Remembering Michael Jordan's Famous Shrug From the 1992 NBA Finals Against the Blazers
By Nick Porr
All eyes in the sports world are once again on Michael Jordan after the first two episodes of the documentary series "The Last Dance" were aired on ESPN this past Sunday. The series chronicles Jordan and the 97-98 Chicago Bulls title run, and aired to extremely high ratings.
Looking back at Jordan's career highlight mix, it's almost impossible to believe that it all actually happened. The number of games where Jordan would simply scorch his opponents, making seemingly every shot, is infinite.
In Game 1 of the 1992 NBA Finals against the Portland Trail Blazers, Jordan himself couldn't even believe what he was doing, leading to one of the GOAT's signature moments.
After hitting his sixth 3-pointer of the first half, Jordan shrugged to the crowd as he jogged back down court, as if to say, "Yeah, I can't believe it either." This shrug has since become one of the most iconic moments in sports history
Jordan's six treys in one half were the most ever made in one half in a Finals game, at the time. The 35 points he put up in the first half are still the most ever scored in one half of an NBA Finals game, to this day.
Jordan's performance and shrug have not been forgotten. Modern NBA players have been doing their best to try and imitate the GOAT's iconic moment.
In his career, MJ only shot 32.7% from range. That night, though, Jordan decided he wanted to be the best sharpshooter on the court.
When Jordan wanted to do something, there was no stopping him. That's the definition of GOAT.