Michael Jordan Hits Head On Backboard Blocking Shot at Duke

Michael Jordan hits his head on the backboard while attempting to block a shot during the UNC vs Duke game on March 5, 1983.

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[rakimhogn]

Who’s here after the Antony Edward’s block

[Boxscot]

Whats crazier is despite them calling this a goal tend it was actually a clean block

[andgar]

MJ's shoulders are at backboard level at the apex of his jump. Crazy considering the distance and angle he jumped from.

[DR.]

Who's here after seeing anthony edwards hit his head on the backboard for the game winning block 😂

[smcsilver]

Because of Netflix: Last Dance i was looking for this rare video.

[msflyify]

Before he hit his head he was Good after that he was Beast Mode all the way to the HALL OF FAME

[minmo]

I think he learnt his lesson from this and never jumped to his full potential after this. The man couldve jumped higher his whole career if he wanted to.

[DKDove]

Michael Jordan - The Best There Is, the Best There Was, the Best There Ever Will Be

[djnoy]

I can't even hit my fingers on the backboard

[Journeyofourlife]

And he did this during a game, insane!

[danesleezer]

9 Portland Blazers scouts were unimpressed by this video.

[MikeHawkBurns]

Don't let this absolutely ridiculous highlight distract you from the fact that Michael Jordan is the greatest basketball player of all time

[CalebClippedIt]

The college video quality is better than nba back then

[LawrenceAugust_]

For those wondering about the short three-point line on the court:

The Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) experimented with a 19-foot-9-inch three-point goal and a 30-second shot clock for one season to increase offense.

That's the line you're seeing.

Jordan's 3-point percentage for the 1982–1983 college season was 44.7%.

That was the extent of his 3pt shooting in college.

[whartonarseino]

Now that's what you call a 48 inch vertical

[guntag]

After that nite, that's when Mike turned into Michael Jordan.

That headbang changed something him . . .

[hippadahoppa]

in highschool we had prob the worst black basketball team i ever saw i have no clue why they were so bad but we would go and watch them anyways because they were our friends and root for them. they lost every single game but i remember one game our friend did a block almost similar to this. he smacked the ball so god damn hard it was like he was playing volleyball it echoed in the entire gym. of course we lost miserably but all we talked about the next day was that god damn block and 20 years later i still remember it. the only other moment i remember is when our other friend was so bad at shooting he completely missed the entire rim and backboard and hit a cheerleader LOL

[SnuggieMaple]

Ngl that is not a goaltend even if so it’s by like 0.1 seconds 😂

[boylarga]

this what ja morant dont understand🤣🤣🤣

[_sinxseer]

The star basketball player at my old hs had brain damage from hitting his head on the backboard during a game