect, hanging in the air.
"I never feared about my skills... I never feared anything."— Michael Jordan