{"id":25400,"date":"2020-05-18T09:02:54","date_gmt":"2020-05-18T16:02:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.onlinebootycall.com\/blog\/?p=25400"},"modified":"2020-05-18T09:02:54","modified_gmt":"2020-05-18T16:02:54","slug":"michael-jordan-never-had-the-flu-it-was-bad-pizza","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onlinebootycall.com\/blog\/michael-jordan-never-had-the-flu-it-was-bad-pizza\/","title":{"rendered":"Michael Jordan Never Had the Flu &#8211; it Was Bad Pizza!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-25401\" src=\"https:\/\/www.onlinebootycall.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Virus_Outbreak_Sports_Mental_Fitness_Basketball_38266-850x478large.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"850\" height=\"478\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.onlinebootycall.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Virus_Outbreak_Sports_Mental_Fitness_Basketball_38266-850x478large.jpg 850w, https:\/\/www.onlinebootycall.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Virus_Outbreak_Sports_Mental_Fitness_Basketball_38266-850x478large-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.onlinebootycall.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Virus_Outbreak_Sports_Mental_Fitness_Basketball_38266-850x478large-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>People often use Michael Jordan&#8217;s performance with the Bulls in Game 5 of the 1997 NBA Finals as a comparison for anything incredible &#8211; and yeah, it was pretty amazing to see a clearly-ill MJ still absolutely dominate on the court. However, 23 years later, we&#8217;re learning that he in fact probably just had the runs from some bad pizza. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2020\/05\/18\/michael-jordan-flu-game-food-poisoning-pizza\/\">Via TMZ:<\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<section id=\"cb-720a1b725e96c8f6081814555eecd974\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-blogroll canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-blogroll canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;blogroll&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\"><strong>Michael Jordan<\/strong>\u00a0is coming clean about his epic flu game performance in the 1997 NBA Finals &#8230; saying he didn&#8217;t actually have the flu &#8212; it was some bad pizza.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-e1d419debffccc70553792935d6e1e45\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-blogroll canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-blogroll canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;blogroll&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">Remember, #23 was dealing with &#8220;flu-like symptoms&#8221; before a crucial Game 5 against the Utah Jazz &#8230; and fought through the pain for a 38-point performance to give the Bulls a 3-2 lead.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-48b3de66cc5f993f92f77d96763204e3\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-blogroll canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-blogroll canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;blogroll&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">But, MJ&#8217;s trainer,\u00a0<strong>Tim Grover<\/strong>, revealed it was actually food poisoning &#8212; not the flu &#8212; that had Jordan under the weather &#8230; after a late-night order from the only place that was open &#8212; a pizza shop.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-b211deb330a100bf7f453b55d7f0ed81\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-blogroll canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-blogroll canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;blogroll&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">When the pie was delivered, Grover says 5 dudes pulled up to Jordan&#8217;s hotel room &#8230; and the trainer hinted there could have been something fishy going on, saying, &#8220;I\u2019ve got a bad feeling about this.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-555b3a43dac40c29cac9648e9ecc9d7a\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-blogroll canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-blogroll canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;blogroll&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">Glover&#8217;s instincts were right &#8230; &#8217;cause MJ woke up at 2 AM &#8220;throwing up left and right.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-a73fc914f181ef5a79d38ce3cb417549\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-blogroll canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-blogroll canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;blogroll&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">&#8220;So, it really wasn\u2019t the flu game. 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