When A 17 Year Old Michael Jordan Met His Equal At A Basketball Camp 

I saw Len Bias' mother speak at Norfolk St. U . She said that after Lenny died, the first flowers her family received were from Michael Jordan.

Kid: Falls near Jordan Jordan: And it became personal so I beat his ass

Larry Bird said, “I felt comfortable retiring and handing the reigns over to Len Bias when we drafted him.”

As a true basketball fan. I appreciate the effort it took get some of this rare footage of Bias and Jordan in college!! Excellent historical commentary and perspective!!

Can we just take a moment to acknowledge how much digging and research JXMY does in each of his videos?

Who remembers when Trap Sax wasn’t just a TikTok song 😪

"He was too much to handle" No better words to describe MJ.. MJ highlights are always so amazing. Guy was just so special..

I once heard Len Bias’ mom deliver a sobering speech in person on the pain of losing her son and while encouraging all young people to NEVER do drugs. With tears, she told us one time is all it took for drugs to take her son’s life. So tragically sad…

Person blinks: Jordan: So that lit a fire within me.

Len was a fantastic guy!, i had classes with him at northwestern, we lifted together, there was not a single person who disliked len, what a true gentleman who will never be forgotten

I'm not a basketball fan, but I am a high school teacher. The research, editing, composition, and narrative presentation of this is excellent. Really impressive.

The fact that anytime Jordan really wanted to win & prove a point he did says that there was never any real comparison.

Just imagine that Bulls and Celtics Rivalry Bias would’ve stayed alive. Rip Big Len

People: breathe Michael Jordan's air Jordan: "I took it personally so I had to go drop 60 on his head in the nba finals

My dad would talk about Len Bias all the time when I was growing up. Such a tragic story 😢

MJ highlights are always so amazing. Guy was just so special.

Len Bias will always be one of the NBA's biggest What If's.

That audio when Jordan says “he was a threat but being compared to him... I took offence to that” was an audio clip when he was talking about Clyde Drexler 😂😂 I see u Jimmy

Jordan just had it all. Otherworldly talent, intelligence, and the will power to succeed and always improve. You cant beat that, you can only hope to match it.

I have always knew Michael Jordan was the man before the world did. Being I lived in Raleigh during that time. I say him play as a Freshman at Carolina...I was a fan then, and until he left basketball...Best there ever was.

11:48 After 10+ minutes of hearing how great Len Bias was I was beginning to wonder why I had never heard of him. Such a shame that he died so young.

Jxmy... Brother I hooped so much when I was a young man....so many memories... Watching your videos brings me back and I'm very grateful for that. Thank you

Watched both those games. Will never, ever forget when MJ stole the ball at the end and busted out the cradle wind mill dunk. You could tell MJ was really special but that just floored everyone.

I like how you cut in that quote where MJ said he was offended to be compared to “him” and made it seem like he said that about Len Bias. Lol! He was talking about Clyde Drexler when he said that.

Kid: Finishes water before Jordan Jordan: And it became personal so I dropped 35 on his head

That clip of Jordan saying "i'm not saying he wasn't a threat, but being compared to him.. I took offense to that" was talking about Clyde Drexler in the 92 playoffs.

"He was too much to handle" No better words to describe MJ.

I was a Duke student from 1982-1986. Len Bias was, and remains, the best college player I've ever seen. With all due respect to Len's teammates, he CARRIED the Maryland program at a time when the rest of the ACC (Duke, UNC, Virginia, NC State, Georgia Tech, etc.) was stacked. Further, had he not died tragically, the Celtics surely would've had another two or three championships. If you never saw Len play in person then it's hard to understand just how much of a talent he was.

i swear where does jimmy find this stuff

Jordan: Patrick Ewing ate all my beans so I took it personal and dropped 50 the next night

The quote when Jordan says “he was a threat but being compared to him I took offense “ was not referring to Len Bias. It was from the Last Dance documentary and he was talking about Clyde Drexler.

"...being compared to him, i took offense to that..." I believe this was when MJ was compared to Drexler prior to their Finals series in 93. Wasnt about Bias.

Micheal “I took it personal” Jordan

Man...MJ's fundamentals were just PERFECT. His control - the way he squares up to the basket no matter what situation he is in.....just amazing. We don't see it now

NO ONE, moves with the fluidity and grace of MJ.

This "Flash Back Video" is amazing!MJ, has always had his game on point! I was in grade school when Len, passed! History, would have been totally different, had he lived! Thanks for the post! ⭐🏀⭐

It seems like MJ and Len Bias was supposed to be the next Larry and Magic

That's actually so sad I was like hmm since he went toe to toe with Jordan how come I've never heard of him and saw he died before playing, really hits hard, imagining his legacy, and the player he would become

I remember when Boston drafted him and all the talk was the system is rigged . And being a die-hard Lakers fan with Magic Johnson I actually almost started crying because I knew like everybody else knew ...the Laker dominance was over and our most hated team ( Boston ) with Larry Bird was about to crush EVERYBODY for many years to come. Think.....Michael Jordon with all his accolades out of college (Championship etc. ) joining Larry Bird and the Boston Celtics. That's how big it was at the time....people just don't know how good LB was and how much a dog ( in a good way ) he was.

Dude you are amazing. Yours researchs and analysis are awesome. Kudos to you and everybody that help you produce these masterpieces 👏🏾👏🏾

Rookie meets MJ: Man its pleasure to finally meet you michael Jor-DIN MJ: The kid said Jor-Din instead of Jordan. So I took it personally

Jordan: “Reggie Miller stole my Barbecue Sauce Bottle at Dinner the night before so I took it personal”.

Thanks for the amazing video. You are appreciated ✊🏾🏀

To be fair. Michael Jordan was a very, vary good coming into college ball. But, his game accelerated over the next few years in a way that was unimaginable. By the time he got to the NBA he was just on another planet. And then somehow just seemed to get better and better until he got bored and went to play baseball...

It would have been the Celtics and Bulls rivalry in the 90's. Biggest what if in NBA history.

The way Michael can motivate himself is genius level.

Incredible video. The power of the narrative is amazing and the ending's 'what if' is so deep. Well done!

GREAT VIDEO! I TRULY ENJOYED WATCHING THIS. THX FOR DOING THE RESEARCH 💪🏾💯

Everytime I watch a video regarding Len Bias, I get emotional. I lived about 10 mins from him, he was about 4 years older than me and I can remember like it was yesterday when the news broke about him passing. It was like a weird fog of silence, sadness and disbelief over just about all the ballers in the area. It took a while for that "fog" to lift. It's hard for folks who weren't born or very young to appreciate just how good and fun to watch Bias was. I'm going to say, at that time, he was just as good as Jordan and may have been better had he lived. But I'm sure I have a great deal of bias, no pun intended. RIP/RIJ (rest in Jesus).

Why does the 80's always look so colorful even at night.

I went to Maryland for two years, the last two coinciding with Lenny's last two. How fortunate we were to see such greatness on campus and with the loaded ACC competition in Cole Field House. It's very difficult for me to talk about him without being overcome with emotion, and I'm a very stoic person 99.7% of the time. I got choked up watching this. Thank you from the bottom of my heart for doing this.

As a Maryland student I was at Cole for almost all of Lenny's home games. What an amazing player and person, just a nice guy to everybody. Check out the height Lenny gets at the 11:30 mark. Thank you for making this video, it brings back a lot of great mermories, and one terrible one.

No one: Jxmmy: carrying us through quarantine

im just casually playing trap sax on another tab during jimmy’s speeches

Great video and unbelievable research and effort into making this. As a diehard Celtics fan, I was, as all Celtics fans at that time, on a natural high after the Celts won the 86 title knowing we had the #2 pick in the draft and we’re gonna get Len Bias, the Celtics future of winning 3 maybe 4 in a row over the Lakers was the most beautiful time of my Celtic life so to speak. Then the news we all couldn’t believe, Bias was gone at 22 yrs of age! So heartbreaking for his family and friends and then the hopes of another Celtic dynasty surpassing the Lakers was also DEAD!!! Even tho we got to finals in 87’ the Lakers were the better team and if they had had Bias Celts would of swept, just the most agonizing and awful tragedy in the world of sports!! Bias had so much potential, he would of been right there with the GOAT!! RIP LB

Thank you, JXMY, your research is both educating and dignifying. 🎯

The day Lenny died I cried walking to the park to play. 16 years old and all I lived for was ball. Got to the park and half the people there didn't even know who he was. 50 years old and I know I'll never forget it. R.I.P. Lenny and peace to all his family....what a loss I'll never forget.

“He has the NBA salivating at his play” If only they knew Edit: thanks for the likes y’all but how many of you think I’m talking about Len bias? That particular call was about Jordan

Excellent video, by the way! Thank you for these memories!

The research is next level man, excellent video - I had no idea 👏👏👏

you know you’re done when you hear “I took offense to that”.

Thanks for making such a great video that showcases the greatness of both Lenny and MJ. I played against Lenny on a playground at Central High School in DC in '78. 3 on 3. And it was intense. We were the same age, end of 8th grade. Lenny was the first guy to ever dunk on me - shoelaces went by my face. Great player but even better person. His competitive fire was off the charts, too.

That was an excellent video! I always knew MJ was the GOAT, but LB died 86 when i was just 18. Great to see him and this documentary. What a loss to the NBA, back when it was g00d. THX for the video.

The good thing about watching this is that you are inspired by these athletes, that's why I also played basketball

With Len Bias and Reggie Lewis in the 90's Celtics, the Bulls dynasty would have a different story. Rest in peace to both greats.

At 9:02, Jordan's quote, "I'm not saying he wasn't a threat..." is actually from an interview regarding Clyde Drexler.

Excellent man really enjoyed that. My two favorite players of all time. Nice work!!

Love the old footage you dug up, even if I'm only seeing this 3 years later. Thanks.

it’s always a good day when jimmy uploads

Beautiful mini doc. Great work my g.

This is such a great video. Jimmy, you are the GOAT.

Legend says Flight beat MJ 1 on 1, with the camera off

As a Celtics fan. Hearing how good Len Bias is. breaks my heart:

Its hard watching this as a 80’s Celtics fan. RIP Len, Johnny, Red, Reggie and DJ.

Good watch! great trivia! Michael's mentality during high-school and college prepared him to be the GOAT!

I love the legend of Len Bias. It's cool to know someone once lived who could have rivaled Jordan. It's the type of stuff that keeps the generations dreaming big.

I hate that Bias died so very young. What a talent lost. I remember when he passed. It was like the whole world knew it had been robbed.

Jordan even from that age was an exquisite defender!

I'm very glad this channel grow up from nothing to almost 2 million. Been watching since 2017.

I attended the five-star Camp back in 1977. That's where I met Rick Pitino. Rick Pitino is the best coach in the universe you taught me so much at the camp. I wish I played when we had a 3-point line. Who knows what I would have done I could have been a Steph Curry LOL

As a die hard Celtic fan from the 70s, 80s, and 90s that Len Bias still hurts us to this day.

Wowwww. Huge MJ fan since my early teens and never knew this. Thanks for the awesome video.

Bro when did you GROW soo much??? Amazing my dude. Congrats I cannot wait to rise like you as quickly and higher to share what I LOVE to do with the WORLD too.

like this if i am an alpha male

Michael Jordan’s athletic prowess was always upfront and wonderful, amazing to see. The talented, competitive, virtual superhero of a player who seemed to defy the laws of physics. But he had another side that many people never got to see. His kindness towards young kids, especially the disabled fans who came to see him play. After having 5 girls my Uncle and Aunt Ron and Jane Axium decided that they were called to adopt or foster 4 disabled kids. The first was my cousin Christopher. When Chris was adopted doctors told my aunt and uncle that Chris would never walk, might never talk clearly and would almost certainly die before 25. That was in the early 80’s. My aunt and uncle brought in half the neighborhood to pattern Chris, move his arm and leg muscles in ways that would increase nerve connections, help speech and coordination and hopefully extend his life. It worked. They did everything they could to mainstream and give Chris great experiences. One of those was taking Chris to Bulls games. By then MJ was a superstar and an amazing phenomenon to watch. Beauty in motion, top of the world. But somehow, he noticed the families with disabled perks and got to know them. Chris was 4’8? Jordon towered over him. But he especially liked these kids who showed such raw adoration for him. He got them great seats, near the team, so he could see their reactions, gave them signed posters and basketballs and on one special day gave Chris a full Chicago Bulls Uniform complete with shoes, socks, trunks, shirt (#24) and a personally signed basketball. For as long as I can remember whenever I walked over to their house, Chris was outside in uniform dribbling that ball. As time went on his coordination got better and better and he eventually took drum lessons at a music shop around the corner which would have stunned those early doctors. Of course, Chris is a wonderful human being who I admire for his joy and love of family. Here’s the thing though. In all those years in Chicago, I never saw a press release or story about Jordan’s acts of kindness to Chris and young fans like him. He had an impact on Chris’s life and transferred some small part of his drive to Chris. Enough so that one chilly fall Chicago night while Chris was sleeping on the back porch, “camping out” which he liked to do. He woke up when a disturbed kid who tried to set a number of churches on fire also, set their back porch on fire possibly because the kid was cold. Chris heard the back doorbell ring because the flames of the back porch working their way inwards and shorted the wires ringing the bell. This woke Chris, who rather than just running out the front door in panic, woke up his parents then his sisters and brothers upstairs. They all got out of the house literally seconds before a flash back from the open back door engulfed the interior of the house with flames. The kid with Downs Syndrome had saved 11 people’s lives that night. How much of that was enabled by Jordan’s kindness? I don’t know. Much of the credit goes to his immediate family and the many dozens in the neighborhood who volunteered helping to pattern The 4 adopted and fostered kids. But he certainly didn’t hurt.

Very well done video, thank u JXMY! I never heard of Len Bias until now

Man every video has great information and footage. Big fan.

JXMY should be a certified Jordan historian at this point

Michael Jordan: "Me being compared to him, I took offense to that." Guy: Makes video about guy who could go "toe to toe" with Michael Jordan.

JIMMY I SUBSCRIBED TO YOUR CHANNEL SOME TIME AGO. BUT THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I MADE A COMMENT. YOU HAVE PUT A LOT OF EFFORT IN DIGGING UP INFORMATION ON MJ . I AM FROM CHICAGO AND NOW I AM GLAD I DID VISIT YOUR CHANNEL. THANKS

What a great story told by a great storyteller. Thank you for this

RIP Len Bias would’ve been one of the best players ever

I never knew they actually had a friendship and played multiple times... damn we lost lost a great in Len Bias

GREAT WORK MEN, WE NEED TO DIVERSIFY MJ SPIRIT IN ALL DICIPLINES ...

MJ is one of my favorite players all time. But I have always wondered how his greatness would be perceived differently if he had not had his two closest rivals die so young. RIP Len Bias and Drazen Petrovich.

9:10 cmon man, he was talking about Clyde drexler in that clip

Wow, remember this like yesterday, was the best rivalry I had seen in College. Len was Up for the challenge against MJ... He didn't break down like many do. RIP Len B , The Goat still carries your sprit and Karma from the Battles had.

Very solid work on this video. I’m glad you stay neutral and don’t let opinions in the way of facts. Thank you for this piece.

Jordan is an incredible human being. I absolutely love the guy because he is as intelligent as he is gifted athletically. He influences kids that look up to him to stay in school and Mike let's folk's know that God made human beings to do great things. Mike is a National Treasure. Thank you Mike your influences have helped children pursue greatness and success all over the world. Mike has earned every penny of his wealth. Thanks Mike you are loved.

This reminds me why MJ is the GOAT. He played both ends. You dont see that type of hustle in todays game.