Michael Jordan vs. New York Knicks (First Game as Wizard) 

"First game as Wizard" is just a funny statement. Out of context it sounds like this was his first game with magical powers

That intro was one of the weirdest things I’ve ever seen on a basketball related video before

I can't be the only one who as a kid saw him make the 2 year comeback in 2001 and was instantly very melancholic and happy to see him back. I grew up watching him in his 2nd three peat in the mid to late 90s. Amazing times. GOAT.

old jordan is still better than a lot of players

Another rare clip/upload, thanks! I've never seen the opening Wizard of Oz intro before.

No matter how many good players today, I still choose MJ over others out there. MJ the Greatest of all time!

Do you know why MJ is so calm on the court? Is because he knows who he is and what he’s done for the game of basketball.💯

Latrell talking about double teaming and containing a 40 year old basketball player, Jordan was pretty damn good, anywhere and anytime he played.

What in the hell was with the intro...

Thanks for sharing. I’ve been looking for this game since I accidently recorded the wrong channel on VHS when this was first broadcast nearly 13 years ago LOL. In the UK they showed it on BBC One as a 9/11 tribute.

who’s here after The Last Dance?!?

The Wizard players must've been thrilled playing with MJ.

I think Jordan just played for the love of the game he didnt have any hopes of winning a title with the wizards

YOOO!!!i been lookin forever for this ,i remember watchin this and thinkin how great it was that they mixed it with the wizard of oz ..lol

MJ's return in 2001 is most greatest moment in the NBA

Great interview by Sprewell!

first time I'm actually seeing this. I did actually listen to it on radio home in Brooklyn.

6:55 the energy when Michael shoots the 3 for the tie. Haha MSG wanted it to go in!

Watched MJ growing up in the 80’s and 90’s and I was hooked. Being a Bulls fan living in NYC wasn’t always easy but let me tell you. I was 24 when 9/11 happened . This was at least a small distraction from the hell that our great city was going through at that time. Something else to see and focus on instead of replaying planes flying into buildings. This was a short break from reality that only someone like MJ could provide from the things he had done in his career. Fairly tale like things. Another small contribution by the GOAT.

2 GOATS first game as Wizards, MJ and the almighty Kwame

It's funny how this is also Kwames first NBA game

Feels like I’m playing 2k hearing the broadcast

Brings me back

People saying he sucked as a wizard. But... He was still getting buckets

If jordan would've went to a contender instead of the wizards he would've been right back in the finals hitting clutch shots !!!

Personally i think it looks rare to see Jordan doing offensive plays like the one at 2:32 like a normal player, without doing all the flips and reverse layups

i'm watching this and thinking to my self. kobe plays exactly like jordan

I love it !

This is back when the Inside the NBA was on both TNT and TBS

the intro is amazing, something your never gonna see on tv these days lol.

thanks man !!!!

Jordan had the sickest drop step snapers, shyt was money.

The GOAT. Period.

Best intro ever!

after 3-4 years absence, his still got a game

I'm glad he came back, he wasn't as good as before but damn was it exciting to see him on the pitch again! It's like The Beatles reformed or something.

he came he came back a wizard like Gandalf the black

Jordan!!!! 2020

Still fast as f**k! They were still throwing double teams on him whenever he attacks.

Idk why the media act like MJ on the wizards was trash he was still at the very least a top 10 player in the league

I'm surprised the knicks didnt ask for jordan, they're usually was used to signing older players.

Ok, real spit, I came here after reading on Sneakerbardetroit that this was the game where he made the true blue 3's famous as his second comeback. Now I'm not all acquainted with the history of every Jordan shoe model but, I always thought the true blue was an original colorway ??? Anyway, I just have to stay for this video which is now a classic being that I was a teenager at that time. How time fly's. Salaam A Leikum !

Goat from all spor

MSG loves Michael Jordan

If only he played one more season we would have seen jordan vs lebron

Quote letrell Sprewell " I got a family to feed I aint taking a 20 million dollar contract"

#5 My man KWAME!

Just came here after watching one last dance. I like Jordans loyal character but also noticed his lack of handeling of those he did not agree with. He was a bit harsh. I was impressed with him handling the media circus though

Miss you, Craig. ;(

The Guy's face at 0:09 was priceless

0:00-1:49 The Wizard of Ahhs is just a pun on The Wizard of Oz surrounding Michael Jordan’s 3rd and final return in the NBA, and is a nod to his brief stint with the Washington Wizards. I bet team mascot G-Wiz was kind of proud that he, and his team did these honors related to that subject.

Latrell was bang on

LeBron Gonna need that Fadaway...

If Jordan didn’t retire he would have 9 chips

watching fuckin kobe brick every shot he takes really brings home the point of how good jordan was at the age of 38

the 9/11 attacks stole the spotlight. this wud of ben the top story of the yr without the 9/11 attacks

mj better than ever why the wizards damm it should have return to the spurs or someting and one more ring.

Thumbs up for any who skipped to 2 minutes.

This was the first game at MSG after 9/11

How many 38 year olds would be getting double teamed with regularity?

Who would of thunk that Sprewell would actually have something insightful to say.

R.I.P. Chris Whitney

jordan seemed like he wasnt himself for those 2 years because of age but when you look at it from another angle,at lot of factors come into play, this was just like the first years with jordan and pippen, just kind of getting adjusted, if jordan would played maybe 1 or 2 more years, with hamilton, maybe a 7th ring or even an 8th would have popped onto his fingers

Put this one in 2k16 01-02 wizard Jordan

WTF! what's up with the music in the begining

Ahahah the intro is art

Wait if this is Jordan's first game as a Wizard then how did TNT get highlights of him wearing a Wizards uniform? Unless it was the pre-season.

I love Michael Jordan.. but come the fuck on commentators. If he got a lay up in, the commentators would be so excited like someone got a game winner. That's Michael Jordan. Great player, Bad commentators.

Latrell best player of the game interview was all about MJ. 🤣

What always irks me is how they call Madison square garden the “most storied” or “greatest” arena in basketball. The knicks are historic losers, the lakers and Celtics arenas (despite not being the originals now) are definitely more important to basketball history and more legendary than msg.

Why was the intro so long and bizarre

He was close to the capital of the US. Now he's in the US capital.

Lets just forget that Jordan was ever a Wizard

💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻

Let's all remember not to knock Michael on this last effort since he was 48 years old. Name me another 48 yr old who can come out of retirement and have as much impact.

Came back to help those guys, and Rip Hamilton was the only one to listen smh

'you're a wizard Micheal' 'I'm a what?'

This is why no one ever brings up MJ with the wizards

Choked

No modern defense can stop mj...as what these kids brought on debate...he can beat zone defense

Bro looking back.. Dude MJ looks super old playing!

It was like Jordan had a vision in 2003 a dream that there was gonna be a kid named LeBron James who would eventually become the GOAT and Jordan woke up and said I need to come back to the NBA and see if I got it still 😂😂

Who was number 8 at the end of the game?

i just noticed jordan travels alot. especially on the spin then fade away from the defender when posting up. why the refs dont call them???? look @3:44 against sprewell. thats a travel. he shuffles his pivot foot when spinning.

Retald video with that music

jerseys were made so cheap and badly in the early 00's...the elastic around the neck was always shitty, materials were crap, looked too baggy. Glad those days are behind us now

If this was a video of Lebron then everybody would point out the travel at 3:35 ;)

I remember this I was so excited but I did not like with the wizards he should have came back to Chicago

False. Michael Jordan was ALWAYS a "wizard" on the court. This is just his first game with that team from Washington D.C.

at 40 and schooling everyone, this guy could have played tll 45 years old easy

tf? This ain't Kansas...

I wonder what would have happened if he had joined a decent playoff team instead of the wizards

mj made the game look sooo easy for him

were not in chicago anymore brosephino lol

I bet if the Wizards had players like Wall, Nene & the others on the current roster back then. Jordan would have won a championship just didn't have enough talent around it's like Lebron when he was with the cavs the first time around even the GOAT needs help. plus he was very rusty not making no excuses tho.

Of all the teams... The wizards? does anyone know why?

As much as I like His Airness as many other people do around the world, I can't help but think that he was a bit too selfish even by superstar standards.

si hubiera querido regresar por un titulo lo hace , regreso no mas por amor al baskeball, por planta tampoco regreso por que plata tiene por de mas

People acting like he sucked on the wiz forget that it's almost unheard of to take 3 years of and return at the highest level. Also while smoking cigars

Fuccer is a complete cheatcode smh lol. The Jordster...