[Chi-townChief]

The recent NBA scandal raises some questions as to how legit Jordan's numbers are.

[Jeff Chandler]

The recent NBA scandal raises some questions as to how legit Jordan's numbers are.

Well, he did take full advantage of the Dr. J Rule: If it looks spectacular, it isn't traveling.

[wagglebee]

Which prompts a question: Who should appear on the video board after No. 756, a milestone finally upon us after a wait that has anesthetized the national psyche? Tim Donaghy? Michael Vick? Greg Anderson, his personal trainer, on a satellite beam from jail as federal inmate No. 93389-011?

OJ?

[Nachum]

I am not a fan of Barry Bonds, but all of this nonsense about his numbers is exactly that- nonsense. If you want to indict Barry Bonds, you have to indict all of baseball for turning a blind eye to the virtual explosion of steroid use by many of its players. Oh sure, it's entirely normal for Roger Clemens to come back in his late thirties and pitch better than he did in his late 20's.

Right.

McGuire, Sosa, half the Yankees, and probably half the rest of baseball too indulged and now were angry about it? Most fans aren't cheering because Barry Bonds has been a mean old SOB most of his career. He is mean to the fans, mean to the reporters, and is just down right nasty to his own team. Heck, there were lots of nasty players back in the day. Ty Cobb comes to mind. Who cares about this record? Barry Bonds will NEVER be "The Babe". Babe Ruth single handedly took this country and put it on his shoulders during some of our toughest years. Barry Bonds is a midget, standing on the shoulders of The Babe, going for a short ride.

[Extremely Extreme Extremist]

Jordan should have stayed retired after he hit that game-winning playoff shot against Utah. To me, that signaled the death of the NBA right there.

The league needs to be bulldozed and started again. Naismith is spinning in his grave.

[BallyBill]

I wonder if every pitcher Barry Bonds faced was “clean”?

[Mr. Jeeves]

The primary talent of the author of this piece, like that of so many other sportswriters, lies in calling attention to himself through his prose.

Whose opinion of Bonds deserves to be given more weight - fellow superstar athlete Michael Jordan's or some third-rate hack's?

[PackerBronco]

I’d say have Floyd Landis do the promo for 755 and Ben Johnson for 756.

[em2vn]

It does raise on question. How many years after Jordan retired did this referee begin to work games in the NBA. That’s about the only question it raises.
Geez, I bet you saw the smoking gun from the grassy knoll.

[popdonnelly]

I can’t think of anything more annoying than the media hype surrounding the Sultan of Steroids “home run record”. Maybe Hillary’s voice.

Henry Aaron is still the Major League home run leader.

[vpintheak]

Some of the most piss poor defense and offense I have ever seen is in the current NBA. I have seen grade schoolers with better discipline and execution. I can’t stand to watch it anymore, I loved it when I was a kid. The NBA has become a league for show offs

[MarkL]

I can understand MJ appreciating what Bonds did. After all, any sports "great" is going to make what he does look easy. But just because you're the best at one sport doesn't make you particularly good at another sport. Remember MJ's foray into major league baseball, where he spent the vast majority of his time in the minors. MJ KNOWS how difficult it is to hit a ball pitched by a major league pitcher.

Although this has nothing to do with the article, here's a photo of Aaron Yates, riding the #20 Michael Jordan Motorsports Suzuki GSX-R1000 in AMA Superbike competition.

Mark