Michael Jordan's life-saving dunk from Space Jam gets a deep rewind 

MESSAGE ON BEHALF OF SB NATION: we do not view Michael Jordan’s accomplishments as something to fool about. Other than his choice of jeans, we find nothing about him to goof on. This is a serious look at an event that changed the world - nay - the universe as we know it. Also our actual April Fool's goof was when Seth pantsed Will in front of everyone and it absolutely killed. Y'all should've seen it. Ok love you bye!

Jordan's game winner was technically a 3 but he was only awarded 2 points, shady officiating by Mr. Martian indeed.

Why are people claiming this is an April Fools Joke? This is the moment MJ became the GOAT. He lead the greatest comeback in Sports History.

I don't think you can blame aliens for not having a solid grasp of NBA level talent. I think as far as the team goes the build was pretty decent for the era. You're looking at it from todays pace and space style of play which is just ridiculous. In the mid 90s having Bradley fill the center spot and sliding Ewing and Barkley down to PF and SF respectively is a legit plan. With Jordan having a near 100% usage rate for this game, clogging the lane with tough bigs seems like a good strategy; MJ has never been the greatest 3pt shooter and it only really failed because Bugs got on a hot streak in the 2nd half, which they could've never have predicted. Also they didn't scout Bill Murray because he wasn't included in the original roster and at the age of 44 with no track record of athletic talent, nobody knew he was an NBA ready distributor with exceptional court vision and handles. The Monstars just couldn't have planned for that. Let's be honest as well, the refereeing in this game was so biased. Jordan literally crushes an opponents skull to make this dunk. In the replay you can clearly hear the cranium shattering as he stamps on his forehead... Different era I suppose though, things were tougher back then. Ultimately, this game will forever be marred in controversy for the 'secret stuff' scandal. In all honesty, the Toon Squad lucked out being sandwiched in between the WWE steroid trials and the high point of the MLB steroid era in the late 90s. Fans had just had too much of it at this point and were apathetic to the whole process. Say what you will about David Stern but how he managed to sweep this under the rug, I will never know.

That last shot by MJ should've been worth 3 points and resulted in The Tune Squad winning by 2. This lack of an additional point may not have seemed like a lot to the casual fan or players of the game, has a win is a win. However, it shifted millions of dollars in Vegas bets to the point my family lost our house due to our father taking the over

“Bill Murray saved MJ’s legacy” - Nick Wright

Thank you for treating this near-apocalyptic event with the seriousness it deserves. The media downplays it, the government covers it up, but we all know who saved us.

Michael Jordan one of the most dedicated actors of all time. He played 11 seasons in the nba and won 4 championships to prepare for this role.

Here for the "Lebron would've passed it to Daffy in the corner as time expired" jokes.

MJ himself said it best during his Hall of Fame induction speech: “Despite all of my NBA accomplishments, my biggest one will always be Space Jam.”

Monstars: *throw tweety into a wall* Jordan: "and i took that personally"

"You heard of the Dream Team? Well we're the Mean Team woosie man!" MJ: You guys ain't the Pistons.

"shady officiating by an individual with a checkered past" LOL

The most underrated part of this movie is at the end when Shawn Bradley tells Michael Jordan "He probably doesn't even have it anymore" about MJ's basketball talents when he was still set on not playing NBA basketball anymore. Without that moment in history MJ never returns to play basketball and the Bulls never endure their second 3-peat. Shawn Bradley contributed more to NBA history than the average eye can see

How this dude kept a straight face the whole time, I'll never know

“Yosemite Sam exploited Toon World’s archaic Stand Your Ground laws” y’all are amazing.

11:17 "On the surface Marvin seems like he'd be an impartial official. He is after all both space alien and loony tune". Huh, I never considered that before. Maybe the writers of "Space Jam" should get more credit for the script.

So that’s why the Rockets won those two titles. The Monstars didn’t touch Hakeem. 😂😂😂

I wish we could see more behind the scenes footage of this incredible game in the last dance documentary.

"Pepe Lepieux flummoxed the defense with his stinky ass" is the best single sentence ever spoken in an SB Nation video

All these fools thinking SB nation didn't intentionally upload this video three days late.

...But a couple things pushed him away from his baseball career. One was the looming major league baseball strike. The other was while golfing with his buddies Larry Bird and Bill Murray, he was lassoed by Yosemite Sam and tortured by looney tunes characters. *Yeah I can see how that could interrupt a career*

"MJ loves a bet"- This is SB's Mr. Holland's Opus

Seth playing this so straight just makes me love him even more 😍

Was this supposed to be uploaded on April Fool’s Day?

The 62-18 lead the monstarz gave up should be a “collapse” episode or a “the worst” episode

8:50 was KD against the Warriors in the WCF.

I love the focus on how The Monsters did not think about forming a good team.

Honestly the most chilling moment in sports history

The monstars blew a kinda one sided it isn't-18 lead

This is why Jordan is GOAT. He saved the world from aliens with Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Taz, Tweety Bird, and Bill Murray as his teammates.

8:30 "The Monstars got cocky" ...That's all you had to say. _Y'all know how MJ takes things personal._

1995 Suns vs Knicks. Very important game for the 1995 playoffs and chase for number 1 seed. 2019 Suns vs Knicks. Very important game for the 2019 chase for a number 1 pick in the draft. Oh how the mighty have fallen.

Late April fool's or not, I still greatly love this.

I saw this on my recommended multiple times and was skeptical. I stand corrected. I watched the whole thing. It was fantastic.

“Yosemite Sam exploited Tune World’s archaic stand your ground laws...” I’m extremely happy they touched upon this part. Tune World has never had a mass shooting nor had anyone technically “die” from a gunshot, so that’s why their gun laws are equivalent to the Wild West’s. If this game took place on the Earth’s surface, there’s no doubt that Sam would have been immediately arrested and that the Tunes Squad would have been disqualified. Excellent research!

This is probably the best researched rewinder. Job well done.

Why is everyone even saying “Is tHiS aN ApRil FoOlz??” Who cares, this is the greatest moment in sports

"But Bill wants something else. Something more. " ... "He wants to hoop."

"Archaic stand your ground laws" lol Wow, that was pure genius. Forever a subscriber now.

Now, this is the *important stuff* thank you so much SB Nation

The shade thrown at the players picked for their talent is hysterical. 😂🤣😂🤣😂

Waiting for the Beef episode of Tweety Bird and Sylvester.

I love how you played this completely straight, Leslie Neilson would be proud. SB Nation :D

This is one of the single best videos SB Nation has ever done.

To be fair the monstars didn't have great scouting because they weren't from this world

I remember watching this game when I was younger, truly and incredible moment in sports history, glad you made a video on it! Awesome job!

I remember seeing this game live. I had chills.

I’m 26 years old, but I low key screamed like a little kid with this notification 😂😂😂😂

This is by far the greatest video ever put out by SB Nation CHANGE MY MIND!

This is one of the best videos I've ever seen in my life.

According to Basketball-Reference. The Nuggets and Jazz played a game three days after the Suns/Knicks game. The nerdlucks really missed out here since they could have stolen the talents of Malone, Stockton, and Mutombo at once. Mutombo was at his peak in 1995.

Never clicked on a video faster than this one.

now i know why duke lost. RJ Barrett and Zion's talents were stolen for space jam 2

This was the best episode of The Last Dance

This is a treat for the real fans bc it hits way harder after watching a bunch of normal rewinds

“Yosemite sam exploited tuneworlds’ archaic stand your ground laws”. ROFL 🤣

Kept a straight face, uploaded 3 days after April fools, impressive.

Who else watched the entire video like you haven't seen Space Jam over 100 times

Deleted Scene of the Last Dance: MJ: When the Monstars called me Chicken, Baldy, and folded me into a ball, I took that personally. Also, John Stockon was a Falk client along with Mourning and Dikembe.

This is the earliest i've ever been in a "SB Nation" video!

To people who think this is an April Fools joke, it was released on April 4th

"To understand Charles Barkley's convulsions after getting his talents sapped by the Monstars, we need to do a Deep Rewind."

The way that you combine real events with the events of the movie is just *chef’s kiss*

I hate it too when videos uploading lag and upload 3 days later....

Why is everyone on SB Nation about this being late for April Fools? This is the single greatest moment in sports, what are you talking about?

in a perfect world michael jordan will make a special cameo in space jam 2!!!!!!! 🥳🙏🏾

Finally, you give us insight on an actual *important* event

Bugs bunny moves a golf ball with a magnet.... A GOLF BALL WITH A MAGNET?

This is the greatest rewind I’ve ever seen ..and I’m a true Sports fan ! Thanks for making every 90’s baby smile 😊

A year gone by, still the greatest rewinder they’ve made

"Friends, this is why you need a strong union..."

You should do an episode on Kobe's alley oop to shaq in the 2000 western conference finals.

"it's almost as if that super agent we saw before represents all of these players and orchestrated their inclusion." [looks at camera] seriously, good job keeping a straight face thru this. that may be the most impressive part.

"Marvin is corrupt beyond belief "😂😂😂

LeBron James would've just passed the ball to Murray.

This might be the greatest thing that I've ever seen. You have no idea how much I needed this right now.

Finally some quality content on this channel.

This has to be the best one I’ve watched 😂

This is the greatest. Thanks for making this video.

At this rate, you might as well do.. 1) Jimmy Chitwood’s buzzer-beater 2) Roy Hobb’s walkoff homer 3) The Little Giants’ Annexation of Puerto Rico

THIS MAN AND HIS TEAM DESERVES AN EMMY I TELL YOU!!!!!!!!!!!

This just became my favorite episode. @sbnation yall are awesome!

The best one of these you guys have ever done, reserved for the most pivotal moment in sports and toon history. Bravo.

This is the absolute best one you guys have ever done. More Sports Movie Rewinders Please!

Never forget the MonStars blew a KINDA ONE-SIDED, ISN'T IT? to 18 lead.

Best work yet. Best video yet. Cannot be topped. Never make another video again, you have done it. You have reached the peak of excellence. Everything after this cannot compare to this beautiful work of art. 10/10 - "Will watch again."

This is AMAZING!! Thank you SB Nation

pure content this is why I'm subscribed

I would like to see the out-takes. Delivering all those lines with a straight face must have taken more than one take :D Well done

This is so fantastically written and executed. love it

You are killing it dude. All of your videos are fantastic.

Little did we know these events would pale in comparison to the Chaos Dunk Massacre of 2041.

this has layers

I just found this y’all got a forever fan this was crazy

Just when I thought I couldn't love your videos more, you come up with this piece of genius

"And that, kids, is the story of how SB Nation uploaded the best video in RU-vid history."

You should do "the creation of SB nation deserves a deep rewind"

I appreciate the research and attention to detail. Gotta love MJ and Rewinder

I love this, this is probably my favorite episode just because of how serious he took it like it was any other normal sports moment. 10/10