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There are now stats for every game Michael Jordan ever played

By  Dan Cahill
   
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Remember that whole myth about Michael Jordan getting cut from his high school team? Well, the overlooked sophomore still poured in 45 and 44 points during two JV games.

How do we know?

Thanks to the herculean efforts of Todd Spehr, we now have access to Jordan’s stats for every game—high school, Pan American, European tour, charity, etc.——in which he’s participated.

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Watch MJ drop 52 on a familiar face in the 1992 Scottie Pippen Ameritech All-Star Classic.

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